bees

Our bees are raised here on our 10 acre farm in Michigan. We are organically-minded folks who grow our own organic vegetables, fruit orchard, and have bees! We also raise our bees in three other bee yards in forested settings. We maintain an average of 50 hives throughout the year. Our primary focus is honey production but we do tend to offer smaller varieties of propolis, creamed honey, beeswax, and raw honeycomb. We maintain a high quality level of our honey by limiting the bees exposures to treatments and introducing mite resistant bees yearly.

Rustic Roots Farm is further expanding it’s bee business and will be selling bee NUC’s and Queens this spring 2022. We have been working for quite a few years to build up our bee yards and improve the vitality of our bees. We are now at a point where we feel comfortable selling NUC’s and Queens to new and experienced beekeepers alike. We are part of the Chelsea Area Beekeepers club committed to promoting the sale of bees from local sources and increasing local beekeeper knowledge. This year we will have a number of NUC’s available for sale. If interested send an email at rusticrootsfarm@gmail.com. More info is available at: Chelsea Area Beekeepers nucs

Nucs are short for a nucleus colony which means a smaller hives box consisting of 5 frames that hold a queen, worker bees, drones, honey, and brood (babies). Basically, its a mini beehive to get your started beekeeping. It’s a good idea to get nucs from local sources as the queens are acclimated to your own climate and have been proven survivors if they come from overwintered bees. Send an email to rusticrootsfarm@gmail.com if you’d like to be put on the list.

We use all parts of our bee hives. We make mead (honey wine), create candles from beeswax, make lip balms and salves, harvest propolis, raw honeycomb, creamed honey, and of course have lots and lots of raw honey. Over the holidays there are holiday honey gift baskets available.

You may purchase our honey through:

Rustic Roots Farm Etsy shop

Rustic Roots Farmers Market Shed 7995 Scully Rd, Dexter, MI 48130 Self-serve & Open Daily 7am-8pm

Dexter Bakery 8101 Main St. Dexter, MI 48130 TUES-THURS: 6AM-3PM. FRI&SAT: 5AM-3PM. SUN: 7am-3pm

Carosello Pasta 3126 Broad St. Dexter, MI 48130 Wed-Sun 11 am-7 pm

Frosty Apple Orchard 6884 Walsh Rd, Dexter, MI 48130 Fall apple picking season only

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Spring Honey 2 pounds (32 ounces) 100% raw

Spring Honey 2 pounds (32 ounces) 100% raw

$18.00

Spring Honey 2 pounds (32 ounces) 100% Raw, Natural

Spring raw honey is a lighter, milder flavored honey. It's harvested in the late spring so therefore has many of the earliest pollens from clover and early blooming trees.

100% raw, natural honey from my 10 acre farm in Michigan. We have ~20 bee hives on our organic farm. Raw honey is straight from the source. It has not been altered in any way. It maintains all the good stuff: pollen, propolis, enzymes, vitamins, 18 different amino acids, protein, and rich in minerals and nutrients.

Description: 2 pounds (32 ounces) plastic jar with a yellow squeeze lid full of spring, raw honey. Our largest size available.

About the beekeepers: It began as a hobby for my father in law, John in his early retirement. He saw the lack of bees on his farm and wanted to do something about it. Eventually he got pretty good at beekeeping and started spreading his enthusiasm for the bees (and the honey!) to his farm loving kids. My husband Jeff and I started learning the ropes and today we have a high demand for our honey.

About the bees: Our bees are managed naturally. Our honey is good and tasty. Spring honey is influenced by white clover, basswood, willow, and many other varieties of early blooming forest trees.

*Raw honey will naturally crystallize over time. You can continue using it in this crystallized form or choose to reheat it at less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Honey will never spoil. Honey should not be given to children under the age of one.

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