One Hive at a Time.
In the quiet town of Bruce, South Dakota, where the winds roll across open plains and wildflowers mark the changing seasons, Adee Honey Farms continues a legacy that began with a single hive and a whole lot of determination.
Founded during the Great Depression, this family-run operation has grown into the largest beekeeping business in the country, not by cutting corners, but by sticking to a simple philosophy: care for the bees, and the rest will follow.
From Humble Beginnings to National Impact
The story of Adee Honey Farms is one of resilience and stewardship. What started in the 1950s with just a handful of hives has expanded to over 80,000 hives managed across the U.S., from the Midwest to the almond orchards of California.
Four generations later, the Adee family still oversees every step, from hive to harvest. Their vertically integrated model allows them to maintain the highest standards in beekeeping, honey production, and pollination services. It also ensures that every jar of honey reflects the values they’ve upheld since day one: honesty, hard work, and harmony with nature.
Beekeeping with Purpose
At its core, Adee Honey Farms is about more than honey. It’s about the bees.
Beekeeping is a delicate partnership, one that requires patience, deep knowledge, and a respect for the rhythms of the natural world. The Adee team works year-round to keep their colonies healthy, strong, and thriving. They move with the seasons, following the blooms to ensure their bees always have access to abundant, diverse nectar sources.
This migratory model, while complex, allows Adee to support healthy pollination cycles across America, playing a quiet but vital role in food production and agricultural biodiversity.
Honey You Can Trust
Great honey doesn’t need additives. It doesn’t need gimmicks. It just needs good stewardship, clean environments, and bees that are well cared for.
Adee’s honey is raw, real, and produced without compromise. Each batch reflects the region, the season, and the skill of the hands that harvested it. It’s honey the way nature intended, unfiltered, unspoiled, and undeniably American.
With decades of experience behind every bottle, Adee Honey Farms has built a reputation not just for quality, but for integrity. In a world where shortcuts are easy to come by, they choose the long road, every time.
Keeping the Tradition Alive
Beekeeping is as much an art as it is a science. And at Adee Honey Farms, tradition meets innovation in a way that keeps the practice alive, modernized where it matters, untouched where it counts.
The team blends time-tested techniques with today’s best practices in hive health, environmental stewardship, and food safety. They train new generations of beekeepers, share their knowledge freely, and advocate for sustainable agriculture across the industry.
Honey is their craft, but legacy is what they’re really building.
When you choose honey from Adee Honey Farms, you’re supporting more than just a bottle on a shelf. You’re honoring four generations of American beekeeping. You’re investing in healthy bees, thriving ecosystems, and a future where the right way still matters.
This is honey with heart.
Born in the plains. Built on trust. Raised by bees, and the people who love them.
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