Bee Haven

Great local honey. They have hives local to Cincinnati with a few flavors depending on the flowers or plants near the hives. Try the buckwheat for a really interesting flavor. My wife’s favorite is the spring mix.

I’ve purchased so many great things from Bee Haven. I really love their hand salve, it works great! Their lip balm is also one of the better natural ones as it doesn’t crystalize or dry out even after a few months of use. Their newest and greatest flavor is Acai Berry – must try!!!

Bee Haven is located at Findlay Market downtown. They are a home based family business selling naturally healthy products including 100% beeswax candles, soothing hand salves, lip balms, and beeswax lanterns.
I was browsing around and noticed their hand salves. There were samples on the tables to try the different scents. My personal favorite is the Sandalwood Vanilla which was not too strong (in scent) and greasy. The ingredients are simple and no chemicals (Grapeseed oil, beeswax, lanolin, water borax, essential oils and butter. They have a good selection of sizes starting at $ 2.00. I got the 1 ½ oz. for $ 6.00. A little goes a long way. This will last me a good while. I know next time to purchase the bigger size for $ 10.00.
Pricing is very reasonable and the staff is very friendly and helpful.
They also sell fresh honey.
A great addition to Findlay Market.

I’m all for Bee Haven.
The gentleman at the stand is friendly and really knowledgeable. His prices are more than fair and his products are stellar. He has the best bee pollen I’ve ever purchased. My mom loves his, I think he calls it, «creamy» honey. It’s like the raw honey she buys at [insert name of health food grocery store chain here] but Mr. Bee Haven sells it for a better price.
And it’s all local. So all you allergy sufferers will have your sinuses behavin’ in no time!

I love honey. Here’s probably why.
My grandfather had a beehive and he’d jar the stuff with a bit of comb and keep it in their cupboard. In the mornings the most happy wake up call was my grandmother smacking the tube of Pillsbury biscuits dough against her kitchen counter to break it. She wasn’t much of a cook. No biscuits from scratch for her.
But 10 minutes later that processed yeasty smell with fill the kitchen and I’d come in slab butter on the split biscuits then pour honey over it. It’s still a wonderful breakfast.
The honey is what made it. And it rarely tastes as good. Until I learned better I figured it was just memories, rose colored glasses… sentiment.
No, it’s that the big honey makers process and cook the crap out of honey which takes away 50% of the flavor, much of the nuisance and whole buttload of the nutrition.
The folks at Bee Haven — and I think I’ve meet each of them — don’t seem to do this. They’ve got hives all over town. The honey is local. If they process the crap out of it, I can’t tell. Their stuff is good and it’s worth the drive to Findlay just for them.
They’ve also got a selection of various honeys. Clover honey is still king with me but they’ve got others and are willing to give samples. They’ve different varietals as well as honey collected at different times of the year. In addition, they’ve got more of that honey bees can offer us. Beeswax candles and lip balms as well as local pollen to — if you believe what some filthy hippies say — alleviates allergies.
Don’t buy your honey from a stranger. You’ll be paying too much for something that’s not as good.