
Honey from McDowell County has won many local, state & regional awards for it's superior taste and quality.
Your guarantee that you are getting the best of the best!
McDowell County Honey Awards
2011 September McDowell Honeybees Best Tasting Honey Contest Marion, NC
1st Place Bill Hendley (Hendley Honey) (Sourwood honey)
2nd Place William & Barb Higgins (Sourwood honey)
3rd Place Ray & Mickie Revis (Southern Buzz-N-Honey) (Sourwood honey)
2010 August Eastern Apiary Society Annual Conference Honey Contest Boone, NC.
2nd Place Karen Speer (Sweet Betsy Farm) (Extracted Amber honey)
2nd Place Karen Speer (Sweet Betsy Farm) (Extracted Light Amber honey)
2nd Place Karen Speer (Sweet Betsy Farm) (Extracted dark honey)
2012 September McDowell Honeybees Best Tasting Honey Contest Marion, NC
1st Place Wayne Holland (Sourwood honey)
2013 September McDowell Honeybees Best Tasting Honey Contest Marion, NC
1st Place Adam & Brooke Wright (A&Bee) (Sourwood honey)
2nd Place Joel & Charlene Lambert (Sourwood honey)
3rd Place Jill Sidebottom (Sourwood honey)
2014 September McDowell Honeybees Best Tasting Honey Contest Marion, NC
1st Place Don Miller (Sourwood honey)
2015 September McDowell Honeybees Best Tasting Honey Contest Marion, NC
1st Place Stoney Finley (Sugar Chicks Honey Farm) (Sourwood honey)
2nd Place Jim & Deb Austin (Magic Creek Honey Farm) (Sourwood honey)
3rd Place Ed & Karen Speer (Sweet Betsy Farm) (Sourwood honey)
2016 June McDowell Honeybees Best Tasting Honey Contest Marion, NC
1st Place Ryan & Sarah Jacobs (Jacob's Hollow Honey) (Spring honey)
2nd Place Ed & Karen Speer (Sweet Betsy Farm) (Spring honey)
3rd Vanda Brock (Spring honey)
2016 September McDowell Honeybees Best Tasting Honey Contest Marion, NC
1st Place Bill Hendley (Hendley Honey) (Sourwood honey)
2nd Place Tonya Kiser (Sourwood honey)
3rd Place Dan & Susan Wilson (Little Swiss Hives) (Sourwood honey)
2010 November NC Mountain State Fair Honey Contest Asheville, NC.
Best in Show Karen Speer (Sweet Betsy Farm) Light Amber honey)
1st Place Karen Speer (Sweet Betsy Farm) (Light Amber honey)
1st Place Karen Speer (Sweet Betsy Farm) (Amber honey)
1st Place Karen Speer (Sweet Betsy Farm) (Chunk honey)

2012 November NC Mountain State Fair Honey Contest Asheville, NC
Best in Show Cameron Johnson (Hwy 226 Bee Supply) (Light Amber honey)
1st Place Cameron Johnson (Hwy 226 Bee Supply) (Light Amber honey)
2011 November NC Mountain State Fair Honey Contest Asheville, NC.
Best in Show Karen Speer (Sweet Betsy Farm) (Amber honey)
1st Place Karen Speer (Sweet Betsy Farm) (Amber honey)
1st Place Wayne Holland (Light Amber honey)
3rd Place Karen Speer (Sweet Betsy Farm) (Light Amber honey)
2015 January Center for Honeybee Research International Black Jar Honey Contest Asheville, NC
1st Place Sharry Mikell (Mikell's Farm Honey) (Sourwood Honey Category)
2017 January Center for Honeybee Research 6th International Black Jar Honey Contest Asheville, NC
1st Place Sharry Mikell (Mikell's Farm Honey) (Sourwood Honey Category)
