Blue Sky Bee Supply manufactures and sells beekeeping supplies, with a particular focus on honey packaging and custom labels, from its Ravenna, Ohio operation. Owners Jamie and Mel began keeping bees in Northeast Ohio in 2004, and Mel still maintains an active apiary, giving the business a practical beekeeper’s perspective alongside Jamie’s business expertise.
Honey Run ApiariesWhat began as a hobby in 2000 has grown into Honey Run Apiaries, a Delphos-based beekeeping business with more than 200 hives. Since moving from its garage to a 5,000-square-foot facility in 2010, the company has combined hands-on apiary work with a wood shop and classroom, serving beekeepers through queen-rearing nucs and equipment made in-house.DELPHOS, OH
Nate's NectarNate’s Nectar is a family-owned DeGraff, Ohio, business that grew from Nathan Davis’s college beekeeping interest and four starter colonies into an operation involving the Davis family. Working alongside sister company Davis Apiaries, the family harvests and bottles raw honey for customers seeking locally sourced honey products, while also developing small-batch beeswax goods.DE GRAFF, OH
Dutch Gold Honey, IncWhat began with Ralph and Luella Gamber bottling honey from three beehives in their Lancaster County kitchen in 1946 has grown into a family business specializing in honey packaging and industrial honey supply. Dutch Gold is best known as the home of the original squeezable honey bear, conceived at the Gambers’ dinner table in 1957, and now also supplies custom-blended and private-label honey from its Lancaster operation. Its honey is True Source Certified, with USDA Organic, SQF, and Non-GMO Project certifications supporting its sourcing and food-safety practices.LANCASTER, PA