National Honey Month: Why We Celebrate the Bees Behind Every Jar

National Honey Month, celebrated each September, honors the bees behind every jar, and the slow, careful work, theirs and their keepers', that turns wildflowers into honey. For us it's less a marketing moment than a chance to say thank you to the creatures everything we make depends on.

Why September

September traditionally marks the end of the honey harvest season, when keepers gather the surplus the bees have built through summer. It's a fitting time to appreciate not just honey itself, but the astonishing labor behind it: a single jar represents the work of countless foraging trips across countless flowers.

What's worth celebrating about honey

Raw honey is one of nature's quiet marvels: a humectant, gently antibacterial, full of enzymes, and able to keep almost indefinitely. It nourishes in the kitchen and on the skin. And its flavor carries its origin: real honey tastes like the season and the flowers it came from, which is why ours, gathered from Snoqualmie wildflowers, tastes like this particular valley.

Honoring the bees, not just the honey

The honey is only possible because of the hive, so the truest way to celebrate honey month is to care for bees. We take only the surplus our colonies can spare, keep our apiary healthy year-round, and protect the wildflowers they forage. Celebrating honey means protecting its makers.

How you can mark the month

Choose raw honey from a source you can trace. Support local beekeepers. Plant for pollinators. And savor honey the way it deserves: slowly, and aware of everything that went into it.

Celebrate with raw wildflower honey from our hives. ✧

Frequently asked questions

When is National Honey Month? It's celebrated each September, around the close of the honey harvest season.

Why celebrate honey? Raw honey is a remarkable natural ingredient, and the month is a chance to honor the bees and keepers whose work makes it possible.

How can I celebrate National Honey Month? Choose traceable raw honey, support local beekeepers, plant for pollinators, and savor honey with appreciation for its origins.