Every September, the U.S. celebrates National Honey Month — shining a spotlight on honey, bees, and the beekeepers who bring us nature’s sweetest harvest. The National Honey Board launched this tradition in 1989 to raise awareness about honey’s benefits and the critical role bees play in agriculture.
❓ Why September?
September is the heart of the honey harvest across much of the country, making it the perfect month to celebrate. In Texas, it’s when many beekeepers extract capped honeycomb and share the year’s golden crop (National Honey Board).
🐝 Harvest Season in Texas
September falls right in the middle of Texas honey harvest season. For many beekeepers, it’s the busiest time of year as they bring in frames full of capped honey and prepare for extraction.
Want to see this process up close? Our
runs right in the middle of harvest season — giving you the chance to watch honey flow fresh from the comb, taste it at its purest, and take home a jar.
Read more about honey harvest timing in Texas →
🌸 Honey in Every Shade and Flavor
Honey isn’t one-size-fits-all. Its color and flavor vary depending on the flowers bees forage — from light clover to rich, dark mesquite. That means honey from one region can taste completely different from honey in another.
Curious to learn more? See how honey flavor changes by flower →
🍯 A Food That Never Spoils
Unlike most foods, honey doesn’t go bad. Thanks to its natural chemistry — low water content, high sugar, acidity, and enzymes from bees — it can last indefinitely. Archaeologists have even found jars of honey thousands of years old that are still edible.
Learn why honey never spoils →
👩👩👧 Celebrate Honey Month in North Texas
The best way to celebrate Honey Month? Taste it fresh.
Join us for a Honey Extraction Experience in North Texas. Guided by beekeeper Jeremy Campbell, you’ll see each step of extraction up close, taste honey straight from the comb, and leave with your own jar.
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Want a more educational option for schools or libraries? Bring Jeremy’s Honeybee Show-and-Tell program — complete with live bees, pollination lessons, and honey tasting.
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Curious about going deeper into beekeeping? Try a Private Beekeeping Experience, perfect for adults and teens ready to learn hive skills hands-on.
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👉 Or meet the beekeeper: Jeremy Campbell: Your Guide to Hands-On Beekeeping in DFW
