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...

Join Us McCook Lake IWLA

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…

Shopping page products are updated. All purchases can be picked up locally at our bee farm.

Honey Bees

Over wintered in SD
Good foragers - honey producers
Mild temperament
Unavailable for 2025

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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2025 review / 2026 Looking forward

By Chief Bee Herder January 18, 2026 0

It has been a while since I have posted anything here or on Facebook. This is my normal downtime to create new products and fix/make hives for the upcoming honey season. In early December I had shoulder surgery and I am restricted to almost no activities. This is hard as I have farm chores to […]

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November Update & new product

By Chief Bee Herder November 8, 2025 0

I just realized I never posted my September update discussing my honey extracting process after the summer honey flow. We even had a special guest assisting us in our demonstration. Dang it. Fall was a busy time as we were treating our colonies, then feeding our colonies and preparing them for the long winter. Plus, […]

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August update and new product

By Chief Bee Herder August 4, 2025 0

First, grafting did not go as well as I had hoped. I was able to produce all my cells, but they were not finished or culled after adding to my finishing colony. Like I said last post, practice makes perfect. I did not try to graft again as I have been very lucky with my […]