December 2024
If you are looking for local honey, there are more options than ever before. This website helps you to find the type of honey you're seeking, in your own local area; whether raw or boiled, filtered or unfiltered, in the comb or extracted; as long as it is fresh and locally produced. You can find honey producers that produce local, organically, offer a sustainable agriculture or the type of honey you want.
Our listings come from a variety of sources: state agriculture departments, consumers writing in to recommend a apiary, and the farmer's themselves. We update and add listings every day. Since this website just went live, we're adding listings at a ferocious pace! Of course, we're always looking for more apiaries and beekeepers to add, so we welcome your recommendations! ! Customers (NOT apiary owners) can recommend a apiary here and fapiary owners can add (or update/correct) their own apiary's listing by clicking here!
Our sister website, PickYourOwn.org has crop calendars for each local area to tell you what is available to pick throughout the year and really easy illustrated directions to show you how to make jam, jelly, salsa, pickles, spaghetti sauce, applesauce, apple butter and 150 other recipes with step by step step directions to can, freeze, dry or preserve the harvest.
How to find a good, real local honey producer
It's quite simple! Start by clicking the "Start here" button (at the top of every page or on the left menu). You then select your local area (country, state/province) and then region/county or local metropolitan area. Just scroll down the page that appears, to see honey producers listed by county.
Items of special interest, such as organic, special events are highlighted in colors to make them stand out.
The search engine (see the button at the top of each page) can be helpful, too.
Note: we don't consider resellers who do not produce honey to be a local honey source, unless that reseller is the only venue by which a beekeeper sells his or her honey.
Want to recommend a honey source to add?
We're always looking for more apiaries and beekeepers to add. As long as they produce honey they produce, we welcome them. Listings are free!
Which form to use?
- If you are a consumer, use this form to suggest a apiary or beekeeper to add (which is not already listed).
- If you are the owner or operator of the hives, use this form!
Facts 2024
How to find a local honey producer
There is a "Start here" button (at the top of the left of every page). You then select your local area (country, state/province) and then region/county or local metropolitan area. Just scroll down the page that appears, to see tree farms, lots or events listed by county. The search engine can be helpful, too.
Click on your state or country below to find hives and local honey your area!
(Other countries are further down this page)
[ Alabama ] [ Alaska ]
[ Arkansas ] [ Arizona ]
[ California ] [ Colorado ] [ Connecticut ]
[ Delaware ] [ District of Columbia ] [ Florida ] [ Georgia ]
[ Hawaii ] [ Idaho ] [ Illinois ]
[ Indiana ] [ Iowa ] [ Kansas ]
[ Kentucky ] [ Louisiana ] [ Maine ]
[ Maryland ] [ Massachusetts ]
[ Michigan ] [ Minnesota ] [ Mississippi ]
[ Missouri ] [Montana]
[Nebraska] [ Nevada ] [ New Hampshire ]
[ New Jersey ] [ New Mexico ] [ New York ]
[ North Carolina ] [ North Dakota ] [ Ohio ] [ Oklahoma ]
[ Oregon ] [ Pennsylvania ] [ Rhode Island ]
[ South Carolina ] [ South Dakota ]
[ Tennessee ] [ Texas ] [ Utah ]
[ Vermont ] [ Virginia ] [ Washington state ] [Washington,
DC ][ West Virginia ] [ Wisconsin ]
[ Wyoming ]
According to the National Honey Board, the top honey producing states are:
| State | Pounds Produced |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 37,830,000 |
| Montana | 12,243,000 |
| South Dakota | 19,880,000 |
| Florida | 11,880,000 |
| California | 10,750,000 |
| Texas | 7,400 |
| Minnesota | 7,200 |
| Michigan | 4,000 |
| Louisanna | 3,700 |
| Idaho | 3,000 |
| Washington | 3,300 |
Honey Outside the U.S.
[ Australia ] [ Canada ] [ Germany ] [Ireland] [Italy] [Japan] [Malta] [Nederland / Holland / the Netherlands] [ South Africa ] [ New Zealand ] [Philippines ] [Switzerland ] [ United Kingdom ] [ Adding a Farm outside of North America ] Looking for pick your own farms in other countries? Living in another country, such as France, Italy (Italia), Germany (Deutschland), Nederlands, or Sweden? Help me compile a list for your country - just write me!
More about honey and bees
Honey is a by-product of flower nectar and the upper aero-digestive tract of the honey bee, which is concentrated through a dehydration process inside the bee hive. Honey has a very complex chemical composition that varies depending on the botanical source. It has been used both as food and medicine since ancient times. Human use of honey is traced to some 8000 years ago as depicted by Stone Age paintingsMiscellaneous Fun and Resources
Our listings come from a variety of sources: consumers writing in to recommend a farm, the farmer's themselves and state agriculture departments. We update and add listings every day. Of course, we're always looking for more to add, so we welcome your recommendations! Customers can recommend a farm here and farmers can add (or update/correct) their own farm's listing by clicking here! And journalists looking for information for a story about pick-your-own farms or home canning should see this media resources page for more information.
Want to start your own seedlings and save a fortune? See this page to learn how to save 95% off the cost of starting your own vegetable and flower plants.
Preppers will find this page of home food preservation for preppers useful!
Updates by Email, RSS or Text on Twitter
I also post crop updates, trends, tips and commentary via Twitter. Just go to http://twitter.com/home and if you haven't got an account, sign up (they're free), then search for Blakepyo. I tend to send out only one or two per week, so it shouldn't be too much!
You can sign up for our RSS feed here!
Illustrated Canning, Freezing, Jam Instructions and Recipes
[ All About Home Canning, Freezing and Making Jams, Pickles, Sauces, etc. ] [FAQs - Answers to common questions and problems] [Recommended books about home canning, jam making, drying and preserving!] [Free canning publications to download and print]
Resources for Beekeepers and Farmers
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This page, https://www.pickyourown.org/resources4farmers.htm, has loads of information and links to resources that will be helpful to farmers.
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For those who are considering starting a PYO farm, corn maze, pumpkin patch, Christmas tree farm or other agri-entertainment business, see this page: https://www.pickyourown.org/howtostartapyo.htm.
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Farmers: If you'd like to advertise or have your own web page(s), click here!
Other Information
Questions, corrections,
suggestions or want to recommend a farm to add? Write me at 
Beekeepers and Farmers - to add your Apiary or farm, see this page for directions: https://www.pickyourown.org/AME1.php?ADDT=ADD
Curious about the guy behind the website? See About me.
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