Where Can You Get Local Honey?

Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth, known as “the Father of American Beekeeping,” was born in Philadelphia in 1810.

L.L. Langstroth developed the modern hive, according to AmericasBeekeepers.com.

Local beekeepers have followed in Langstroth’s footsteps, so if you’re looking for local honey, you have choices. (See the list below.)

There are also beekeepers associations throughout the area:

• Montgomery County Beekeepers Association
• Bucks County Beekeepers Association
• The Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild

Bee Population

Honey bees have been hit hard lately, with more than 30 percent of managed honey bee colonies lost last winter, according to a study by Bee Informed, the Apiary Inspectors of America and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

If you are having a problem with a beehive on your property, check with your local beekeepers association for help removing the colony.

Local Honey

Here are some beekeepers from around the Philadelphia area:

Bill Mondjack

billzbeez@mondjackapiaries.com

Mondjack Apiaries

• OwowCow Creamery, Carousel Village, 591 Durham Rd., Wrightstown 

• The Market at Del-Val College, 2100 Lower State Rd., Doylestown
• Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Rd., Yardley
• Bucks County General Goods, LLC., 21 N. Seventh St., Perkasie
• Piece Valley Lavendar Farms, 802 New Galena Rd., Doylestown
• R & L Home Bake Goods, 2746 Burton Rd., Harleysville

dpboylan@comcast.net

Cairnsgrove Gardens/Apiaries

Pottstown

(Listed by the Montgomery County Beekeepers Association as having limited quantities of raw local honey for sale. Contact them individually for availability. Retail only.)

Scott Famous

Famous55@verizon.net

Mellibee Apiaries/VSH Queens

Harleysville

(Listed by the Montgomery County Beekeepers Association as having limited quantities of raw local honey for sale. Contact them individually for availability. Retail only.)

Jesse Howe

everichhoneyfarm@gmail.com

Everich Honey Farm

Perkasie/Glenside Farmers Market

(Listed by the Montgomery County Beekeepers Association as having limited quantities of raw local honey for sale. Contact them individually for availability. Retail only.)