Products
Following the Wild Bees
$18.95
Drawing on decades of experience as a bee hunter and bee biologist, Professor Tom Seeley weaves informative discussions of the biology of wild honey bees with colorful historical anecdotes, personal...
Food Grade Bucket with Honey Gate and Lid
$40.00
Perfect for honey harvest time - a nice tight 1 1/2" honey gate and snug fitting lid with pour spout. Store honey without leaks, mess, or bees' attention and when...
Food Safe Beeswax Wood Finish
$9.00
Made right here at the store, this is the perfect thing for refreshing your wooden cutting boards, salad bowls, spoons, or anything made of wood that comes into contact with...
Foot Balm by Fabula Nebulae
$16.00
Smooth your heels and massage away stress with this rich, moisturizing balm in a convenient roll-up stick.
Formic Pro (formerly Mite Away Quick Strips)
$23.00
We have used Mite Away Quick Strips on our own hives for several years with great success. Formic Pro is the newest formulation from NOD Apiary Products. It is an...
Foulbrood Test Kit
$27.00
We have had a few worrisome incidents of American Foulbrood (AFB) in southern Maine in years past. Larval remains under sunken or perforated caps are an indication of American Foulbrood,...
Foundation Pins
$3.00
Don't waste your money on those pesky, expensive foundation pins you find elsewhere. Bobby pins slide effortlessly around wax and are actually long enough to reach the first wire in...
Frame Assembly Jig
$50.00
This nailing jig is used to assemble 10 frames in the time it takes for two or three individually. Line up 10 side bars, glue and nail on the top...
Frame Holder
$30.00
This tool should be in your beekeeping box. Open the hive and attach this to the edge as a place to put that frame you pulled out. Keep the bees...
Fresh Honey Cookbook
$16.99
Beekeeper and chef Laurey Masterson offers honey-tasting tips and vibrant recipes that deliver amazing dishes, both savory and sweet. In addition to the recipes, this book provides a glimpse into...
Fume Board
$30.00
The perfect thing for harvesting honey supers in warm weather - just spray a bit of Fischer's Bee Quick on the felt side of the board, put it on in...
Gala Candles
$14.00
Beeswax gala candles are like tiny tapers for your birthday cake. 6" of fun, 12 candles per box. Add some elegance to your next special celebration! Made in British Columbia,...
Garden Plants for Honey Bees
$50.00
Written by accomplished horticulturist and beekeeper, Peter Lindtner, this book has 394 pages packed with beautiful color photographs and information about important plants for honey bees. Organized by month of...
Gift Card
$25.00
We have gift cards available in any amount - if you don't see the amount you would like, just call the store and we will take care of it for...
Gingiber Tea Towels
$20.00
These gorgeous flour sack cloth towels add elegance and the beauty of nature to your kitchen! 100% flour sack cotton Machine-washable 24" ×26" inches Includes a hanging loop
Give Bees a Chance
$17.99
Fun bee facts: Honeybees have hair on their eyes! Bees sometimes communicate by dancing! An average queen bee can lay 2,000 eggs in one day!
Glass Can Drinking Cups - spring designs
$22.00
Crafted with care and delightful details, this unique drinkware makes for the perfect gift to brighten housewarmings, express appreciation to teachers, birthdays and so much more! Complete with a bamboo...
Glow Body Butter by Bee Naturals
$24.00
Glow Body Butter is rich and yummy, with a subtle sheen. Apply it to dry skin, especially after a bath or shower. Contains jojoba oil, cocoa butter, shea butter, beeswax,...
Greeting Card - 3D Bee
$7.00
Unique and whimsical three dimensional cutout greeting card. Blank inside so you can write the message to the honeybee lover in your life.
Greeting Card Sets by Blue Butterfield
$24.00
Portland artist Blue Butterfield has created breathtaking images from woodcut prints for these cards. Each box contains twelve individual cards featuring unique artistry and bold use of color.
Grey Bees
$15.95
With warm yet politically acute humor, Ukraine’s most famous novelist, Andrey Kurkov, presents a balanced and illuminating portrait of modern conflict. A heartening tale of humanity in the midst of...
Hanukkah Beeswax Taper Candles
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Celebrate the Festival of Lights with these long burning, hand dipped, 100% beeswax Hanukkah candles. Holidays are the best with all-natural illuminated candles. Hanukkah Beeswax Taper candles are available for...
Harney and Sons Fine Teas
$9.00
When we think about uses for our favorite honey most everybody's mind goes first to a nice cup of tea. Beautiful as a gift or just to spoil yourself, these...
Hawaiian Coffee Blossom Honey
$10.00
Coffee Blossom honey from Hawai‘i This elegant honey from the Big Island of Hawai'i has a fruity, caramel richness. Apricot and fig overlay cacao and vanilla, with a delightful tangy kick...
Health and the Honeybee
$12.95
The therapeutic application of bee products, or apitherapy, is an ancient practice [finding] its place in modern medicine. History reveals that Greek and Roman civilizations benefited from the fruits of...
Heart of the Hive - Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee
$28.00
An intimate journey into the life of honey bees. A small book, chock full of concise and fascinating information and amazing photographs. By Hilary Kearney, the author of Queenspotting, another...
Heilyser Oxalic Acid Vaporizer
$130.00
Oxalic acid is an excellent treatment for Varroa mites, especially when the hive has little or no brood. In Maine, we use it in October, December/January, or in early spring....
Hex Ice Cube Mold
$13.00
These silicone ice cube trays are the bees knees! The large mold makes ice cubes about 1" across and the small mold about 1/2". Jumbo makes a perfect rocks drink:...
Hive and the Honey Bee Revisited
$30.00
L.L. Langstroth's beekeeping classic, updated and annotated by Roger Hoopingarner, PhD. "More than 150 years aftger L.L. Langstroth invented the movable-comb hive and brought beekeeping into the modern age, we...
Hive Ratchet Strap
$20.00
Around here, a good nor'easter can topple a hive even in a sheltered area. Even strapped, a hive can tip but the strap can mean the difference between an intact...
Hive Top Feeder
$13.00
This is our absolute favorite way to get syrup on a hive in Maine. The times of year when we need to feed light hives can experience very cold nights. ...
Honey B Healthy
$32.00
HONEY-B-HEALTHY: is a honeybee feeding stimulant composed of lemongrass and spearmint oil concentrate. HONEY-B-HEALTHY helps promote healthy vigorous hives when used as a feeding stimulant. Use as a feeding stimulant...
Honey Bear Candle
$6.00
This little 3" beeswax candle burns slowly and cleanly and smells wonderful. Generally I object to things with bears because they are the natural enemies of honeybees, but this guy...
Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping
$90.00
"First released in 1999, Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping is widely accepted as a major textbook of Apiculture (beekeeping). Universities use it to teach college students bee biology and beekeeping....
Honey Bee Diseases & Pests (3rd edition)
$20.00
Every beekeeper should have on the shelf a copy of this handbook from the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA). With detailed color photographs and concise text, the book outlines...
Honey Bee hat in organic cotton
$34.00
Save the bees! These wonderful caps are cut & sewn from 100% certified organic cotton washed twill, and feature a 6 panel unstructured fit with self-fabric closure and sliding brass...
Honey Bee Kissed lip soothers
$14.00
Better than ordinary chapstick, this balm is a gentle lotion for your lips. It goes on with a wand, and moisturizes and soothes like nothing else. The Blush option adds...
Honey Candy - Anellabees
$11.00
Anellabees makes stunningly delicious honey caramels and hard candies. Just a single caramel will take you through the whole afternoon. Trust me. Anellabees signature honey candies are made with honey, organic sugar, and...
Honey Dipper, Cherry Wood
$10.00
The most beautiful honey dipper we have ever found. Naturally-finished cherry wood made in Pennsylvania by Jonathan's Wild Cherry Spoons. 7 inches long.
Honey Exchange Candles in Travel Tins
$7.00
100% beeswax candles in a darling tin with a beautiful design - what could be better? This is just what you need on the edge of your tub, or on...
Honey Exchange Hat
$28.00
Beekeepers always have a ball cap handy for visits to the bee yard. Premium quality cap with ventilated lining and a leather adjusting strap. One size truly fits all -...
Honey Exchange Hoodies
$50.00
The Honey Exchange wants you to up your swag game! These hoodies are comfy, stylish, and sport the Honey Exchange logo on the front and bee on the back. Black...
Honey Exchange Local (Maine), Raw, Unfiltered Honey
$17.00
We extract local honey for area beekeepers and put it in jars here at the store. It comes to you just the way the bees made it in the comb,...
Honey Exchange Long Sleeve T-Shirt - Branch of Golden Apples design
$36.00
The mural in our store was beautifully painted by our daughter, Maura Gaven, during Covid. It depicts an imaginary meeting between the Norse goddess Freya and the celtic Saint Gobnait...
Honey Exchange T-shirt - Classic Design
$25.00
This design was created for The Honey Exchange by South Portland batik artist Suzanne Drown Trout and re-created in silkscreen. The shirts are Comfort Colors in hardy 100% cotton and...
Honey Exchange Varietal Honey
$17.00
The white label honeys come from a variety of sources around the country. This selection is always subject to change. We often have more types available than are shown on...
Honey Gate
$23.00
This gate can be installed into any food-grade bucket. Use a 1 5/8" hole saw to cut through the bucket, and tighten down the gate with the gasket provided.