Hon's Honey is a social enterprise dedicated to giving dignity and purpose to women survivors of trauma— addiction, trafficking, generational poverty and abuse.

Hon's has many hives around the Baltimore area, training women survivors to tend to and care for the bees, working toward a successful honey harvest every summer. They continue to take beekeeping classes where they learn more about beekeeping and how they can give back to our beautiful Baltimore.

Hon’s Honey is an employment program of a non-profit called The Well. Before being employed at Hon’s Honey, women commit to a holistic healing process through a life development program, free counseling, workshops and building community at The Well.

At Hon's Honey, the production space is called "The Hive" and production specialists lovingly refer to themselves as "Worker Bees". Worker Bees are survivors of trauma— addiction, trafficking, generational poverty and abuse. They are fully invested in the vision of Hon’s Honey and are active in The Well's COR Life Development program where they are being equipped for personal growth, to provide for their families, and lead in their community. Some Worker Bees will remain with Hon's Honey long-term and move into management positions as we grow, and others will use Hon's Honey as a stepping stone to pursue other opportunities they are passionate about.

Hon's Beekeeping Journey

Fall 2019: They suited up in their newly acquired beekeeping gear (sparkling white, but not for long) and entered a bee yard that was literally a-buzz with activity. Previously a place in the garden to avoid, they entered our new world with confidence.

For Hon’s Honey's starting beekeeper, a survivor of traumatic experiences, an environment that should have filled her with anxiety, felt surprisingly peaceful. She moved with grace through the chaos of bees entering and exiting over 20 hives.

This is the first step on the road to equip more women survivors with varied skills and work experience that will enable them to rise to new heights.

• 2020 Harvest: 4 hives, 50lbs of honey and trained 1 new beekeeper

• 2021 Harvest: 10 hives, 220lbs of honey, 120 containers of honey comb and trained 2 new women in beekeeping

• 2022 Harvest: 8 hives and 150lbs of honey. Click here to shop today!

About The Well

The Well was founded in 2013 to holistically empower women and families to identify their life's purpose so that they can live above life’s challenges with meaning and intentionality. The Well serves an estimated 800 women annually.

It is out of The Well’s COR Life Mentorship program that Hon’s Honey was founded to support, empower and equip women of Baltimore.

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