Champlain Valley Apiaries

Champlain Valley Apiaries Founded in 1931 by innovative beekeeper Charles Mraz, we are 4th-generation Vermont beekeepers. We are a third-generation, family-owned Vermont business.

Our mission, along with producing the highest quality honey, is to foster sustainable agriculture and promote the importance of honeybees to our food system. Founded in 1931 by innovative beekeeper Charles Mraz, we have been producing and packing delicious honey for over 85 years. We produce both liquid and raw naturally crystallized honey. The raw naturally crystallized honey is both unheated and

unfiltered. Because of this, the delicious flavor and many healthy properties remain intact. Our liquid honey has been heated and filtered. We are careful not to over process our liquid honey, preserving as much of its flavor and original properties as possible. Our honey is gathered from a variety of floral sources, primarily legumes such as clover, alfalfa, and birdsfoot trefoil. Bees also gather nectar from trees, dandelion, and goldenrod, among many others. Each barrel of honey we produce is a floral snapshot of a particular area at a given time. The exact makeup of our honey will vary from year to year and even from bee yard to bee yard. In order to keep a consistent product, we blend our Vermont honey with other premium honey produced in the U.S. and Canada. We treat our bees organically, and during the winter, leave hives with enough of their own honey for survival. Throughout the company's history, our methods have been widely known among beekeepers to produce a hardy strain of honeybee that is resistant to disease and thrives even in the harshest of Vermont winters.

08/13/2026

Yesterday we welcomed the team from , a local marketing firm, out to CVA for a Honey Workshop! 🍯🐝

They suited up in bee gear and headed straight into the bee yard, getting a full look at how we do things here: the beekeeping process, honey extraction, a tour of the honey shop, and (the best part) tasting honey straight out of the hive!

Interested in a team outing or field trip? Join the waiting list on our website!

08/12/2026

It's extraction time and we are hard at work!!!🐝

08/10/2026

🌟For almost 95 years we've been extracting honey in the Champlain Valley and we owe it all to two groups: the BEES and our CUSTOMERS!
Thank you to everyone who supports CVA - we couldn't do it without you or our fuzzy, buzzy friends 🐝🐝

08/09/2026

Real, raw, unfiltered. The way honey should be.🍯

08/06/2026

Meet Sarah, co-founder and owner of Hillside Botanicals in West Brookfield, Vermont. She took us through the gardens, home to herbs, perennials, and so much more. As a certified Bee Friendly Farm, growing for pollinators is at the heart of what they do. We loved hearing why she chooses to work with local, like-minded businesses, like CVA, and why raw honey is always the way to go 🐝🍯🌿

08/05/2026

Every day we get closer to having our brand new honey shop!🍯 Stay tuned for updates...

08/04/2026

What is the waggle dance? How do honeybees communicate? πŸπŸ‘―

08/03/2026

🍯Honey extraction PART 2: What goes on when we get back to the shop?
Learn from Curtis what honey extraction looks like at CVA! 🀩

07/31/2026

Meet Rachel, co-owner of Dreamscape Coffee in Woodstock, Vermont. We stopped by to see how they're using CVA honey in some of their specialty lattes, including a few secret menu items πŸ‘€β˜• Come check them out!

Address

504 Washington Street Ext
Middlebury, VT
05753

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+18023887724

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