Bennetts Valley Honey Company

Bennetts Valley Honey Company was founded in 2021 due to customer demand. Having decided to take up beekeeping as a fun couple's hobby, we were soon asked by friends if we would be selling honey. In 2021, we reached a point where we could make that a reality and offer small-batch varietal honeys to our local area. As we grew, we realized that there was also a demand for homemade products with a touch of nostalgia. From jams to pickles, sauces to syrups, bakery items to meals-to-go, handmade lotions to natural insect repellent, and even local meats, each item was added because it held a special place in our hearts. Decades of canning and baking experience make the possibilities endless! Today, we offer year-round shopping in our "little shop" in the converted garage of our home with regular business hours Monday through Saturday. You will also find our products in local wineries, gift shops, and convenience stores in addition to the Elk Country Visitor Center. Each of these locations carries a different inventory, and no location outside of our home store carries all of our products. A few times a year, we attend festivals in the area, including Sinnemahoning Snake Hunt, Bennetts Valley Labor Day Homecoming Celebration, 100 Mile Yard Sale, and Elktoberfest, peddling our wares for all festival goers to enjoy. Stepping back in time: Ingredients From the beginning, our focus has been driven by one statement: If we will not feed it to our family or use it on our bodies, we will not sell it. Organic flour, real butter, real vanilla, real fruit, no high fructose corn syrup, farm-fresh eggs, locally-sourced vegetables when in season—we start with the same ingredients that grandma used to make products that you feel safe feeding your family. Our lotions and balms are crafted in-house, recipes developed to outperform the mass-produced, chemical-laden big box and department store brands. Each ingredient is chosen for its specific characteristics and benefits, resulting in products that are the best of the best with no endocrine-disrupting chemicals or artificial fragrances. In the same way that we stand behind these rigid standards, we expect them from the fellow local businesses for whom we retail products. Almost all of our products are made in-house, but our soaps are sourced locally, our frozen meats are from a farm just down the road, and our maple syrup is from a maple producer "just up the mountain". We support and partner with businesses that, like ourselves, believe that in some situations, the "old way" is still the "best way". We invite you to stop in and see what we have to offer and sample our goods before you purchase.