According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), about ¾ of the world’s flowering plants and roughly 35% of the world’s food crops depend on animal pollinators like bees.
As fall settles over Indiana, life at Hunter’s Honey Farm is buzzing with activity. While most farms wind down for winter, our team is hard at work preparing for the months ahead by feeding bees, marking maple trees for syrup season, planting wildflowers, and getting ready for Christmas trees and holiday orders.
Every fall task helps us nurture what we’re best known for: pure, raw, unfiltered honey and handcrafted goods you can enjoy anywhere in the country through our online store.
Our bees have worked tirelessly all summer, producing the golden honey our customers love. As temperatures cool, we’ve fed and medicated all of our hives to keep them healthy through the season.
Last week, we marked 300 maple trees that we’ll tap in January and February, one of our favorite winter traditions. Once the sap starts flowing, we’ll collect and boil it down to create our Hunter’s Honey Farm Maple Syrup, which pairs perfectly with our honey.
If you’re building a gift basket or planning your holiday shopping, our honey and syrup make sweet, thoughtful additions for friends, coworkers, and family
We recently planted 100 pounds of wildflower seeds across the farm. These blossoms will bloom in spring, providing food for our bees and other local pollinators. Healthy flowers mean healthy bees and that’s what keeps our raw Indiana honey so rich and flavorful.
When you join our Honey of the Month Club, you’re not just enjoying unique seasonal flavors; you’re supporting this ongoing cycle of sustainability and care for the environment.
Click here to join the Honey of the Month Club.
As the holidays approach, we’re getting ready for one of our favorite traditions: Christmas tree season! Starting the day after Thanksgiving, families can visit the farm to pick out a fresh-cut tree, sip warm cider, and shop local gifts like honey, maple syrup, and candles.
Bees and trees share a remarkable partnership. Many of Indiana’s trees – including maple, basswood, and black locust – rely on bees and other pollinators to reproduce. As bees gather nectar and pollen from the trees, they spread pollen from one blossom to another, helping the trees grow and thrive year after year.
While bees don’t directly pollinate evergreen trees like Fraser fir, Scotch pine, or Douglas fir, they still play an important role in keeping our Christmas tree fields healthy and thriving.
Bees pollinate the wildflowers, clover, and native plants that grow between and around the trees, enriching the soil, controlling pests naturally, and supporting a balanced ecosystem. Healthy land leads to healthier trees, so even when the bees are far from the hive, their work helps our evergreens grow strong and vibrant for the holiday season.
Visit our online shop to order raw honey, honey gift boxes, or sign up for our Honey of the Month Club, perfect for anyone who loves a sweet surprise delivered to their door.
At Hunter’s Honey Farm, every season serves a purpose. Fall is our time to prepare! We are tending to the bees, planting for pollinators, welcoming students, and getting ready for families who visit us each winter.
Whether you’re shopping for local honey, holiday gifts, or a Christmas tree, your purchase supports a family-owned Indiana farm that’s been nurturing nature’s sweetest gifts for generations.
