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Our Honey and Bee Pollen

All of our honey products are pure and raw—produced by our own bees in North Carolina, spun from the comb, gently strained, and bottled with nothing added and nothing removed.

Premium Honeys

Limited North Carolina honeys valued for their distinctive floral source, flavor, and seasonal harvest.

North Carolina Specialty Honeys

Small-batch varietal honeys produced from distinctive nectar sources in eastern North Carolina.

Pure & Raw Honeys

Everyday North Carolina honeys produced by our bees, gently strained, and bottled without high-heat processing.

Bee Pollen

Bee pollen is offered separately because it is not a honey variety.

Nationwide shipping

Honey by Mail Coming Soon

We are preparing to offer selected Lee's Bees honeys by mail throughout the United States. Ordering details and pricing will be announced soon.

Where to buy

You can buy our honey and pollen directly from our Mebane and Jamesville locations. To arrange a visit, please email Hye-Sook Lee at hyesook@leesbees.org.

We also deliver our products to the following stores and shops (availability varies—please call the store ahead):

Why choose Lee's Bees honey?

1. Produced and bottled by Lee's Bees

All of our honey is produced and bottled by Lee's Bees in North Carolina. We are both the producer and the distributor, unlike most beekeepers who wholesale their honey to packers. That means we can control the quality.

2. Gently strained, without high-heat processing

After harvest, the honey is spun from the comb and strained through cheesecloth or nylon, then bottled—true raw honey. It is never filtered under the high heat and pressure used to process most grocery-store honey.

3. Handled in inspected processing facilities

Our honey is handled in processing facilities inspected by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, so you know it has been bottled in a clean, safe environment.

Honey questions & answers

My clear honey turned cloudy. Did it spoil?

No—crystallization is not a sign that honey has gone bad. Honey that contains more glucose than fructose will eventually crystallize. Placing the jar in warm water for several minutes will safely return it to liquid form. Honey will not spoil as long as the jar is sealed.

There is white material at the top of my jar. What is it?

Because our honey is raw and unfiltered, some of the natural wax and air bubbles in the honey can separate and rise to the top. It is perfectly fine to eat.

Can I eat the honeycomb?

Yes. The comb is made of beeswax and holds the honey—it is entirely edible.

What is bee pollen?

Bee pollen consists of pollen from a variety of plant species, mixed with plant nectar. It is the food of young bees and a natural source of protein. See our bee pollen page for more.