Document 6467727

CT Department of Agriculture
Marketing Bureau
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
www.ctgrown.gov
860-713-2503, 860-713-2516 (fax)
M. Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut
F. Philip Prelli, Commissioner of Agriculture
Go in search of all the healthy sweetness
Connecticut apiaries have to offer!
Not only is buying local honey supporting the Connecticut honey
producers, but local honey is known to help relieve the discomfort of seasonal allergies! It’s also a rich source of antioxidants,
vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. So enjoy Connecticut honey,
its healthy qualities, and all its sticky sweetness!
Fairfield County
Bee Baum Honey
Winthrop & Stefanie Baum
500 Papurah Road
Fairfield, CT 06825
203-255-9185
Local-Natural-Pure wildflower honey, hand-poured. Beeswax
candles & comb honey available. Local pollen available.
Flora Plena, LLC
Kathryn Herman
4 Fence Row
Fairfield, CT 06824
203-259-4639
kherman4@optonline.net
Local wildflower honey available.
Norm’s Other Honey
Norm Cote
33 Kettle Road
Norwalk, CT 06850
203-847-8851
beekeeper3491@gmail.com
Manage hives, retrieve swarms, pest bee removal, local honey.
Fairfield County Cont
Red Bee Apiary
Marina Marchese
77 Lyons Plain Road
Weston, CT 06883
203-226-4535
redbee@optonline.net • www.redbee.com
Honey, honeycomb, creamed and chunk honeys, bee pollen, raw propolis, beeswax, beeswax candles, handmade
beeswax salves, and lip balms.
Hartford County
Jones’ Apiaries
Ted and Becky Jones
55 Wolf Pit Road
Farmington, CT 06032
860-677-9391
t.c.jones@snet.net
Local wildflower honey and pollen, creamed honey, cut
comb. Pollination services. Beeswax items: candles, small
blocks, ornaments. Five frame nucs, queens in the spring.
Meadowland Honey Bee Farm
Rich Dezso
Vibert Rd
South Windsor, CT 06074
860-869-6092
meadowlandhoney@aol.com
Artisan beekeeper who offers local wildflower honey from
each of the three floral season. Light spring honey, medium
summer honey, and dark fall honey.
Riverside Apiaries
Jim Gray
15 Isleib Road
Marlborough, CT 06447
860-295-8972
jimaggi@comcast.net
Producer and packer of local wildflower honey. Pollination
of fruits, berries and vegetables. Jars, bees, and beeswax
also for sale.
Litchfield County
Ansis Bergs
278 Pie Hill Road
Goshen, CT 06756
860-491-3496
Local honey from Goshen.
North Forty Apiaries
Jon Quint
4 North Forty Road
Woodbury, CT 06798
203-263-4551
beekeeper@earthlink.net • www.nfapiaries.com
Pure honey for sale. Local pollination services available.
Honey bee hives removed from buildings and other locations.
Middlesex County
Three Sisters Farms
Glenn PenkoffLidbeck
11 Evans Ln
Essex, CT 06426
860-767-7957
info@threesistersfarm.com • www.threesistersfarms.com
Certified Naturally Grown wildflower and infused
lavender honeys from our hives on both sides of the lower
CT River. Our honey is also a key ingredient in our handcrafted soaps, skin creams, and lip balms. We make pure
beeswax candles too.
New Haven County
Swords into Plowshares Honey
Vincent Kay Kay
178 Nicoll Street
New Haven, CT 06511
203-787-0494
Producing CT’s finest wildflower honey and pure beeswax
candles for over 25 years. This honey is raw and unpasteurized, cold filtered through cheese cloth only. Orchard pollination throughout New Haven County.
New Haven County Cont
Hannan Honey, LLC
Rollie Hannan
480 Hulls Hill Road
Southbury, CT 06488
203-264-7005
Local wildflower honey in various size containers. Palletized
hives for pollinations. Queen honeybees available (seasonal).
New London County
Full Bloom Apiaries
Alan Cooper Holmberg
101 Lebanon Road
Franklin, CT 06254
860-235-0624
alan@fullbloomapiaries.com • www.fullbloomapiaries.com
A full time beekeeping farm producing local CT wildflower
honey, unfiltered, and non-pasteurized. We also produce
cut-comb honey, spun honey, beeswax, and fresh bee pollen. “Connecticut Carniolan” queens and queen cells.
Hanover Honey
Glenn Cheney
18 Parkwood Road
Hanover, CT 06350
860-822-1270
gcheney@comcast.net • www.cheneybrooks.com
Pure, raw honey.
Holy Family Honey Apiaries
Mark O’Donnell
46 Leha Drive
Griswold, CT 06351
860-334-7357
apispax@snet.net
Holy Family Honey offering local wildflower honey and
100% beeswax candles and various wax molds.
Honey Fact:
To make one pound of honey:
- Honey bees must collectively visit one million flowers.
- Honey bees travel over 55,000 miles - more than twice
around the Earth.
New London County
Stonewall Apiary
Tolland County Cont
J and L Enterprises
Stuart Woronecki
320 Main Street, PO Box 234
Hanover, CT 06350
860-334-2245
stuart@ct-honey.com • www.ct-honey.com
Family owned and operated, Stonewall Apiary
produces local honey and beeswax, and provides educational programs and beekeeping services.
John E. Howe
315 River Road Rte. 32
Willington, CT 06279
860-429-8000
j.lenterprises@yahoo.com
Local raw honey (we use no chemicals in our hives!).Creamed honey,
beeswax candles, honeybee swarm removal (within +/- 50 mi).
Tolland County
Noah Passardi
76 Potter School Rd
Willington, CT 06279
860-684-4473
noah.passardi@gmail.com
Honey and maple syrup producers. See bee yard and sugar
house. Wild flower honey, hand poured candles, and maple
syrup. Easy access from I-84, Exit 71. Please call before coming.
Bee Haven Apiaries
Bill Paluska
5 Stag Trail
Tolland, CT 06084
860-871-1303
wmpaluska@comcast.net
Packers and distribution of golden sweet honey and products
from the hive.
Hop Top Organic Tillage
Ken Crary
220 Leonard Road
Stafford, CT 06076
860-559-2087
crary2@cox.net
Raw honey harvest from hives in Stafford and Tolland placed
on organic garden plots.
Hurst Farm
Tom and Shari Hurst
746 East St
Andover, CT 06232
860-646-6536
hurstfarm@sbcglobal.net • www.hurstfarms.com
Local honey and hand rolled beeswax candles, honey
sesame candy, comb honey (sometimes), honey product
gift baskets-shipping available. Our country store is open
daily 9am-5pm with these products and many more!
Passardi Maple
The Wright Place
Judy Senkbell
84 West Street
Columbia, CT 06237
860-228-3004
Honey, beeswax, and candles! Bees for stinging therapy.
Workerbees Local 06248
Richard Coroso
42 Carriage Drife
Hebron, CT 06248
860-228-0823
rcoroso@sbcglobal.net
We have raw honey in 1lb, 2lb, and 5lb glass jars and comb
honey directly from our hive. We provide hives for pollination services of local orchards or for your home garden. Offering lectures
with glass enclosed see-into-the hive observatory (weekends).
Honey Fact:
80% of the pollination of the fruits, vegetables and seed
crops in the U.S. is accomplished by honeybees.
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Windham County
A and Z Apiaries
Adam Fuller
143 South Brook Road
Hampton, CT 06247
860-455-1296
adam@azapiaries.com • www.azapiaries.com
We produce and distribute the finest local honey, hand
dipped, and molded beeswax candles, soap, and lip
balm. Fruit pollination in Eastern CT. Bees for sale in
the spring, wholesale, and retail by appointment.
Hansen Apiaries
Hank & Jean Hansen
4 Miller Rd
Chaplin, CT 06235
860-455-2288
hansenapiaries@charter.net • www.hansenapiaries.com
Pollination of all crops from home gardens to orchards. Package bees, queens & nucs for sale. Local raw unfiltered honey
packed in 8oz,. 1lb., 2lb., & 4lb. Glass honey jars & honey bears.
Other sizes in glass & plastic containers up to 5 gal buckets.
Norman’s Sugarhouse
Richard and Avis Norman
387 County Road
Woodstock, CT 06281-2112
860-974-1235
r.norman@snet.net
Native honey in 1/2 lb., 1 lb., 2lb., and glass honey bears.
Maple syrup for sale.
Honey care and maintenance:
- Honey never spoils!
- Honey can be stored unopened, indefinitely, at room
temperature in a dry cupboard.
- Don’t put honey in the refrigerator.
- If honey crystallizes, place the uncapped container in
warm water.
**And, don’t forget, to ensure a great experience at a
CT farm, be sure to call ahead to check farm hours of
operation and product availability.**