Golden Egg Apiary
Experience the Nicest Honey, produced at Golden Egg Apiary
Golden Egg Apiary is a charming local business nestled in the serene countryside. We offer Winter-hardy Honey Bees and Raw, unfiltered Honey, along with wax and honey products.
Our Spring honey is a wonderful golden color, light in flavor. Made from the nectar of apples (shown at the right), pears, maples, locust, and more. Early summer is our main honey harvest. Most customers prefer this.
We don’t always harvest Fall honey, but when we do, it is special. The dark deep flavors come from Goldenrod, Asters, and Japanese Knotweed. Many customers prefer this, and it is my favorite.
Meet Your Beekeeper
Why “Golden Egg”? Here is my story.
Anyone that has made an initial investment in predator-proof spaces for chickens knows it costs $$$. So I had a long talk with my girls. I need the “Golden” egg.
Golden Egg began with raising chickens when I built a predator-proof chicken run, ground concrete supports, treated lumber, steel roof and hardware cloth all around. New roof panels from an Amish Shop, dented seconds. But even repurposing, purchasing seconds, and recycling materials, the financial investment still seemed large.
Then began a lot of waiting for those first few eggs. And a lot of waiting.
So, I had a long talk with the girls and told them I needed a big return, that one of them needed to lay the “golden egg”. They seemed to be listening, but evidently didn’t ‘get’ the assignment. No golden egg. . . but the name stuck. Golden Egg.
My Chickens
Queen Bees
My Hives
Why Raw and unfiltered?
Raw, unfiltered honey has been strained to remove any unwanted particles, but has not been ultra-filtered through a fine material.
Unfiltered leaves the pollen bits that many customers are looking for in order to help with allergies.
Being raw, it has not been over-heated , therefore the enzymes are preserved and many claim it has the most health benefits.
Is honey good if it crystalizes?
Real honey will eventually crystalize. The percentages of glucose and fructose change with seasonal nectars, and affect how quickly this will happen.
To melt, place your jar in a sunny window, or in a pan of hot water about 100*F, to melt, but retain healthy enzymes and pollen. It will crystalize again later.
I encourage you to buy honey from a local beekeeper, to ensure it’s not adulterated with corn syrup or rice syrup. USDA has found some of the imported honeys to be impure. The label does not always tell you the whole story or origin. Best acquisition practice, know your beekeeper, know your honey.
Discover Pure, Real Honey
Explore Golden Egg Apiary. Shop real honey, hardy bees, or other hive products. Enjoy Nature’s sweet provisions.