Sleeping Bear Farms

Back about 30 years ago...Kirk Jones bought 2 hives of bees from a local beekeeper with the idea of making some honey for his family. He was inspired by a childhood memory of finding a log full of honeybees in the wilds of Louisiana and fascinated with the pleasant hum of busy bees gathering nectar with no apparent regard for the onlookers.

Well, those first two hives were so much fun, that the beekeeping turned into a full time endeavor within a few years. The garage became the first honeyhouse, and we pulled the back seat out of the car and Sharon Jones delivered the honey to Traverse City, Michigan. Oryana food co-op became our first customer and we had to expand the beehives just to meet the demand. (more...)

(This listing was last updated on Jan 15, 2013)