If you've been searching for truly local honey in the Gainesville area, you don't have to look far. Thy Will Bee Done Apiary is a family-run beekeeping operation based in High Springs, Florida just a short drive from Gainesville, right in the heart of Alachua County. We raise our bees, harvest our honey, and ship directly to your door from our property on the edge of the Santa Fe River watershed.

Why Local Honey Matters

There's a real difference between honey you find on the grocery store shelf and honey that was harvested a few miles from where you live. Commercial honey is typically ultra-filtered and pasteurized at high heat, which strips out pollen, enzymes, and many of the natural compounds that make honey so beneficial. Our raw honey is minimally filtered, never heated above hive temperature, and packed with the natural pollen, propolis, and enzymes your body recognizes.

For allergy sufferers in Alachua County, locally sourced honey is particularly interesting. Because our bees forage on the same wildflowers, gallberry, and palmettos that grow right here in North Central Florida, the pollen in our honey reflects the local ecosystem, the same plants that trigger seasonal allergies for many Florida residents. Many of our repeat customers started buying our honey specifically for this reason and kept coming back because they loved the taste.

What Our Bees Forage in North Central Florida

The area around High Springs and Alachua County is genuinely exceptional for beekeeping. Our bees forage across a diverse landscape that includes:

  • Gallberry (Ilex glabra), a native Florida shrub that produces one of the most prized honeys in the Southeast, with a light, mild flavor
  • Saw palmetto gives honey a rich, slightly fruity character distinct to Florida
  • Wildflowers along the Santa Fe River corridor and the flatwoods of Alachua and Gilchrist counties
  • Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora), a wetland shrub that blooms in early spring and produces a deeply aromatic honey
  • Clover and seasonal wildflowers from the agricultural fields and natural areas surrounding High Springs

The result is a honey that genuinely tastes like here complex, floral, and unmistakably North Florida.

How to Get Our Honey

You can order directly from our online store with free shipping on orders over $50. We offer several sizes and formats, from small 3oz hex jars perfect for gifting, to 1lb and 2lb jars for everyday use, to bulk options for bakers and chefs. We also carry wildflower honey varietals and seasonal batches when available.

We're based in High Springs, FL 32643 about 30 minutes northwest of Gainesville on US-27. .

Supporting Alachua County's Beekeeping Community

When you buy honey from Thy Will Bee Done Apiary, you're supporting a small family operation that's deeply rooted in this community. We're members of the local beekeeping community, passionate about sustainable practices, and committed to keeping our bees healthy and our land as natural as possible. Every jar sold helps us expand our operation and keep more bees flying over Alachua County.

Thank you for choosing local. Browse our honey selection here.