Hive Equipment
Any wooden ware that is used for beekeeping we make in-house.
We can also do custom hives, wood etchings, signs, and much
more. We always have standard wooden hives on hand, but come
check out our store to see any of the one of a kind projects we
have available for purchase. We keep a good quantity of frames
on hand and some other types of beekeeping
equipment that we have to buy in.
Products
Honey
Harvested from our own hives and never
cooked. We simply pass it through a course
filter to remove any large particles but still retain
all the beneficial pollens. This honey is as raw
as it comes and bottled in various sizes. We
also offer specialty products made from our
honey like; creamed flavored honey, along with
rum and whiskey barrel aged honey.
Brooms
Handmade on our 1800’s historical equipment. Each broom is a
work of art. If you have a specific need (size, use, style) be sure
to inquire. We can accomodate most requests. Choose from our
house, hearth, children’s, halloween, wisk, and cake tester. We
also have optional colors of twine and dyed broomcorn.
Soaps
Lye soaps made in the old fashion way. We mainly do pure lye
soap because of how gentle it is on the skin. In recent years we
have expanded to trying some scented recipes that incorporate
our wax as well.
Wax
Pure beeswax either in blocks for you to use in your own crafts,
or purchase some of our candles. We also make a variety other
products with our wax such as beeswrap and lip balms.
Bees
We produce Russian Queens and Nucs on our farm, and ship in
large quantities of Carniolan packages in the spring to outfit
beekeepers in our area. If you are interested in pre-ordering bees
please head over to our dedicated website for honey bee sales.
www.russianbee.com
Mead
Mead (aka honey wine) is an alcoholic beverage made by
fermenting honey mixed with water and sometimes with added
ingredients such as fruits, spices, grains, or hops. It is a beverage
dating back to the time of the Vikings. At Honey Hollow Meadery
we highlight our Iowa honey in each and every bottle. And
whenever possible we utilize locally sourced ingredients. For
instance, we source fresh pressed apple cider from Deals
Orchard in Jeffereson, IA when making our “Sweet Deal” cyser.
Additionally, just up the road from us is Edge of the Woods
Raspberry Farm where we source many of the berries we use in
our creations like Dragon Kiss, Edge of the Woods, Double
Blackberry Dry, and others. As a fun little nod of recognition to the
cat rescue organization “Whiskers TNR of Warren County” (we
volunteer with them a lot), every label has a line drawing of a cat
slipped into the the art