Sugar! Oh honey, honey! That’s right—spring is here and we are thinking of something sweet. Have you tried any of the tasty honey from Hall Apiaries yet? We checked in with Troy Hall, owner of Hall Apiaries to learn more about them!
Hall Apiaries is located in Plainfield, NH and offers something pretty unique—honey harvested and bottled from an apiary that is not using any chemical inputs.
“It is a rarity,” says Troy. “Not that conventional and organic chemicals are "bad" nor if managed and applied properly do they impact the integrity of honey. It’s just nice to know that there are a few of us "working it out" among the bees with a paradigm that is treatment-free. If you are an individual who cares about food purity and integrity then I can stand behind the honey I harvest and sell knowing that it is what the bees intended it to be.”
And Hall Apiaries is more than just honey. Troy specializes in breeding queen bees—they are his partners in this endeavor. “If I can lump together all the things I produce in my apiary the queens would be it. You will not find them on the shelf next to the honey, but if you are a fellow beekeeper I may be able to help you out. Outside of the bees themselves I really enjoy the honey regardless of what size container its sold in. Every year the honey takes on different color and flavor profiles, all due to the nuances of the growing season, rain, flora, and fauna in bloom along with sugar content in the nectar.”
The local food movement is extremely important to Troy—he is a native of the Upper Valley region. “As a small farm/apiary, rooted where I live, [the local food movement] its what I am. If there was no local food movement I don't think my vocation would be in bees.” And we are certainly glad there is one! We proudly carry Hall Apiaries honey and supply it to nourish our community.
“Food Connects helps me hold to my primary goal and focus. From the beginning I wanted to keep the honey local, available to those seeking out good quality honey. For the most part, Hall Apiaries is a one man show. Having a local distributor like Food Connects helps me reach the markets I don't have the bandwidth to reach.”