MORE THAN A HONEY COMPANY
WELCOME TO THE HOME OF HONEY
A BEE-LOVING FAMILY
IT ALL STARTED WITH ESRA, IN 1920
Founded by beekeepers in 1960, Barkman Honey’s beekeeping roots go back to 1920 with great-granddad Esra Barkman learning his trade in the bee yards and buying his first 30 hives. Barkman Honey proudly carries on his legacy from our home base in Kansas, and locations across the nation. We work with trusted, carefully selected beekeepers to procure high-quality, American-made honey, in addition to self-supplying through our own apiaries. We’re proud to lead the industry in high standards for honey safety, quality, purity and true traceability — and are bold advocates for positive change and stewardship in the U.S. beekeeping and honey industries.
OUR MISSION:
SUSTAIN HONEYBEES FOR BEES & HUMANS ALIKE
LEADING THE INDUSTRY
HIGHER STANDARDS. CARING PRACTICES.
01
HUMANE HIVES
Bees in our care are treated well — gently and humanely.
02
MADE NATURALLY
Our honey is made naturally by bees from the nectar they gather.
03
BEE HEALTH
Like humans, bees sometimes need extra care to fight pests and diseases. When treatment is necessary, we always turn to natural and organic practices first.
04
TRANSPARENT QUALITY
All of our products meet Safe Quality Foods (SQF) standards in addition to True Source Certified® supply chain transparency.
05
FUNDING RESEARCH
We support industry research and bee health initiatives. This includes funding exceptional entomology departments for leading universities, such as the University of Florida and Cornell University, in addition to conducting our own primary field research to facilitate bee health initiatives.
Busy Bee Honey is packaged by Barkman Honey
THE BARKMAN WAY
We respect honeybees and treat them well — acknowledging the commonalities we share. Like people, we believe bees deserve the chance to grow and thrive. Just like them, we care for our families. We work hard. We persevere. And celebrate sweet success. We pass on a hard work ethic to our young. We are the Barkman Honey family.
