Hurricane Ian's storm surge swept away Sanibel Honey’s bees and their hives. Of 50 hives, only two colonies with queens have been found.

 

Please help rebuild Sanibel Honey. Your contribution will fund the new bees, hives, and equipment we must order before the end of the year so we can be up and running by early April, and have a summer 2023 honey harvest. If native vegetation can't yet sustain the bees, we will feed them.

 

Re-pollinating Sanibel’s native plants and flowers, and re-greening the island’s gardens and open spaces, are vital to our island sanctuary’s existence.

Renewing Sanibel’s bee population is an essential part of our effort to rebuild and boost our sanctuary island's well-being and community spirit.

 

Any contribution will be gratefully appreciated. Thank you very much for participating.

 

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The Sanibel Honey Story

 

Sanibel Honey is made solely by Sanibel bees from Sanibel flowering plants, and harvested and bottled by a full-time Sanibel resident beekeeper. Our honey is - exactly and only - what the bees give us, made from the wide variety of blooming flowers, bushes, trees, palms and mangroves on our beautiful, conservation-minded Sanibel Island.

 

This year, just before Ian, Sanibel Honey had our first full harvest from over four dozen hives at different locations - mostly homeowners’ yards - all over the island. We can put one on your property, and maintain it for you, if you’d like. There are no costs to hosting hives on your land, and many benefits.

 

Local, native honey is good for you. We believe raw, natural honey is better than processed honey. We know our honey tastes wonderful and that you will, too.

 

Our natural beeswax products such as chap stick, insect repellent and wax wraps are made from the wax from our hives. They are the brainchild of my creative, inspired girlfriend, who loves making these delightful craft items.

 

Sanibel Honey rescues and relocates bees living or swarming on Sanibel in places that make residents uncomfortable. Saving and relocating bees is good for the bees, the environment, and our residents and guests. We need honey bees to pollinate our food and gardens. When bee colonies are removed from a home, care must be taken to remove the hive, too, so animals and pests don’t move in, and the old comb doesn’t damage the home.

 

We introduce rescued bees to our bee yard and give them a new, managed home. These colonies find a forever home when Sanibel Honey moves them to another Sanibel homeowner’s land.

 

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Thank you,

Brad MacKenzie

Sanibel Honey