For 2008, the only product we have available is 100% pure, raw, extracted honey.  Since this is our initial year, our harvest is fairly small, so the honey is available until supplies run out.  Sorry, but shipping is not a standard process this first year.  Contact us directly with any purchase and/or shipping questions.

We offer the following packages this year:

• 12 oz. PETE honey bears   --   $3.75
• 1 lb. PETE jar -- $4.50
• 1 lb. PETE inverted squeeze bottle -- $4.50
• 3 lb. jug -- $12.50

Unlike the honey you buy in the supermarket, this is pure, unheated and unfiltered honey direct from the beehives here in West-Central Iowa.  Our process is simple. 

1. Pull the frames of capped honey from the beehives
2. Use an unheated, serrated knife to cut off the wax cappings
3. Place the opened frames into a radial extraction machine
4. As the honey flows from the extractor, run the honey through a double sieve (1 coarse screen and 1 fine screen) to remove large chunks of wax and debris
5. Allow the honey to settle for several days
6. Put honey into bottles and label for sale

Let us know if you want your honey without the double sieve filter, and we'll bottle some special for you at no additional cost (if supplies allow).

What is 100% pure

We do not add any fillers, preservatives, or anti-crystallizing agents to our honey.  Large commercial operations typically import honey from around the country (and from outside the country) and blend large quantities together.  In this way, substandard honey can be saleable by mixing it with acceptable honey. 

Some large commercial operations also add corn syrup to their honey to delay crystallization.

Why Unheated

We do not apply any heat to our honey.  Large commercial operations heat the honey as hot as 150 degrees in order to make it flow more easily (and facilitate faster, smoother bottling with fewer bubbles).  Unfortunately, this heat also breaks down the healthy enzymes that make honey such a terrific food for you.

Why Unfiltered

We flow our honey through a double sieve to remove large chunks of wax and debris, as some customers find them to be unsightly.  If you look at the honey in our bottles (with a light behind the honey), you will see that a large number of small flecks are still present.  This is simply wax and pollen that has passed through our sieve, and both are healthy parts of raw honey.  One side effect of these particles is that they tend to accelerate crystallization of honey.

Large operations filter out all particles (micro-filtration) to provide an aesthetically pleasing honey that will resist crystallization.  Unfortunately, this also removes the beneficial pieces of wax and pollen.