Local Honey Bee Products (Honey, Beeswax, Pollen, etc.) for Sale

 
 
The following MSBA members provide bee supplies to the beekeeping community of Maryland and to the public.
Listing of individual member's services does not constitute an endorsement by MSBA
 
 
Bees / Nucs / Kit Pollination Services Honey, Pollen, Beeswax and more!
 

Terms Beekeepers Use When Talking About Honey:

Extracted Honey - Liquid honey in a bottle or larger container.
Comb Honey - Honey comb that has been built in a container by the bees; the most natural form available. Containers can be round or square plastic, or square boxes made of basswood.
Cut Comb Honey - Honey comb cut from a honey comb frame by the beekeeper.
Chunk Comb - Cut Comb Honey placed in a jar which is then filled with Extracted Honey.
Crystalized Honey - Honey is a super-saturated solution of sugars and those sugars will form crystals; some honeys crystalize faster than others. Slow crystalization results in large, undesireable, crystals. Rapid crystalization results in Creamed Honey. Honey that is crystalized is not "spoiled" honey. Simply melt the crystals by gently warming the honey in a glass jar (not a plastic honey bear) in a pan of water (loosen the cap)or ina microwave (remove the cap).
Creamed Honey - Also Granulated or Spun. A form of crystalized honey in which a rapid crystalization process is controlled to result in very fine crystals. The best creamed honey has crystals so small they cannot be felt in the mouth.
Pollen - Loose pellets of plant pollen as gathered by bees, collected by the beekeeper,dried and cleaned.
Beeswax - A natural wax secreted by bee glands located on their abdomen. Beeswax can come in different degrees of color and cleanliness. Price generally varies accordingly.
Propolis - A gummy substance consisting of various plant resins and saps gathered by the bees who use it to seal cracks, line brood cells, and varnish the hive interior.
 
For judging standards for Maryland honey products, check out Honey Judging Standards for Maryland