Hunter's Honey Farm

Activity Overview

Hunter's Honey Farm is a family farm in Martinsville, Indiana that is located approximately 35 miles southwest of Indianapolis. The current owners are the fourth generation of beekeepers in their family, which has been producing honey and related products for over 100 years. They own and maintain several hundred hives, which are used to help pollinate crops like apples, strawberries, and pumpkins throughout the state. They also produce a variety of products, including honey, beeswax candles, beeswax lip balm, honey sauces, and all kinds of delicious honey treats.

If you're interested in learning more about honey bees and how honey is made, visit Hunter's Honey Farm to take one of their informative tours. You can also learn to make candles, try out life as a beekeeper, and take a tour of their 65-acre forest.

Things to Do

• Take the Honey Barn Tour - you'll get to learn about bees, taste honey and see how it is extracted, and learn how to bottle honey and make beeswax candles.
• Feeling adventurous? Go on a Beehive Tour, which allows you to join a beekeeper for 30 minutes and work with a live bee hive! Children especially love this exciting experience.
• Explore the farm's 65-acre forest on their Forestry Tour - they'll tell you all about how they manage and use the forest, and teach visitors young and old how to identify trees.

Hunter's Honey Farm Insider Tips

• Check out their Specials page to learn about deals that can help you save money on tour prices.
• Look at their Upcoming Events page to learn about family-friendly events that you can attend, such as their annual Fall Harvest Celebration which includes hay rides and face painting.
• Make sure you stop by the gift shop to explore the huge selection of honey products. In addition to honey and beeswax candles, you can buy delicious treats like honey baklava, honey beef jerky, and honey nut clusters!