Junebug Bee Farm is a one-stop-shop for all things bee related. With three apiaries in the Duluth area, Claire and Pete raise honey bees to provide the hive products that everyone loves (raw honey, beeswax candles, salves, balms), and they make it easy to support native pollinators by growing annual and perennial flower starts for your garden, out of their home near Lester Park. They make cavity-nesting bee houses designed to support pollinators sustainably and minimize pest infestation, with natural reeds that can be opened and replaced annually. And for bee appreciators, they create bee and insect art, with Claire's drawings available as greeting cards and Pete's photography as prints.
They have an honor system 'Honey House' in front of their home where honey is available seasonally along with a smattering of other products. They also attend the Duluth Farmer's Market May-June and various other markets and fairs in the fall and holiday season. Don't hesitate to send us a message to ask about a specific product or market!
This bee house comes is 4x4x8" and stuffed full of natural reeds to provide nesting sites for native cavity-nesting bees. Reeds are a variety of textures and sizes to attract a diversity of bee species. All you need is somewhere to hang it!
Refreshing mint lip balm made with beeswax from or bees and a blend of coconut oil, shea butter, and jojoba oil that is both protective and nourishing year-round.
Beeswax candles are hand poured with wax from our honey bees. Our candles generally range from 2-4" in size, and come in unique and interesting shapes - garlic cloves, apples, skep bee hives, and geometric shapes, just to name a few!
Native perennials, in 3-6" pots. Prices range from $3-$7 and species vary weekly. Some common names of species I often have:
Common Milkweed
Swamp Milkweed
Columbine
Joe-pye weed
Boneset
Cup plant
Blue flag Iris
Black-eyed susan
Nodding onion
Hairy mountain mint
Figwort
Anise Hyssop
Coreopsis