Honey Farms & Apiaries near Elburn, IL

Sugar Grove

Blackberry Creek Honey Farm keeps hives on Bliss Road outside Sugar Grove, an area the local historical society traces back to farmland use since the 1850s. The farm sells honey and runs pick-your-own hours alongside its beekeeping, drawing regulars from the Sugar Grove area who stop by for both.

Plano

Heartway Farms in Plano, Illinois is a homesteading family farm selling farm-fresh and handcrafted goods — local eggs, raw honey, elderberry syrup, and handmade soap bars — through its on-site farm shop and online store, while sharing the homesteading journey on YouTube.

Oswego

Bee Sweet Honey is a honey producer in Illinois. No apiary location, product list, or contact details are published online for this listing.

Waterman

A family orchard in Waterman dating to 1965, growing 25 apple varieties across 2,100 trees at its main site plus 500 more at a second location. The 1880s barn on the property doubles as a gift and craft loft, and the farm also grows pick-your-own raspberries alongside cider donuts, caramel apples, and fresh pies.

Naperville

Our Beginning Our Story Dedukas the original "PaPa" started in 1980 with 4 hives given to him by a friend. He owned a small truck farm in what was then Hinsdale Il. As you can see it quickly became a lot of work for just one person. He managed to turn his hobby into a real business with 100 hives. He still lived on the property but had to move the hives when he sold all but 1 acre where he lived until his passing in 2021 at age 95. His oldest son Ed is now the new "PaPa" and is very proud of wha

Hillbunker Farms is a small Illinois producer of eggs, honey, and organic produce, sold direct rather than through a grocery chain. Its online presence is limited, so calling ahead or catching them at a local market is the surest way to see what's currently in stock.

Marengo

May's Honey Farms has produced Sunny Hill Honey since 1948, growing from two beehives to more than 1,400 across six counties of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, with a processing plant in a converted 1898 schoolhouse outside Marengo. Harvested within 50 miles of the plant from local clovers, alfalfa, and linden blossoms, the honey is never overheated or ultra-filtered and is sold at independent grocers all over Chicagoland.

Sheridan

Y.S. Organic Bee Farms in Sheridan, Illinois is the pioneer of certified organic beekeeping in North America, earning organic certification in 1995 after years of research, built on four generations of hands-on beekeeping. It remains the longest-standing national distributor of certified organic honey and royal jelly products.

Shabbona

Willow Creek Honey keeps hives around Shabbona and sells raw honey directly to customers, including small-batch comb honey when it's available. The farm posts availability on Instagram and Facebook rather than running a storefront, so checking social media before making the trip out saves a wasted stop.

Honey Lake Bee Company works its own hives in North Barrington, harvesting raw, unfiltered honey along with comb honey, beeswax candles, and lip balm made from Midwest beeswax. There's no storefront — order online for local pickup or catch them at Chicago-area farmers markets. They also teach beginner beekeeping classes for anyone thinking about starting a hive. Everything sold traces back to their own colonies, not a blended or imported supply.

Heaven's Honey Inc. bottles 100% pure, raw, unfiltered honey out of Chicago, sold plain and in flavored batches -- lavender, orange, lemon, cinnamon, smoked, and hot habanero. The lineup also includes honeycomb, pure maple syrup, beeswax, and pollen, sold in squeeze bottles, glass jars, and bear-shaped bottles through their online store and a network of Illinois retail locations. They ship orders over $50 free and sell wholesale to restaurants.

Elmhurst

Sunny Day's Honey is a small beekeeping operation working hives around Elmhurst. The farm sells comb honey directly and posts updates on the bees through the seasons — swarms, splits, and whatever the hive is doing that week. There's no storefront; check their Facebook page for what's currently available.