Delicious taste is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of honey. The natural nutrients of raw and unfiltered honey have that pure, sweet taste you love. But if you can spare a couple tablespoons of your coveted Local Hive, you’ll discover a new unexpected benefit – great skin. Give ...

For a tasty summer treat to satisfy you sweet fix, nothing beats raw and unfiltered honey. Honey makes a delicate, subtle sweetener for just about any dish–sweet, salty or both–but in candy, its rich, nuanced flavors are front and center. These simple and sweet honey suckers are an easy way to ta...

We’re proud to announce our new partnership with Lazy Dog Restaurants. Together, we’re bringing our distinctly local honey flavors to new menu items at Lazy Dog locations around the US during this spring and early summer. Lazy Dog restaurants can be found in California, Nevada, Colorado, Texas, I...

Soon, you’ll be looking for ways to sneak this sweet, smoky Honey Barbecue Sauce into your recipes. It works great as a dip or when it coats your chicken wings, pork ribs, BBQ pulled pork and fingers. Not only does it feature our raw & unfiltered honey, it’s simple enough to whip up for any ...

It’s hard to talk about Florida and honey without immediately thinking of the undisputed king of honey movies, Ulee’s Gold, and, of course, the undisputed king of honey songs, Van Morrison’s “Tupelo Honey.” Now that those two are out of the way, we can get to something even sweeter about Florida ...

This week, we’ve got a quick & simple recipe to brighten up any summery salads you’re serving. This honey vinaigrette is subtle enough to complement your salad or sandwich without overpowering its other flavors. Balsamic vinegar’s potent acidity brings out the floral nuances in any of our raw...

Southern California is home to some of the most hospitable and inhospitable places in the world – the balmy weather of L.A. and the blistering heat of nearby Death Valley. But covering acres and acres of this prime real estate are farms and wildflowers that are just begging for bees to pay them a...

This rich, fluffy dessert makes the absolute most of its unique flavors: orange, ginger, browned butter and raw & unfiltered honey. This Orange Ginger Honey Cake is a far cry from your typical birthday cake. Since it’s sweetened with honey instead of sugar, you’ll get a memorable, nuanced swe...

A bee’s brain weighs in at just 0.0002% of a human’s, so why is it worth our time to study it? Because bees are much, much smarter, both individually and as a hive, than their little brains let on. The bee brain only contains about a million neurons, while humans have about 100 billion. Somehow, ...

In the last few weeks, our beekeepers got some new competition. Morgan Freeman – the acclaimed actor, director, philanthropist and now beekeeper – has converted his 124-acre Mississippi ranch into a bee sanctuary, helping to put dwindling bee populations in the spotlight. Turns out, Freeman has b...

With April Fool’s Day just on the other side of this weekend, we’re going to share some bee facts you would have to be a total FOOL to believe. As in, they’re totally foolish and not at all factually accurate. We know a thing or two about raw & unfiltered honey because we’ve been making honey...

As of Wednesday, spring is officially here, and with spring, comes flowers, and with flowers, come bees! Beekeeping requires year-round work, but things really shift into gear in the spring as bees emerge from their long winter’s nap and start the mad dash to begin building up their honey stores....

Here at Local Hive, we work hard to produce a wide variety of raw & unfiltered honeys from local beekeepers across the U.S. That means reviewing the quality of each batch of honey received and always maintaining pure, raw & unfiltered honey from hive to home. Creating a single brand that ...

After 38 years, the world’s largest bee has been rediscovered, alive and buzzing, among the Indonesian islands known as the North Moluccas. Where exactly? We can’t tell you, because a single specimen can sell for over $9,000, making the world’s largest bee one of the world’s most valuable and vul...

With Mardi Gras just days away, we’re heating up a tempting New Orleans classic: warm, flaky beignets, just like the ones served at Café du Monde, Café Beignet and the many other patisseries (French bakeries) throughout New Orleans. Dubbed the “official state doughnut” of Louisiana, these light a...