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Queen Bee Gardens

Locally produced gourmet honey, caramels, and chocolates. Also offers local honey, honey sticks, bee pollen, and 100% pure beeswax candles to help those with allergies.

The business officially incorporated in 1976, but its roots date back to the 1940s when Clarence and Bessie Zeller started producing honey on the family farm near Lovell. “Bessie began making honey candy with old family recipes from Scotland, and so many people liked it that Clarence set up a business to sell it,” according to a 2021 story in the Powell Tribune. “Many of these recipes are still used today, though the business has added many, many more.”

Co-owner Jason Zeller told the paper, “We’re always experimenting.”

Where to buy:
Queen Bee Gardens’ stores in Lovell and Greybull; online orders (see website address below); and locations in Billings, Montana, and Granby, Colorado (also see listing in Park County section)
Owners:
Ben Zeller, Jason Zeller, and April Christensen
Location:
processing facility is in Lovell
Email:
queenbee@queenbeegardens.com or jason@queenbeegardens.com
Phone:
800-225-7553 or 307-548-2818
Wrapped candies in a candy dish
Queen Bee Gardens based in Lovell uses locally produced honey in a variety of gourmet caramels, chocolates, and other tasty goodies.
Chocolate truffles with colored popsicle sticks
Handcrafted truffles from Queen Bee Gardens are made with locally produced honey. They are a big hit at parties and other functions, including those where artists put their inspiration to work.