• Honey Saves Hives is a national campaign designed to raise awareness about one of our most precious resources: honey bees

    Buying a jar of honey and products made with honey or going to a restaurant that uses honey on the menu helps support bees, beekeepers, our diverse food supply and our environment.

  • PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

    Barr Hill by Caledonia Spirits

    Barr Hill is an award-winning, super-premium spirits brand made by the Montpelier, Vermont-based distillery, Caledonia Spirits. Founded by a Vermont beekeeper, the distillery uses honey as a key ingredient in making its spirits. 

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  • PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

    Fresh Fizz Soda

    Fresh Fizz Sodas is shaking up the soda aisle with bright, bubbly flavors sweetened with honey. Started by husband-and-wife duo Rebecca and Yoni Schwartz, the brand crafts clean-label sodas with real juices, herbs and spices, skipping the artificial stuff and bringing bold refreshment with every sip.

    LEARN MORE ABOUT FRESH FIZZ
  • PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

    Kate's Real Food

    Kate’s Real Food is a woman-founded, privately-owned snack brand committed to fueling adventures with great-tasting, all-natural ingredients.

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  • PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

    Frönen

    Delicious ice cream without dairy? It’s possible, thanks to Frönen co-founders Jessica Gartenstein and Erik Nadeau. When Jessy was 13, she was diagnosed with celiac disease and dairy sensitivity.

    LEARN MORE ABOUT FRöNEN
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    Justin's

    Honey plays a large role across Justin’s expanding product line. It provides sweetness to the company’s Honey Almond Butter as well as showcases the symbiotic relationship honey bees have with food.

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  • How Can I Support Honey Saves Hives

    Beekeepers work hard to make sure honey bees have a diverse diet, a hive free from parasites and plenty of honey to eat. Purchasing honey and products made with honey helps beekeepers nurture healthy hives, funds honey bee research and increases consumer education about the importance of honey bees in our food system.

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What does "Honey Saves Hives" mean?

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Honey Saves Hives is an educational campaign that brings together beekeepers, food manufacturers, retail bakers, chefs and foodies to celebrate the beautiful and essential relationship between honey, honey bees and our broader food ecosystem.

Our proud partners.

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When buying participating products made with honey, you’re supporting beekeepers’ ability to keep healthy bees. By doing so, you’re helping maintain a balance between pollinators and our planet’s entire ecosystem.

Become a Honey Saves Hives Partner

Make your purchase count.

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When buying products with honey from Honey Saves Hives partners, you’re supporting beekeepers’ ability to keep healthy bees. By doing so, you’re helping maintain a balance between pollinators and our planet’s entire ecosystem. Purchase products from these brands during National Honey Month and support Project Apis m., the largest honey bee non-profit in the United States.

Celebrate National Honey Month this September!

Celebrating honey and honey bees and supporting hives is a year-round affair. That’s why we’ve partnered with Hilary Kearney of Girl Next Door Honey and Samah Dada, author of LOVE TO COOK IT, to help us spread the buzz on how we can all support honey bees and the beekeepers that care for them, and to provide inspiration on delicious ways to use nature’s sweetener.

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Join the buzz. 

Eat honey and buy products made with honey for a better planet. Follow us and #BeeCommitted to honey bees and honey.

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