Forest Berry Wisconsin Honey

Samantha and James discovered beekeeping by chance, when a friend suggested they try it for a summer on a farm in central Minnesota. Finding themselves with a passion they never dreamed off, they dove in head-first! Now, they run a family farm in Iola, Wisconsin, accompanied by their little one and Kat the parrot (the bird in "Bird and the Bees").

These really are some busy bees: Samantha and James actually pack up their hives and travel with them to California each winter, where the bees pollinate warm-weather orchards before returning to the family farm in Iola, WI for summer honey production. It takes so much effort and risk to produce a small amount of honey, making it a true labor of love and a special gift. Because honey tastes different depending on what the bees eat, the end product is a hyper-local reflection of our region's landscape. . --Gigi