Mohawk Valley Featured Farm: Pekin Pond Honey Farm

Mohawk Valley Farms here in Upstate New York operate year round. While some of the road-side shops may be closed during the cold winter months, the work of the farms does not end. We are pleased to share with you that our next featured local Mohawk Valley Farm has opened thier road-side stand for the 2025 season! Pekin Pond Honey Farm located in Ilion, Herkimer County, NY.

About Pekin Pond Honey Farm

Pekin Pond Honey Farm is a supplier of local raw honey, bees wax and wax products. Pekin Pond Honey Farm was established initially as a hobby in the spring of 2017. They quickly learned that we could never use all that the honey bees could give us!

In their own words,

We started selling the product to share with locals in the area and we have learned how much that is enjoyed and appreciated. Year after year since, this hobby has continued to grow. We added a small roadside stand, that we quickly out grew as well. We have built a new, bigger, walk-in shed roadside shop.

Pekin Pond Honey Farm sells honey in jars and have also included comb honey, creamed honey in many flavors (plain, chocolate, cinnamon and raspberry/lemon) and chili pepper infused honey. They also have many beeswax items such as lip balms, homemade bees wax candles and bees wax crafters bars–we are always adding new items!

They also offer farm fresh eggs from their chickens and produce when it’s in season from their gardens including a variety of herbs, veggies, sweet corn, garlic and many others as they become available.

Pekin Pond Honey Farm Specials

Specials are offered throughout the season from Mother’s Day and Father’s Day to random specials like Halloween (bring your dressed up ghouls for a free package of honey straws).

Did you know…

The farm is named after our Pekin (PEE-kin) ducks and pond and all the beautiful farm land around our area.

All veggies are started from non GMO heirloom seeds and no chemical fertilizers are used. Instead, the farm produces plenty of chicken manure and compost all garden scraps. Pekin Pond Farm sources sweet corn from a local farmer.

The honey is all raw strained for large bits but not filtered so it contains a lot of pollen granules as well which is good for local allergy sufferers.

Be sure to check out Pekin Pond Family Farm for some local honey and other bee products. They are located at 105 Brewer Road in Ilion, NY.

Thanks so much to Pekin Pond Honey Farm for sharing how they work hard to offer great fresh produce to the Mohawk Valley! We love the region’s farms and the dedicated families who operate them and produce the best locally grown dairy, meats and fresh produce to feed our families.

Learn more about Mohawk Valley Farms and Farm Stores right here on Mohawk Valley Today!