Our Bees
We love our bees, our bees are 100% local survivor stock. We believe that survivor stock produce the best honey. Since they have been overwintered in our climate they are proven to be able to take it and produce the best local honey. Unlike commercial honey producers who look to produce the highest yield at the lowest cost. We look to produce quality honey. Commercial producers stress their bees much more than local honey producers and as such typically loose 30% to 60% of their hives annually. This means that they must replace those lost bees with new ones and these new bee must come from bee producers that are usually outside the local area. So, they are shipped across the country, then stressed from the travel these bees are forced to produce honey in a short amout of time stressing them even further. This cycle continues, with weak bees from weak hives.
At Ozarks Honey Company we only collect honey from strong hives that have been overwintered and collected their own honey for at least one year. It is our belief that these strong bees produce the best honey and it is less stressful on the bees. We also feel that this in turn generates more gentle bees and gentle bees are happy bees!
Some of the lineages we have are Italian, Minnesota Hygenic hybrid and Carniolans. Take a look at some of the beautiful pictures of our own bees.
At Ozarks Honey Company we only collect honey from strong hives that have been overwintered and collected their own honey for at least one year. It is our belief that these strong bees produce the best honey and it is less stressful on the bees. We also feel that this in turn generates more gentle bees and gentle bees are happy bees!
Some of the lineages we have are Italian, Minnesota Hygenic hybrid and Carniolans. Take a look at some of the beautiful pictures of our own bees.
Ozarks Honey Company
417-929-1009
417-929-1009