Pekin Pond Honey Farm

Pekin Pond Honey Farm is a supplier of local raw honey, beeswax and wax products in Ilion, the Herkimer County village on the Mohawk River. Honey comes in jars, as comb honey and as creamed honey in flavors including plain, chocolate, cinnamon and raspberry-lemon. It is the kind of stand where honey is the star.

There is also chili pepper-infused honey and beeswax items like lip balms, homemade candles and crafters bars, with new items added all the time. The farm sells eggs from its own chickens and, in season, herbs, vegetables, sweet corn and garlic from its gardens.

What to Know

• The honey is raw and strained but not filtered, so it keeps its pollen granules.
• Chili pepper-infused honey is one of the more unusual flavors.
• Beeswax lip balms and homemade candles make easy gifts.
• Farm-fresh eggs come from the farm’s own chickens.
• Produce depends on the season, with garden herbs, sweet corn and garlic among the items.