Honey Farms & Apiaries near Cheshire, CT

Farmington

Jones' Apiaries has kept bees in Farmington since 1997, started by Ted and Becky Jones as a family operation. Beyond bottling small-batch honey, they sell beekeeping supplies and each spring offer nucleus colonies and queens to other beekeepers — order early, since colonies typically sell out by late April. The apiary also provides pollination services to area orchards and gardens.

Monroe

Hannah's Honey keeps bees on Wheeler Road and sells raw honey, honey candy, honey sticks, beeswax candles, honey soap, and beeswax lip balm, along with custom gift baskets. Orders come through the website, local farmers markets, or by phone, with shipping or local pickup available.

East Hartford

Kirk runs Langford Apiary as a backyard beekeeping business in East Hartford, selling raw, strained, and creamed honey alongside bee nucs and beekeeping supplies. His Carniolan queen-breeding program keeps bees off antibiotics and out of chemically sprayed foraging areas. Kirk answers customer questions directly by phone or email rather than through a shop.

Simsbury

Hilltop Apiaries has kept bees in the Farmington Valley across three generations, expanding from one backyard hive to eight apiaries around Simsbury. The honey is raw wildflower, never heated, filtered, or blended with imports, and the family also bottles habanero-infused honey, whipped spreads, and jam. Products are True Source Certified and kosher parve, sold through their own site and at Clevelands' Country Store. Order online at hilltopapiaries.com.

Fairfield

Monkey's Pocket Apiary is a family-run beekeeping operation in Fairfield that has kept hives for more than 20 years. It sells raw wildflower, clover, buckwheat, and basswood honey with no added flavoring, plus beeswax candles and farm eggs, and also handles live bee swarm removal and relocation.