Local Hive™ Honey, headquartered in Greeley, Colorado, has been in the honey business since 1924. We're committed to producing premium, USA only, raw & unfiltered honey. Local Hive™ works with over 200 local beekeepers to provide 23 raw & unfiltered honey blends throughout various states and regions across the U.S. Varietals include: CO, FL, WA, TX, UT, OR, So Cal, Nor Cal, Great Lakes, New England, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, Rocky Mountain & Southwest
Brands: Local Hive™ Raw & Unfiltered Honey
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Greeley, CO – Did you know that like a fine wine, premium honey possesses a range of tasting notes?
From floral or citrusy to mellow or intense, Local Hive’s 23+ honey blends each feature their own unique taste thanks to the diverse nectars from every flower or plant a bee pollinates. Sourced exclusively from 100% American beekeepers for 100 years, the company’s Local and Regional, Single Varietal, and Harvest Reserve honey blends are each raw and unfiltered, just how the bees made it! Here are highlights from their sweet offerings, each of which has subtle and vibrant differences.
- Local Honeys: Colorado is light and smooth, while Oregon is fruity and earthy. Texas is bold and complex, while Florida is floral with a hint of spice.
- Regional Honeys: Northwest brings bold, full-bodied taste, while Northeast is more floral and straightforward. Midwest is bright and light, while Southeast brings a bit of tang and spice.
- Single Varietals: Clover is mellow with a hint of cinnamon, Orange Blossom is citrusy and light, while Wildflower is floral and lingering.
- Harvest Reserve: Cali Citrus from Southern and Northern California and Cali Valley from Redlands, California are artfully crafted to possess the refreshing taste of citrus and sold while supplies last.
A delicious, natural sweetener, spread and cooking ingredient, Local Hive™ honey blends are bottled at the company’s headquarters in Greeley, CO and can be found at retailers across the country, including Whole Foods Market, Kroger, Target, Wal-Mart, Sprouts, Albertsons and Safeway. The products are also sold through Instacart, Amazon, and online. A portion of all proceeds supports PACE: Pollinator Awareness through Conservation and Education.
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Greeley, CO – Local Hive™, the #1 brand in natural food stores, according to SPINS Latest 52 Week Data Ending 12/31/23, has proudly been bringing 100% American, raw and unfiltered honey to the marketplace for 100 years and counting, an accomplishment unique to the category. As a tribute to this milestone and the iconic year the company started bottling honey, the team is launching a limited edition 1924 Golden Age Wildflower Honey Blend. Sourced from honeybees in their native regions across the U.S., this polyfloral blend features a sweet, mild taste and fragrance from an array of wildflowers.
With honey imports surging by 73% in the last ten years, according to the USDA National Honey Report (March 18, 2022), Local Hive™ is proud to be leading category growth as the only national brand of honey sourced exclusively from American beekeepers. Bottled raw and unfiltered, just the way the bees made it, Local Hive’s 23+ blends of Local and Regional, Single Varietal, and Harvest Reserve honey blends are today sold in every major grocery store across the country. A portion of all proceeds supports PACE: Pollinator Awareness through Conservation and Education.
Said Cale Nelson, Chief Commercial Officer of Local Hive™, “We’ve been committed from day one to exclusively sourcing local honey and keeping every step of the honey making process right here in the USA. Today, we’re working directly with more than 200 American beekeepers. Their bees not only make our honey; they pollinate farms from coast to coast, producing nearly $20 billion of fruits, nuts, and crops every year. The Local Hive™ business is producing high-quality, delicious products, while giving back to our ecosystem and the economy. That’s what drives us every day.”
The anniversary honey blend comes packaged in a stylish black and gold flip top bottle and is available for retailers nationwide to carry, plus sold in stores while supplies last. Follow @LocalHiveHoney on social media for 100 ways to use honey.
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Greeley, CO – Local Hive™, currently celebrating 100 years of 100% American honey, is honored to work directly with more than 200 American beekeepers to bring U.S. sourced, raw and unfiltered honey to the marketplace. Throughout the commercial pollination flow (a.k.a., the route the beekeepers travel with their bees), honey is collected and sent to Local Hive’s headquarters in Greeley, CO, where it’s bottled and distributed to retailers in that region or across the country, depending on the varietal. The result is 23+ premium honey blends that feature unique flavor profiles from across the states, plus steady revenue for local beekeepers that help to safeguard pollinators and give back to our ecosystem and the economy.
Imported honey accounted for over 74% of total honey in the U.S. in 2021, exceeding domestic production since 2005, according to USDA. This influx of foreign (and often mislabeled or diluted) honey has been putting American beekeepers out of work, affecting not just honey production, but our food supply. By transporting their colonies to farms coast to coast, commercial beekeepers contribute more than $15 billion to the U.S. economy thanks to honey bees’ role in keeping fruits, nuts, and vegetables in our diets.
Shared Cale Nelson, Local Hive’s chief commercial officer, “Helping pollinators is an idea everyone can get behind, but it can be overwhelming to know where to start. By bringing locally harvested honey – just the way the bees made it – to stores across the country, we’re doing what we can to ensure American beekeeping stays alive and well, while giving consumers a way to make a difference simply by buying a bottle.”
Local Hive™ also donates a portion of all honey proceeds to PACE: Pollinator Awareness through Conservation and Education. The #1 honey brand in natural food stores and the #2 in MULO, according to SPINS 12/31/23, Local Hive™ is the only national brand of honey sourced exclusively from U.S. beekeepers.