Honey - Minnesota Grown

Stick to local with Minnesota honey!

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million lbs of MN honey produced annually

Minnesota Grown honey producers

of US honey is produced in MN

Get to know the hive:

Worker Bee

The smallest and most common bee in the hive. This bee earns its name as it spends most of its six weeks of life working. Tasks include: cleaning, feeding, caring for the queen, and collecting pollen, nectar, and water. ¹

The Queen

An adult mated female that is the mother of most, if not all, of the hive. Her life is spent laying eggs. Only one queen lives in the hive at a time. The worker bees care for her every need. ¹

Drones

Male bees that do not have stingers and don't collect food. These bees exist to mate with unfertilized queens that take the place of the current queen when she becomes infertile or dies. ¹

Honey Recipes:

Cocktails fit for a Queen Bee
Baked Winter Squash with Apples
Honey-Basil Lemonade
Minnesota Meat & Cheese Board
Strawberry Fruit Leather
Sweet Flower Berry Tea

Glass container of three differnet types of honey

Keep honey at room temperature to avoid crystallization. Do not put honey in the fridge.

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**Photos courtesy of Bare Honey, Bee Sweet Honey, and Gardner Bees.