Let’s get the obvious out of the way: yes, this is a blog about helping the planet. Yes, it includes a list of great local honeys. No, it will not ask you to become a backyard beekeeper or build a tiny bee hotel out of wine corks. Unless that’s your thing. In which case, buzz on.
Think of this as your low-effort, high-impact guide to the best Colorado honey and your playbook to supporting the environment…without composting your entire lifestyle. (Or your pantry.)
Colorado Honey Worth the Buzz
Colorado bees have a good gig. Wildflowers. Altitude. A general absence of humidity. The result? Some of the most flavorful, floral-forward honey in the country. Here are a few standouts worth swapping in for that plastic bear on your shelf.
1. Björn’s Colorado Honey (Boulder)
Locally harvested, minimally filtered, and absolutely obsessed with bee health. Their whipped honey is the kind of thing you eat straight from the spoon and then pretend you didn’t.
2. Highland Honey (Longmont)
These folks have been around for over 40 years, which in bee terms is about six million generations. Their raw, creamed honey is known for its velvety texture and subtle wildflower notes.
3. Bee Squared (Berthoud)
Owned by one of Colorado’s most respected beekeepers (who also happens to educate beekeepers across the state), this honey is as esteemed as it is delicious. The chili-infused honey is a sleeper hit.
4. Lockhart Honey Farms (Sterling)
A small family-run operation doing raw, unfiltered honey right. It’s the kind of classic, honest product that reminds you why bees matter in the first place.
5. Local Hive (Colorado-Wide)
Produced at local farms and distributed to your neighborhood grocery store, Local Hive is the easy purchase when you’re picking up your milk and apples… and realize you need some honey too. You can’t always make it to a farmers market, but you can reach for the Local Hive bottle and leave the bear on the shelf (as cute as it is).
But What About the Colorado Bees?
Right. Let’s talk about the winged workforce behind this whole thing. Bee populations are still struggling, thanks to habitat loss, pesticide use, climate change, and whatever’s going on with monoculture farming. You don’t need to install a rooftop hive to help, but here’s what you can do:
1. Buy Local, Real Honey
It supports ethical beekeepers and reduces demand for imported honey that’s often cut with sugar or corn syrup. (Yes, that's a thing.)
2. Avoid Pesticides in Your Yard
Or at least be selective. Even “safe” garden sprays can do real harm to pollinators. Bees don’t care that your lawn is HOA-approved.
3. Plant Something Useful
Lavender, thyme, sage, sunflowers, and bee balm are easy to grow in Colorado and bee-approved. Bonus: they look nice and don’t require a green thumb.
4. Go Easy on the Mulch
Many native bees nest in the ground, and three inches of bark chips is basically a front door blockade. Leave a little bare earth. It’s not messy, it’s helpful.
5. Support Organizations Doing the Hard Work
Groups like Bee Informed Partnership and Pollinator Partnership fund research, track colony health, and lobby for better protections.
Home Is Where the Hive Is
You don’t need to make your own candles or install pollinator corridors to have a positive impact. You can start by just being more intentional about what you buy and where it comes from.
This Earth Day, celebrate with something sweet — preferably one of the Colorado honey jars listed above — and let the bees keep doing what they do best. Which is, of course, a whole lot.
Ready to find your forever hive? Our Colorado real estate agents are here to help you “bee” home.
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