Local Raw Honey

Adriana Compagnoni has been a South Orange resident for over a decade, and she personally makes all the products listed here, in small batches and with the best available ingredients.

In 2012, backyard beekeeping started as a family adventure, hoping to help mitigate the decline in honeybee population. They started with two hives and a lot of enthusiasm. Over time, they discovered that beekeeping makes for the best show-and-tell providing material for many of their kids’ school projects.

Today, their bees forage in the South Mountain Reservation, stopping at their favorite flowers along the way. From linden, poplar, Japanese bamboo and a variety of wild and garden flowers, they collect nectar to produce delicious honey.

Using the surplus of honey and beeswax their bees produce, she strives to offer top quality products with the safest ingredients, since their suburban bees are not exposed to commercial farming pesticides or harmful chemicals.