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Handmade Cosmetics with Honey from our Bees

Best in Cosmetics Division Four Years in a Row at New Jersey Honey Show

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The Retreat Dream Box is filled with skin pampering products: a raw honey scrub with bamboo spoon, a soothing salve, two of our best selling products: a honey soap and a lip balm, a beech soap dish, and a hotel quality 100% cotton washcloth.
Dreams for Her
$ 35.00
The Pampering Gift Box has a raw honey scrub with bonus bamboo spoon, a natural honey soap, a soothing salve with dandelion infused oils, a beech wood soap dish, and a hotel grade 100% cotton washcloth. It all comes in the most charming, reusable sliding top wooden box.
Pampering Gift Boxes
$ 73.00

Blog posts

Why do honeybees swarm in spring?

Why do honeybees swarm in spring?

Bees swarm in spring because the colony is too big for the hive, but before they leave, they need to take care of an important matter.

How To Make A Bee Bath

How To Make A Bee Bath

Learn how to put together a water source for bees to enjoy so that you can enjoy your backyard as well. Tell the bees where you'd like them to go!
22 Plants That Pollinators Love

22 Plants That Pollinators Love

What Can I Plant For The Bees? Here’s a great list to start with: Allium Aster Black-eyed Susan Blue Lobelia California Blue Bell Chinese Houses C...
Adriana Compagnoni is the owner and beekeeper of South Mountain bees. Here you can see her in her apiary.

Founder and Beekeeper

In 2012, we started backyard beekeeping as a family adventure hoping to help mitigate the decline in honeybee population. We started with two hives and a lot of enthusiasm.

Using the surplus of honey and beeswax our bees produce, we strive to offer top quality products with all natural ingredients and avoiding pesticides and chemicals.

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Small batches for optimal quality

honey and beeswax: our not so secret ingredients

Honest products with genuine ingredients

Helping the honeybee is our driving force

Award winning products

Best in Cosmetics Division at the NJ Beekeepers Association Honey Show

Best Honey In New Jersey

2020 New Jersey Honey Show Winner