Your Guide to Local Honey Around the Evansville Area

Why I Added Local Honey to My Diet

Recently, I decided to take an audit of my diet and realized I’ve been eating too much processed food. So I started an overhaul, beginning with breakfast. I wanted to up my daily fiber intake, and two things I’m trying to eat more of are chia seeds and ground flax.

These ingredients are a great start, but they can be pretty bland. I wanted something to give it a little zing and a fresh, local feel, so I decided to add some local honey.

Local honey tends to be richer with a more complex flavor profile. It’s small-batch, closer to hive-to-jar than grocery shelf blends, less processed, and buying it supports local beekeepers.

My absolute favorite honey was the lavender honey I had at the Alii Kula Lavender Farm in Maui. On a warm scone with some lavender coffee, the flavors were out of this world.

Raw Honey vs. Commercial Honey

Many local honey producers also offer raw honey. Both raw and commercial honey are mostly sugar, but raw honey is lightly strained to remove debris, not heated to high temps, and often made in small batches without mixing.

Raw honey can vary in color, sometimes cloudy or opaque. Its consistency can differ from jar to jar, and it may crystallize faster. The flavor is more complex and depends on the local blooms the bees visited. Commercial honey, on the other hand, is usually heated, filtered, and blended for consistency, which makes it smooth and predictable but less unique in flavor.

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Where to Find Local Honey

Looking for this golden nectar? We got you... Not only do you get fresher, more flavorful honey, but you also support your community and local pollinators.

Adams Honey LLC.
Phone: (812) 598-7927 •  Boonville, IN
Locations:

• 24/7 no contact - 433 Manger Rd. Boonville, IN (cash or check - Adams Honey LLC.) $8 / pound and $14 for 2 pounds

Bittner Apiaries, Inc. DBA as PJB Honey
Phone: (812) 963‑5647
Locations:

• Evansville
  • Schnucks Darmstadt
  • Schnucks North Green River Road
  • Schnucks South Green River Road
  • Schnucks Westside
  • Schnucks 1^st Avenue
  • Old Fashion Butcher Shop
  • West Side Wesselman’s
  • Beuhler’s IGA Store
• Newburgh
  • Schnucks
  • Old Fashion Butcher Shop
  • Deaconess Women’s Hospital Gift Shop – Just our 8 oz Honey Bear
• Mt Vernon
  • Priceless Foods
  • McKim’s IGA
  • Posey County Coop
• Haubstadt
  • Holiday Foods
  • Dewig Meats
• Jasper
  • Schnucks
  • Holiday Foods

• Ferdinand
  • Holiday Foods
• Dale
  • Holiday Foods
• Booneville
  • Save-U-More

• Evansville Restaurants that use PJB Honey
  • Turoni’s
    • PJB Honey is used to make their Honey Blond Beer - #1 Seller
  • Chef Lo
    • Hot Honey Wings
  • Belly of the Wolf
  • Mo’s House
• Evansville Gyms
  • BFit Gym

Ella Bugs Honey
Phone: (812) 306‑3270 • St. Philips, IN
Locations:

• Rural King (both east and west side)
• Fresh Market
• Local events (check Facebook)
• online

Growing Success Bee Company
Phone: (812) 897‑2877 • State Rd. 61 between Lynnville and Boonville (relocating this summer)
Location:

• Farm Stand: 6200 IN-61 Suite A, Boonville, IN 47601

Knob Hill Bees 

• Location: Paradise Organics in Newburgh IN

Liquid Gold Honey, LLC
Location:

• Paradise Organics in Newburgh IN
• Helms Greenhouse in Reo, IN

Loughries Honey
Phone: (812) 217-8515 •  Boonville, IN
Locations:

• Rare Bird Gifts & Goods on Lincoln Ave
• Social Bird Boutique in Newburgh
• River City Coffee and Goods in Evansville
• The Farmhouse in Evansville
• Millers 5 and Dime in Boonville
• Black Lodge Coffee Roasters in New Harmony
• Countryside Orchard in Evansville
• Lake View Orchards in Rockport
• West Side Nutrition in Evansville

Teal Honey 

*Awarded best tasting honey in North America
Phone: (812) 480-0339 • Boonville, IN

Locations:

• Porch pick up 6611 Juniper Rd. Newburgh, IN
• Willow Poppy in Newburgh
• Mulberry Jeans in Newburgh

Winterapiary
Phone: (812) 568-2487• Evansville, IN

Some placesthat were recommended (though I couldn't verify)

• IGA Boonville in Boonville IN
• Local Sourced in Evansville IN
• Cleo's Bakery in Newburgh IN

Help me add to this list by emailing me at evansville.dme@townsquaremedia.com. Please include any info you have list business name, phone, address, and website!