fresh local honey     beeswax lotion bars    beeswax candles     smooth ​lip balm     moisturizing hand cream

Spring is here and
​The Bees Are Working

Check out the beeswax lotion bars

The Bees Are Working

Spring is here​.  Warmer weather, flowers blooming and summer is just around the corner.  While the weather here in North East Georgia has been gradually moving from a mix of cold blasts and frequent rain to a more consistent range of temperatures in the 70's to 80's, the bees have already been making good use of every day they can to collect the much needed pollen and nectar for the young to grow to adult bees.  Pollen and nectar from flowers is used to make food for the bees.  They raise more bees every day so they can collect more nectar and the nectar is what is made into honey.

One bee can create about 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey.  So it takes a lot of bees to just make a pound of honey.  The bees take care of that honey and make sure it is just right before they seal it in honeycomb.  Each honeycomb cell is made of beeswax and when that cell is full, beeswax is used to close it for storage.  Just like putting a lid on a jar.  So where does the beeswax come from?  The bees eat honey and they can begin to make wax that is used to make the honeycomb.  It takes about 8 pounds of honey to make 1 pound of wax.  So you can see that honey is very valuable to the bees and they make sure the honey has just the right amount of nutrients and pollen for life.  

As a local beekeeper, it is important to take the same care of that precious honey as the bees do.  At Double Bee Honey, we only strain the honey to remove bits of wax.  The nutrients and pollen the bees worked so hard to put in still remain.  

Honey comes from a mixture of flowers.  Sometimes it is lighter or darker depending on the flowers in bloom at the time.  That is why it is called Wildflower - a mixture of what the bees found in bloom.  

What is unmistakable is the taste.  Pure honey straight from the beehive is the best.  It has a rich flavor and enhances just about any type of food.  Taste the difference yourself.  There is nothing like it.


This year's honey will start to be available in June in limited quantities.  Please put your name on our mailing list to be notified when honey is available.

We also have a new product - Beeswax Lotion Bars.  A mixture of beeswax, shea butter and essential oils to moisturize your skin.  Use on your hands, elbows, feet or somewhere that needs special attention.  Hold in your hands a moment and the bar begins to soften with body heat.  Apply with the bar or your hands.  Comes in two sizes - Small:  fits in the palm of your hand (with an embossed bee on top) and Large: a contoured shape that is easy to hold when applying.  Try it and let us know how you like it.

Welcome to Double Bee Honey.
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​I am a local beekeeper in Suwanee, GA that collects honey and beeswax from my bees. They work very hard to make the best tasting honey. Try it yourself. Taste the difference of raw, local, wildflower honey.

Honey, beeswax lotion bars, beeswax candles, lip balm, and hand & body cream are available for purchase.

Thanks to all that purchase from Double Bee Honey.  Those funds go back into helping us support the Honeybees and to help cover the expenses to make honey available to you.  Your purchase means a lot and we thank you.
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NEW - Beeswax Lotion Bars - Small or Large
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Wildflower Honey - 16 oz. squeeze bottle
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Lip Balm - Peppermint/Vanilla
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Beeswax Candle - Carved Egg

Help the bees

One way to help the bees and pollinators in your area is to plant wildflowers.  This will give them a variety of food (pollen) to eat so they can raise bees and gather nectar to make honey. If we help the bees, they will also help us too.
Please note that when you click the Amazon link and make a purchase, a portion of that purchase will be paid to us.  Funds received from your purchase will be used to help support the honeybees and make products available to you.  Thank you for your support.

Harvest Gallery

Honey Recipes
Information from The National Honey Board

This link will take you to where you can learn more about Honey including recipes to try that use honey.

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Double Bee Honey, LLC
Suwanee, Georgia
doublebeehoney@yahoo.com
​(708) 79-HONEY
(708) 794-6639
Pure, raw wildflower honey is a mixture of nectar and pollen from the local flowers of the area.  Our honey is strained (not micro filtered) to ensure the best benefits of local, raw honey remain inside the honey.  I am a local beekeeper in Suwanee, GA that collects honey and beeswax from my bees.  Honey can be used for extra sweetness and texture for recipes, a flavor enhancer in tea or smoothies and as a topping for bread, cereal or anything else that needs something special.  The bees also make beeswax to store the honey in the beehive.  We collect a portion of that beeswax and use it in making candles, lip balm and lotion bars.  

Honeybees are very important to all of us.  They pollinate flowers that give us our food (fruits, vegetables, nuts, etc) - many of the foods would not even be here if it were not for the honeybee.  They make honey that can be used in many ways beyond a sweetener.  They create beeswax that has been used to seal or waterproof items, protect the skin or give us light.  They collect resins to make propolis - a mixture that is used by the bees to give the beehive anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, but there are many studies still discovering the many benefits of what comes from honeybees.  

All of us can help to make sure these creatures stay around.  
  • Plant bee friendly wildflowers, shrubs and trees.  We can all use something that looks pretty, smells great and give us some shade.
  • Use pollinator friendly pesticides in the late evenings when the bees have returned to their homes.  
  • If you have a yard or land with clover or goldenrod, consider not spraying for weeds and mow less often.  Give the bees a chance to collect some of that precious nectar.  It provides variety in their diet and helps them to save some food for winter.
  • Support a beekeeper.  Buy honey and other products from a local beekeeper.  They are helping to increase and preserve the honeybee population.
  • Provide space to a beekeeper.  Maybe you have land somewhere that could benefit from beehives.  
  • Become a beekeeper.  Just one hive can make a difference and the difference can be you.  You may even want to get more.