What Stonewall Apiary does

Stonewall Apiary is a privately held, family-owned apiary operating as Stonewall Apiary, LLC from Hanover, Connecticut (physical retail at 120 Inland Road, Versailles). Founded in 2008, the business manages approximately 350 honeybee colonies distributed across sixteen eastern Connecticut towns — Canterbury, Coventry, Farmington, Groton, Hanover, Ledyard, Milford, Mystic, North Stonington, Oxford, Salem, Seymour, Shelton, Thompson, Versailles, and Woodstock — under the operational philosophy that colony health is the precondition for productive honey output and effective pollination.

The revenue base is built on a diversified product and service catalog sold across multiple direct-to-consumer channels. Core offerings include raw wildflower honey, creamed honey, comb honey, five infused honeys (Garlic, Ginger, Chipotle, Habanero, Vanilla) and honey butter; beeswax candles, hand salve, and wood polish; package bees (3-lb Italian colonies with mated queens sourced from Wilbanks Apiaries in Claxton, Georgia) plus optional queen marking; a full line of beekeeping woodenware, frames, hive kits ($150–$345), protective clothing ($7.50–$184), pest and feeding supplies; and pollination services. The company supplements product sales with structured education: a four-session beginner beekeeping curriculum ($65 for ten hours of instruction) taught by owner Stuart Woronecki, plus free monthly Field Days on the second Saturday from April through October.

Distribution is intentionally multi-channel and regionally bounded to Connecticut: an e-commerce storefront processed via PayPal, a Saturday retail window (9 am–1 pm) plus by-appointment visits at the Inland Road shop, and presence at the Coventry, Coventry Winter, Chester, and Bozrah farmers markets. Pricing is publicly disclosed for most SKUs and spans a few dollars (votive candles, individual frames) to $345 (standard hive kits) and $166 per package of bees, with a small cash/check discount on bee orders and a 50% deposit required at ordering. There are no enterprise customers, no public revenue disclosure, no external investors beyond a single $13,720 USDA award recorded in September 2023, and no proprietary technology or AI components in the stack.

Name

Stonewall Apiary

Legal name

Stonewall Apiary, LLC

Website

https://stonewallapiary.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stonewall Apiary is a family-owned Connecticut apiary managing roughly 350 honeybee colonies, selling honey, beeswax products, package bees, and beekeeping supplies directly to hobby beekeepers and local consumers via e-commerce, a Saturday shop, four farmers markets, and hands-on beekeeping classes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Apiary Products and Beekeeping Supplies

NAICS

Apiculture (112910)

akta.pro primary industry

Honey Production & Extraction (AFAEAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Package Bees & Colony Sales (AFAEAHAF), Commercial Pollination Services (Hive Rental) (AFAEAHAG)

Keywords

• Raw honey production
• Beekeeping supplies
• Beeswax products
• Package bees sales
• Beekeeping education

Headquarters

HQ city

Versailles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Honey & Honey Products: Sale of raw wildflower honey, creamed honey, comb honey, infused honeys (garlic, ginger, chipotle, habanero, vanilla), and honey butter in various sizes from 8oz to 5lb.
2. Beeswax Products: Production and sale of beeswax candles in various forms (pillars, tapers, votives, specialty shapes), beeswax hand salve, beeswax wood polish, and beeswax blocks for crafting.
3. Package Bees & Queens: Sale of 3-lb Italian honeybee packages with mated queens sourced from Wilbanks Apiaries, with pickup dates in April-May 2026. Queen marking available for additional fee.
4. Beekeeping Equipment & Supplies: Sale of beekeeping equipment including woodenware (hive bodies, supers, covers), frames, foundations, tools, smokers, protective clothing, and complete hive kits for hobbyists and sideliners.
5. Beekeeping Classes & Field Days: Beginner Beekeeping classes (4 sessions, 10 hours total) priced at $65, plus free Field Day hands-on workshops held monthly. Classes include equipment ordering assistance, priority package bee/nuc reservations, and free field day attendance.
6. Pollination Services: Professional pollination services using managed honeybee colonies, as indicated in the company description of products and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stonewall Apiary produces and sells raw and infused honey, beeswax candles and salves, 3-pound Italian honeybee packages with mated queens, and a full line of beekeeping equipment and hive kits. It also teaches beginner beekeeping classes and hosts monthly hands-on Field Days, supplementing product sales with education and community programming for hobby beekeepers and sideliners in eastern Connecticut.

Product overview

Stonewall Apiary is a family-owned apiary in Hanover, Connecticut managing approximately 350 honeybee colonies. The company operates as a single unified business offering honey and beeswax products (Wildflower Honey, Creamed Honey, infused honeys, beeswax candles, wood polish, hand salve), package bees (3-lb Italian packages with mated queens from Wilbanks Apiaries), and a comprehensive line of beekeeping supplies including hive kits (Standard, Starter, Swarm configurations), protective clothing, woodenware, frames, and pest management products. The company also offers educational services through beginner beekeeping classes (four 2.5-hour sessions taught by owner Stuart Woronecki) and monthly Field Days (hands-on sessions April-October). Products are sold through an online store with PayPal payment processing and at Saturday shop hours and farmers markets throughout eastern Connecticut.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Honey and Honey Products Raw wildflower honey in sizes from 1/2lb to 5lb ($8 to $38), creamed honey, comb honey, five infused varieties (Garlic, Ginger, Chipotle, Habanero Hot, Vanilla) in 12oz jars ($10-$12), and honey butter (8oz, $9). Produced on-site from Stonewall Apiary's 350 colonies and sold to local consumers and gift buyers at the shop, farmers markets, and online.
• Beeswax Products Handcrafted beeswax candles (votives, tapers, pillars in 3-9in sizes, specialty shapes such as pinecones and hexagons, $4 to $29), beeswax hand salve (2oz, $5), beeswax wood polish (2oz, price varies), and 1lb beeswax blocks ($16). Made from wax harvested at Stonewall Apiary, sold to consumers seeking natural local candles, skincare, and crafting supplies.
• Package Bees 3-pound Italian honeybee packages with mated queens sourced from Wilbanks Apiaries in Claxton, Georgia, priced at $166 per package with optional queen marking for $6. Picked up directly in Georgia and transported under temperature monitoring to Connecticut for April-May 2026 pickup by Connecticut hobby beekeepers and sideliners. A $6.50 discount applies for cash/check payment, and a 50% deposit is required at ordering.
• Beekeeping Equipment and Woodenware Reversible bottom boards ($19.45-$27.45), deep hive bodies ($21.45-$25.45), medium supers ($23.75), outer covers ($25.75-$34.55), inner covers ($15.45-$20.75), frames ($3.85-$5.45), smokers ($44.95), hive tools ($11.95), and related woodenware and tools for hobbyist and sideliner beekeepers. Purchased by contacting Stonewall Apiary directly as not all items are available online.
• Hive Kits Complete hive kits bundling bottom boards, hive bodies, supers, covers, frames, feeders, and accessories. Available as Standard Hive Kit (10FR $345, 8FR $325), Starter Hive Kit (10FR $225, 8FR $210), Swarm Kit (10FR $155, 8FR $150), and 5-Frame Nuc Kit ($90), with various upgrade options. Sold to beginners and sideliners setting up or expanding apiaries.
• Protective Clothing Ventilated gloves ($33.95 all sizes), pullover jackets with zippered veils ($104.95), helmets ($23.95), square veils ($24.95), child bee suits ($105.95), and a tool and clothing bundle ($184). Sold to hobby beekeepers and families needing properly fitted protective gear.
• Pest and Feeding Supplies Varroa mite treatments (Formic Pro, Apivar, Oxalic acid), small hive beetle traps, feeders, syrup, and testing kits. Sold to hobby and sideliner beekeepers managing colony health and seasonal feeding.
• Beginner Beekeeping Classes Structured four-session beginner beekeeping class (2.5 hours per session, 10 hours total) covering equipment, honeybee biology, pests/diseases, and harvest, priced at $65 per student. Taught by owner Stuart Woronecki and includes equipment ordering assistance, priority package bee and nuc reservations, and free 2026 Field Day attendance. Targeted at new hobby beekeepers in eastern Connecticut.
• Field Days Free monthly hands-on beekeeping sessions held at the apiary on the second Saturday of each month, April through October, with registration required. Open to beekeepers of all experience levels; covers opening hives, seasonal inspection, swarm prevention, mite management, and fall prep. Open to hobby beekeepers and the local community.
• Pollination Services Professional pollination services using managed honeybee colonies from Stonewall Apiary's approximately 350-colony operation, offered to Connecticut farms, orchards, and growers needing crop pollination. Provided by contacting Stonewall Apiary directly.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Wilbanks ApiariescoreOthersWilbanks Apiaries in Claxton, Georgia is the supplier of package bees for Stonewall Apiary. Stonewall Apiary picks up packages directly in Georgia rather than having them shipped, allowing them to transport bees back to Connecticut in the shortest time. They monitor temperatures during the trip to ensure bee health and minimal stress, resulting in more robust packages with better survival rates.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brushy Mountain Bee Farm: Long-standing US beekeeping supply retailer offering woodenware, tools, protective clothing, and bees, with educational programming. Comparable to Stonewall on supplies assortment and hobbyist customer focus.
• GloryBee: Oregon-based honey packer and beekeeping supply retailer offering hive kits, tools, protective clothing, and packaged honey products. Comparable multi-category model combining consumables and equipment.
• Betterbee: Family-run apiary and beekeeping supply retailer in Greenwich, NY selling honey, bees, woodenware, and protective clothing, and running beginner beekeeping classes. Closely matches Stonewall's product mix, educational programming, and independent family-operator model.
• Kelley Beekeeping: Kentucky-based beekeeping supply company offering woodenware, tools, package bees, and protective clothing for hobbyists and sideliners. Comparable mid-sized multi-category beekeeping retailer.
• The Honey Exchange: Portland, Maine retail storefront specializing in local honey, beeswax products, and beekeeping supplies, with classes and community programming. Closely matches Stonewall's storefront + education + honey/beeswax product mix in a New England market.

Regional players

• Wilbanks Apiaries: Claxton, Georgia commercial apiary that is Stonewall's exclusive supplier of 3-lb Italian honeybee packages with mated queens. Operates in the same upstream supply chain that Stonewall resells into the Northeast market.
• Warm Colors Apiary: South Deerfield, Massachusetts small-scale family apiary producing local honey, beeswax products, and offering bees/queens and educational programming. Highly comparable Northeast family-run operation serving a similar hobbyist and local-consumer customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Mann Lake: One of the largest US beekeeping supply companies, offering woodenware, bees, queens, tools, honey containers, and protective clothing at scale across multiple distribution centers. Overlaps with Stonewall on equipment and bees but operates at vastly greater scale and with full e-commerce.
• Rossman Apiaries: Large Georgia-based commercial apiary producing package bees, queens, and honey at significant scale. Comparable on the bees/queens product line where Stonewall relies on Wilbanks, but operates as a commercial-scale supplier rather than a retail family apiary.

Others

• Dadant & Sons: One of the oldest US beekeeping suppliers (founded 1863), offering equipment, beeswax foundation, package bees, and publishing the American Bee Journal. Overlaps with Stonewall on the equipment and bees categories but operates as a national-scale incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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