HONEY. It has begun: today we pulled honey from approximately half the hives. We sterilized jars tonight and will begin extracting/bottling tomorrow (6 June, 2024). Local, raw, unpasurturized honey will be available this Friday–FINALLY!
PRICING. I must have hidden our pricing in some obscure corner of the website. My apologies–the number one question I get from people is what are your prices? So, here they are.
Honey goes for $10 a pint & $5 for a 6oz jar. We traditionally sell out by October. The spring pull is really nice, with a citrusy undertone and, dare I say, a hint of blueberry to it🫐
We sell bueberries for $5 a pint and $30 a gallon (which gets you two free pints). The harvest was really good this year, but it was three weeks early. We traditionally have blueberries into the third week of June, but with the early start we’re not sure what nature will punt our way. Right now it looks like we have at least two more weeks of berries on the bushes. Are you interested in reduced price or even free blueberries? Ask us about the paydirt program: you pick some for the farm to offset the price of your berries.
We also sell free range eggs for $6 a dozen. We have eggs year-round.
You don’t need a reservation or to call ahead. We’re open Tuesday through Sunday from 7 to 4. If you come early, you beat the heat, but you get an extra dose of deer flies. If you show up during the middle of the day, it’s hot as blazes, but the deer flies have gone into retreat. We treat for ants, but anybody who lives in the Southeast knows that fire ants are a fact of life. Wear shoes they can’t bite through. Bring bug spray and a hat. Can’t find the farmer hanging around the barn–then just grab a bucket and head up to the field to pick you some blueberries. We really appreciate the business and truly enjoyed meeting those of you who have come out to the farm.
Big Branch Apiary, LLC 