Welcome to our Bee Farm

We are located in Vermillion, SD and our little homestead herds bees. At Jovin’s Apiary we focus on improving our ecosystem and local habitat. We are trying our best to support the bees one hive and jar of honey at a time. We hope you will join and support us in this most audacious adventure. We are extremely happy to partner with McCook Lake Izaak Walton League in North Sioux City. The Izaak Walton League's mission overlaps with our commitment to improve our local ecosystem. Sound interesting? Keep clicking...

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Honey Bees

Over wintered in SD
Good foragers - honey producers
Mild temperament
Unavailable for 2024

Wax Products

Handcrafted in small batches
Made with our beeswax
All natural or organic ingredients
Great gifts !!

Honey

Raw
Unfiltered
Not pasteurized
Extracted from the comb

Product Review

Best soap ever!!

I am very sensitive to soaps and lotions. Jovin's handcrafted soap is a perfect solution for my condition. I have been using their soaps for a couple years now with no irritation at all. AND it is a great price!!

Jen Verified Customer

What is buzzing in the bee yard?

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Update and New Products

By Chief Bee Herder June 3, 2025 0

As the month of June begins, so does my new skill of grafting (finally). I might be being hopeful calling it a skill. Practice will definitely make perfect on this one. I will update you more next month on my success or failures. Swarm season is definitely in full throttle as I have caught a […]

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Happy May Day

By Chief Bee Herder May 1, 2025 0

There has been a lot going on at the homestead. BUT FIRST – you have less than 3 weeks until World Bee Day 2025. Do you have your call to action ready? Maybe it is time to replenish your honey and support a local beekeeper, planting some flowers, shrubs or trees, refrain from mowing the […]

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Late Winter Update

By Chief Bee Herder March 7, 2025 0

The bees are doing well. Actually, the colonies at my homestead are exploding with bees – great sign. I did lose the small NUC at McCook Lake IWL but the full colony is still alive!! That means I am currently at 75% survivor rate. I will take it. It sounds like the commercial beekeepers are […]