Local honey in North Carolina
Last updated November 8, 2026 · 117 producers listed · Southeast & Appalachia
In North Carolina, sourwood is the crown. Across the western ridges of the Blue Ridge and the Smokies, the sourwood trees bloom for a narrow stretch in July, and the honey they make — light, amber, with a delicate spiced finish — is widely considered the benchmark sourwood in the country, the one others are measured against. East into the Piedmont, the early-season jar turns dark and brisk with tulip poplar, drawn from the hardwood bottoms before summer. Out toward the coastal plain and sandhills, it shifts again to gallberry and coastal wildflower, lighter and slower to set. The state runs mountains to sea, and the sourwood window is famously fickle — a single ill-timed rain can thin a year's harvest, so the same ridge rarely gives the same jar twice.
Local honey producers in North Carolina
Verified listings first, then alphabetical by town. "Pending verification" means Melvea has not independently confirmed the listing — it is a directory entry, often from the producer's own public information.
- Buckwheat FarmApex, North Carolina (city-level)WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Farrells Creek FarmApex, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Dogwood Acres HoneyArcher Lodge, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Bee Spit ApiaryAsheboro, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Asheville Bee CharmerAsheville, North Carolina (city-level)Sourwood, Tulip Poplar, WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Aunt Sandie's FarmAsheville, North Carolina (city-level)Wildflower, Sourwood, CloverListed · pending verification
- Aunt SandiesAsheville, North Carolina (city-level)Sourwood, Wildflower, Clover, BlackberryListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Sandy Bee Mine Honey CoAsheville, North Carolina (city-level)Wildflower, SourwoodListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Bayed Bear Honey LLCBailey, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Meadows Edge Farm NCBlanch, North Carolina (city-level)tulip-poplar, cloverListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Golden Valley Honey BeesBostic, North Carolina (city-level)clover, sourwood, wildflowerListed · pending verification
- Bee. honey+hiveBrevard, North Carolina (city-level)wildflower, sourwoodListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Shaken Creek FarmsBurgaw, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Mikes Local Honey and ProduceBurlington, North Carolina (city-level)sourwood, wildflowerListed · pending verification
- Blue Rock ApiaryBurnsville, North Carolina (city-level)sourwood, wildflowerListed · pending verification
- Elemental HillsBurnsville, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Happy Apple BeesBurnsville, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verification
- Karefree ProduceCarthage, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- McNeilly Bee FarmCasar, North Carolina (city-level)Sourwood, WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Bee Wise HivesChapel Hill, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Fricks ApiariesChapel Hill, North Carolina (city-level)WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- King Cobra ApiaryChapel Hill, North Carolina (city-level)WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Bee & CombCharlotte, North Carolina (city-level)raw honey, local honey, comb honeyListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Cloister HoneyCharlotte, North Carolina (city-level)Sourwood, WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Hall Family FarmCharlotte, North Carolina (city-level)WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Harver HarvestCharlotte, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Hodges FarmsCharlotte, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Marks Buzzing BeesCharlotte, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verification
- The Pampered Bee ApiaryCharlotte, North Carolina (city-level)WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Wallys Pure Raw HoneyColumbus, North Carolina (city-level)Clover, BlackberryListed · pending verification
- Honeysuckle Hill Bee FarmConcord, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Royal ApisConover, North Carolina (city-level)wildflower, sourwoodListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Bee Happy FarmCreedmoor, North Carolina (city-level)blueberryListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Faith Mountain FarmCreston, North Carolina (city-level)sourwood, wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Hidden Happiness Bee FarmDeep Gap, North Carolina (city-level)orange-blossom, sourwoodListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Little Family Farm & ApiaryDenver, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Sweet Granite FarmDenver, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Bee Downtown HoneyDurham, North Carolina (city-level)Sourwood, Tulip Poplar, WildflowerListed · pending verification
- WG Bee FarmEden, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Circle L FarmsEdneyville, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verification
- Phoenix Farms VineyardEdward, North Carolina (city-level)WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Nadeau FarmsElizabeth City, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Cukabury FarmsFairmont, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Appalachian ApiariesFranklin, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Wings to RootsFranklinton, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Piney Grove HoneyFuquay-Varina, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Beasley Honey CoGastonia, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Shepherd HivesGermanton, North Carolina (city-level)sourwood, wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Bight BeesGloucester, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Quaker Acre ApiariesGreensboro, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verification
- Yates & Bailey Bee FarmGreenville, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Free Bees ApiaryHampstead, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Dutch KettleHamptonville, North Carolina (city-level)Pure Mountain Honey, Sourwood Honey, Creamed Honey, Clover Honey, Flavored HoneyListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Eyrie Summit FarmHamptonville, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Chickabee Hill Farm and ApiaryHendersonville, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Honeybee BlissHendersonville, North Carolina (city-level)wildflower, sourwoodListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Bees On The EnoHillsborough, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Sweet Haven FarmHillsborough, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verification
- Hughes Honey ApiaryHolly Springs, North Carolina (city-level)Tulip PoplarListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Blue Ridge ApiariesHudson, North Carolina (city-level)wildflower, sourwoodListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Spring Water FarmsHuntersville, North Carolina (city-level)WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Cole's FarmJacksonville, North Carolina (city-level)blackberry, blueberry, clover, gallberry, wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Warden's Farm NCJacksonville, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Davis Backyard Bees, LLCKing, North Carolina (city-level)sourwood, wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- ENC HoneyKinston, North Carolina (city-level)wildflower, gallberryListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Killer Bees HoneyLake Toxaway, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Pure Pisgah HoneyLake Toxaway, North Carolina (city-level)Sourwood, WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Long Branch Environmental Education CenterLeicester, North Carolina (city-level)Sourwood, Wildflower, CloverListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Bee Kind Family FarmLenoir, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verification
- High Rock NurseryLexington, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- HoneyBell's Bee FarmLexington, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- SandyCreek FarmLexington, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Secret Garden BeesLinden, North Carolina (city-level)Clover, WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Babin ApiaryManteo, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verification
- Sweet Betsy FarmMarion, North Carolina (city-level)Sourwood, WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Sweet Betty Bee's Honey and HiveMarshall, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Hawfields Honey HouseMebane, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Lee's BeesMebane, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Dyson ApiariesMocksville, North Carolina (city-level)Sourwood, WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Triple J Honeybee FarmsMocksville, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verification
- Carrigan Farms, LLCMooresville, North Carolina (city-level)sourwoodListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Perry's Berry'sMorganton, North Carolina (city-level)blueberryListed · pending verificationWebsite
- June Bug BeesMount Pleasant, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- All American Bee CompanyNew Bern, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- SpringHill Farm and ApiaryNorwood, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Five Acres Honey FarmPittsboro, North Carolina (city-level)WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Harris HivesPittsboro, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Heaven Scent HoneyRaleigh, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Hunt's Honey and StrawberriesRaleigh, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verification
- Raleigh Bee CompanyRaleigh, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- The Little BeekeeperRaleigh, North Carolina (city-level)WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- The Pleasant BeeRaleigh, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Wehrloom HoneyRobbinsville, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Sapony Creek Apiaries & Bee SupplyRocky Mount, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verification
- Creekside FarmSelma, North Carolina (city-level)Wildflower, BlueberryListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Shuga Bee FarmSelma, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Bee Sweet Bee FarmShelby, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Willowsted HoneyShelby, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Dees Bees ApiarySouthern Pines, North Carolina (city-level)WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- D and D's ApiaryStanley, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verification
- Happy Busy BeesStatesville, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Bee Blessed Pure HoneyTarboro, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Foothills Farm & ApiaryTaylorsville, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Zombees Honey of NCTimberlake, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Uwharrie Gold HoneyTroy, North Carolina (city-level)basswood, blackberry, clover, sourwood, wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Hewett Honey ApiaryWake Forest, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Twins Honey CoWake Forest, North Carolina (city-level)WildflowerListed · pending verification
- Armstrong Artisan FarmWalnut Cove, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Garris FarmsWalstonburg, North Carolina (city-level)wildflower, clary-sage, cottonListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Beorn's ApiaryWaynesville, North Carolina (city-level)Sourwood, WildflowerListed · pending verificationWebsite
- The Honey HoleWest Jefferson, North Carolina (city-level)buckwheat, sourwood, tupelo, wildflower, blueberryListed · pending verificationWebsite
- Berrywick ApiaryWhiteville, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Tate's ApiariesWillow Spring, North Carolina (city-level)wildflowerListed · pending verification
- Pine Grove Bee WorksWilmington, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- Brock's Berries & Produce FarmWinterville, North Carolina (city-level)WildflowerListed · pending verification
- DeTray FarmsYoungsville, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
- HS Howell FarmsZebulon, North Carolina (city-level)Listed · pending verificationWebsite
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Frequently asked questions
- How many local honey producers are in North Carolina?
- Melvea lists 117 local honey producers in North Carolina. Each is a directory listing, pending verification — confirm availability with the producer before visiting. Melvea lists no pricing.
- Are these North Carolina producers verified by Melvea?
- Not yet. Every producer here is a directory listing marked "pending verification" — Melvea has not independently confirmed it. Listings often come from a producer's own public information. Confirm hours, stock, and location with the producer before visiting.
- Where can I buy local honey in North Carolina?
- Browse the 117 producers listed below; each links to its Melvea profile with the honey it makes and where to buy. For metro-level guides, see Asheville, Charlotte, Raleigh.
Looking elsewhere? Explore the Honey Terroir Map to browse producers across every region.