honey of a museum

If you're in this area, it's worth stopping here. Free samples! Great for kids if they're not too jaded to enjoy the old exhibits. Charming.

The museum is a small affair, targeted on the history of honey production, and the life of honeybees. The old-fashioned dioramas are charming, and the short walk-through life cycle of a honeybee is well-done. There's a small gift shop where you can buy honey-related food and drink. The orange/chocolates were especially good, with only three ingredients: dark chocolate, orange extract and….honey.

We have made a visit to this museum an annual tradition for our family and friends. There are a few hands-on displays for the kids to enjoy. Many displays teach new facts about the bees or show samples of equipment/people involved in the history of bee making. It probably takes 20-30 minutes to view. The facility is certainly dated. Sadly, the video they show you in the beginning is so old the kids immediately are turned off from that. No problem...there is enough stuff to make it worth the short visit. Restrooms are available in the building. I believe you may be able to get a group tour of the actual factory if you call to arrange. There is a store at the entrance. (I always made the kids visit that last) There is a small machine that provides free samples of different honey. It was fun to figure out our favorite! They have honey products for sale. The honey mints are to die for! We also enjoy the hot honey mustard. The kids always run to pick several sticks of honey, sold 5 for $1. There is a nature trail in the back of the property. It is short, but a fun way to burn off some energy. There is a looking tower approximately half way through the trail, but it is rather sketchy. Climb at your own risk. Sadly, our visit this year showed very outgrown landscaping. As the owners age, I certainly hope they find someone to reignite the passion for the industry and the museum. This is certainly worth a stop!

I believe it's open year round. The museum looks like it's trapped in the 80's but is nifty none the less. Watch the video on honey they let you view. The live bees are always fun to see. The museum is a quick pass through it won't take long to explore it. There's a small store in the entry to buy honey goods. Be sure and sample the different honeys to see what you like. Don't leave without honey mints--there's only three ingredients I believe, they put peppermint patties to shame, buy lots if you like them! Outdoors there's a walking trail that's nice. We went in Fall. There's a mini tower to climb which is nice as well. Be cautious though it's starting to show it's age. You can easily spend less than an hr. here. It's nothing fancy or huge to explore. With the video and walking the trail as well as exploring the museum and sampling I put 1-2 hrs. for a first time visit.