Star Thrower Farm Honey Bees

The Star Thrower Farm apiary is home to thousands of honeybees. We operate a “Bee Safe” farm and use no herbicides or pesticides. Our bees produce enough honey that we are able to extract a little for our customers. All colonies are busy pollinating our herbs, vegetables, fruits, flowers each spring.

Fun honey bee facts

• Out of 20,000 species of bees, only 4 make honey. Honey bees are the only bees that die after they sting and they sting only when they feel their hive, queen and/or honey are threatened.
• A typical beehive can make up to 60 – 90 pounds of honey per season.
• Through a process called “pollination,” honeybees are responsible for approximately 80% of all fruit, vegetable and seed crops in the U.S.