A Guide to Local Foods, Farmers' Markets, and Community Gardens
Big Horn County
Zeller & Sons Honey Co.
Locally produced honey
Where to buy:
honey and a variety of products made from honey are available at Queen Bee Gardens’ stores in Lovell, Greybull, Powell, and Cody; online orders; and locations in Billings, Montana, and Granby, Colorado. The company also ships honey to all 50 states.
Owners:
Ben Zeller, Jason Zeller, and April Christensen
Location:
processing facility is in Lovell
Email:
queenbee@queenbeegardens.com or jason@queenbeegardens.com
John Sponsel inspects a Zeller and Sons Honey yard to ensure hive viability. Sponsel retired in 2023, and, like many longtime beekeepers, continues to be inspired by bees. As German-Austrian ethologist Karl von Frisch said, “The bee’s life is like a magic well: the more you draw from it, the more it fills with water.”
Worker bees, which are much smaller than queens and drones, have specialized bodies for nectar and pollen collection. These bees are returning to their hive at a Zeller and Sons beeyard in the Bighorn Basin.
