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Raw Local Honey from Kings Mills, Ohio

Pure • Raw • Unfiltered

The Apothecary Collection

☙ Shop Honey ❧

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☙ Wildflower Honey ❧

Pure • Raw • Unfiltered

A floral, complex honey drawn from the wild blooms of Kings Mills and the surrounding Ohio countryside.

6 oz Glass Jar $10
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☙ Clover Honey ❧

Pure • Raw • Unfiltered

A gentle, golden honey with a clean finish and soft sweetness. Ideal for tea, toast, and everyday use.

16 oz Glass Jar $16
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☙ What Our Honey Is ❧

Why Our Honey Tastes the Way It Does

Our honey isn’t just sweet — it’s geography in a jar.

The Little Miami Valley creates a seasonal flavor profile:
• Bright in spring (phlox, locust, maple)
• Warm and floral in summer (clover, brambles, basswood)
• Deep and earthy in fall (goldenrod, asters, late wildflowers)

Every harvest reflects the bees’ choices, the weather, and the bloom cycles — a living record of Kings Mills, South Lebanon, and the land that raised us.

Pure

Preserved in its original integrity, untouched by heat or alteration, and containing nothing beyond what the bees themselves provide. No syrups, no fillers, no artifices — only the true, unembellished product of the hive.

Raw

Maintained at the natural warmth of the hive, never exposed to the high heats that diminish its native character. In this raw state, the honey retains its full bouquet, its delicate aromatics, and the subtle complexities bestowed by the flowers of the Little Miami Valley.

Unfiltered

Passed only through a simple cloth to lift away stray wax and hive debris, yet never subjected to the harsh pressure‑filtration that robs honey of its finer elements. In this unfiltered state, it retains the pollen, aromatics, and subtle particulates that speak faithfully of the flowers and fields of the Little Miami Valley.

Small-Batch

Gathered in intentionally small batches from our apiaries in Kings Mills and South Lebanon, each harvest is tended by hand from hive to jar. This measured approach preserves the character of the season, the integrity of the comb, and the quiet craftsmanship that defines our work. No mass production, no hurried processing — only the deliberate, time‑honored handling befitting a true heritage honey

🌳 The Trees The Backbone of the Flavor

Black Locust
• Blooms briefly but explosively in late spring
• Light, floral, almost vanilla‑tinged nectar
• Often the foundation of early‑season honey

Tulip Poplar
• A Little Miami Valley giant
• Dark, rich, slightly smoky nectar
• Adds depth and amber color to mid‑season harvests

Basswood (American Linden)
• Highly aromatic, minty‑citrus nectar
• Bright, sparkling top notes
• A beekeeper favorite for clarity and complexity

Maple (Red & Silver)
• Early spring nectar and pollen
• Helps jumpstart brood buildup
• Subtle caramel undertones

Sycamore & Riverbank Trees
• Steady nectar sources along the Little Miami River
• Mild, earthy, grounding notes

🌼 The Wildflowers The Color & Character

Goldenrod
• The valley’s autumn signature
• Bold, earthy, slightly spicy nectar
• Gives fall honey its deep gold color

Asters
• Floral, clean, slightly herbal
• Softens goldenrod’s intensity in fall blends

Wild Phlox
• A nod to Phlox Hollow Farms
• Sweet, perfumed nectar brightening spring honey

Clover (White, Red, Alsike)
• Abundant in fields, yards, and roadside edges
• Light, classic, buttery‑sweet flavor
• A major contributor to mid‑summer harvests

Queen Anne’s Lace
• Delicate, slightly herbal nectar
• Adds a soft, tea‑like note

Blackberry & Raspberry Brambles
• Fruity, floral nectar
• A whisper of berry brightness

🌾 The Fields & Backyards The Hidden Contributors

Vetch, Alfalfa, & Pasture Blooms
• Steady nectar flow in agricultural pockets
• Mild sweetness and a clean finish

Backyard Gardens
• Lavender, mint, basil, bee balm, sunflowers
• Micro‑notes that vary hive to hive
• The true “hyper‑local” fingerprint of our honey

🏞️ The Little Miami Valley A Landscape of Rare Abundance

The Little Miami Valley is one of Ohio’s quiet ecological powerhouses — a corridor of riverbend forests, old meadows, and rolling glacial soil that supports an astonishing diversity of plant life. Botanists have identified over 340 species of native flora throughout the valley, from hardwood giants to delicate understory blooms.

This mosaic of habitats creates a nectar belt unlike anywhere else in the region. Spring opens with maple, willow, and wild phlox along the riverbanks. Summer rises into basswood, blackberry brambles, and meadow wildflowers. By autumn, goldenrod and asters take the stage, filling the fields with the final flush of color and nectar.

Every jar of Sweet Honey Co. honey carries a trace of this landscape — the forests, the meadows, the river corridor, and the hundreds of wild species that make the Little Miami Valley one of the most biologically rich pockets in southwest Ohio.

The Apothecary Collection

☙ Shop Honey ❧

☙ Wildflower Honey ❧

Pure • Raw • Unfiltered

A floral, complex honey drawn from the wild blooms of Kings Mills and the surrounding Ohio countryside.

☙ Clover Honey ❧

Pure • Raw • Unfiltered

A gentle, golden honey with a clean finish and soft sweetness. Ideal for tea, toast, and everyday use.

Our Story

☙ Sweet Honey Co. ❧

A Little Miami Valley Heritage, Jar by Jar

The chronicle of Phlox Hollow Farms begins in the year 2021, upon the quiet fields of Morrow, Ohio, where a modest gathering of hives and a determined curiosity first took root. What commenced as a humble experiment soon revealed itself as a calling, guided by the steady hum of bees and the fertile promise of the Little Miami Valley.

By 2023, the apiary extended its reach into South Lebanon, following the natural course of the river corridor — a landscape of wildflower meadows, ancient tree lines, and time‑worn farmland. Here, the bees found a tapestry of nectar sources unmatched in its variety, and the work of the farm deepened in both craft and character.

In the middle of 2024, the operation returned home to Kings Mills, where it now spans both Kings Mills and South Lebanon. What began as a small endeavor has grown into a rooted, multi‑site apiary shaped by season, soil, and the steadfast labor of the bees themselves.

Sweet Honey Co. is independently owned and operated in Kings Mills, Ohio. Each jar bears the unmistakable imprint of this place — the fields and tree lines, the backyards and forgotten fence rows, the wild pockets of bloom that define the Little Miami Valley. Within every harvest lies a quiet record of the land that raised it.

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