Honey Farms & Apiaries near Shelbyville, KY
6 honey farms & apiaries within about 30 miles of Shelbyville — Honey Bear Farms, Honey at Above the Dirt Garden Shop and Burns Bees and Honey, and more. Raw local honey and hive products from area beekeepers.
Honey Bear Farms
13.4 miA honey operation on Rosewood Road in the Crestwood area of Oldham County. No confirmed website or contact details online — the name and location are what's on record.
Honey at Above the Dirt Garden Shop
20.0 miAbove the Dirt Garden Shop sells honey alongside its garden and nursery stock in Kentucky. Public details on the apiary's location, harvest season, or hours were not available online at the time of this listing.
Burns Bees and Honey
26.1 miLouisville
Eric Burns has kept hives on Eastview Avenue in Louisville's Highlands neighborhood since 2012, selling treatment-free raw honey from a self-serve roadside stand that runs Memorial Day through Thanksgiving. He also handles honey bee, wasp, and hornet removal — humane relocation, not extermination — and sets up most years at the Kentucky State Fair. No middleman: what's in the stand is what his bees made that week.
Full Circle Farm and Apiary
28.0 miShepherdsville
A veteran-owned farm and apiary on Old Highway 44 East in Bullitt County, built around pollinator education. Alongside seasonal produce and a few pygmy goats, the farm runs beekeeping classes, school and business pollinator programs, and kids' nature classes — even paint and mural-painting sessions tied to their honeybee conservation art. Visits are by appointment only; reach them by phone or email first.
Mamaw Bowens Honey
29.4 miOwenton
Mamaw Bowens Honey sells wildflower and strained honey straight from hives kept on the family farm in Owenton, along with retail and wholesale batches and beekeeping supplies for other hobbyists. It's a small operation, listed mainly through USDA and Kentucky farm directories rather than its own storefront.
Hosey's Kentucky Honey
29.7 miMidway
Hosey Honey keeps its own hives near Midway and bottles the harvest as raw honey, unheated and unblended by their own description. It's a small, single-product operation — bees, hives, and honey — rather than a multi-crop farm stop. Contact details and hours aren't listed publicly beyond the online shop.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many honey farms & apiaries are near Shelbyville?
US Farm Trail lists 6 honey farms & apiaries within about 30 miles of Shelbyville, Kentucky, the closest being Honey Bear Farms in null. Every one sells direct to the public.
Can you visit honey farms & apiaries near Shelbyville in person?
Many welcome visitors — through a farm stand, on-farm store, or by appointment. Check each farm's page for hours and how to buy before you drive out.