The Big Island Bee Company Llc

Name

The Big Island Bee Company Llc

Legal name

The Big Island Bee Company LLC

Website

https://bigislandbees.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Raw Honey

NAICS

Apiculture (11291), Apiculture (112910)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Honey Production & Extraction (AFAEAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Value-Added Bee Products Manufacturing (Candles, Cosmetics, Supplements, Mead Ingredients) (AFAEAHAM), Organic Apiculture (Beekeeping) (AFAEAMAG), Beeswax Production & Processing (AFAEAHAB)

Keywords

• Raw Hawaiian honey
• Organic honey varietals
• Artisan body care
• Honey gift sets
• Beekeeping farm tours

Headquarters

HQ city

Captain Cook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Sales: Direct-to-consumer online sales through their Shopify-powered website, selling raw organic Hawaiian honey varietals, gift sets, body care products, specialty foods, teas, and merchandise. Products shipped with environmentally sensitive packaging.
2. Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale sales to U.S. mainland and Hawaii retailers. They sell their honey products to other businesses under their Big Island Bees label.
3. Farm Store and Tourism: On-site retail sales at their honey farm location in Captain Cook, Hawaii, including museum store, beekeeping tours with honey tastings, and retail browsing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Big Island Bee Company LLC is a family-operated honey farm on the Big Island of Hawaii that produces single-floral raw and certified organic Hawaiian honeys from its own 2,500 hives. The company sells honey varietals, honey-based body care products, specialty foods, gift sets, and merchandise directly to consumers through its e-commerce site and on-site farm store. It also offers a paid beekeeping tour and free museum/tasting experience as an experiential revenue stream.

Product overview

Big Island Bees is a family-operated honey farm on the Big Island of Hawaii producing single-floral raw and organic Hawaiian honeys from their own hives. The product portfolio centers on four core honey varietals: Organic Ohia Lehua Honey, Organic Wilelaiki Honey, Macadamia Nut Blossom Honey, and Organic Lehua & Cinnamon Honey (all certified organic by Where Food Comes From Organic). These core honeys are sold individually and bundled into various gift sets including the Gourmet Hawaiian Honey Gift Set, Hawaiian Dessert Collection, and Tea & Bee Gift Box. The company extends its product line with honey-enhanced body care products (Lehua Honey Bar Soaps, Healing Bee Balm, Honey Lip Balm) and specialty foods (Black Tea Blends, Honey Macadamia Nuts, Honey Caramel Macadamia Nut Tart). Merchandise includes cotton tote bags, giclee art prints by Andrea Pro, tea towels, and notecards. The company also offers experiential tourism through Beekeeping Tours and a Museum & Tasting Room at their farm location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Organic Hawaiian Honey Varietals Single-floral raw, unfiltered, certified organic Hawaiian honeys harvested exclusively from the company's own 2,500 hives on the Big Island. Includes Organic Ohi'a Lehua Honey, Organic Wilelaiki Honey, Macadamia Nut Blossom Honey, Organic Lehua & Cinnamon Honey, Late Harvest Macadamia Nut Honey, Lehua with Vanilla Bean, Island Spice Honey, Hawaiian Chili Pepper Honey, and 100% Kona Coffee Honey Flavor. Sold in jars ranging from 1 oz favors to 47 oz formats.
• Hawaiian Honey Gift Sets and Samplers Curated gift boxes and samplers that bundle multiple honey varietals with packaging and accessories for holidays, weddings, corporate gifting, and personal use. Includes the Hawaiian Honey Sampler, Hawaiian Dessert Collection, Gourmet Hawaiian Honey Gift Set, Mini Honey Jar Gift Set, Honey Favors, Tea & Bee Gift Box, themed gift bags, and bundle-with-box offerings.
• Honey-Based Body Care Products Handcrafted skincare and body care items made with honey and beeswax from the company's own hives. Includes Lehua Honey Bar Soaps (multiple scents), Healing Bee Balm, Honey Lip Balm, and the Honey Girl Organics Face and Eye Cream (manufactured in Pupukea, Oahu using the company's organic Wilelaiki honey and beeswax).
• Specialty Foods and Tea Hawaiian specialty food items sold alongside honey, including Black Tea Blends (Mango, Passionfruit Peach, Chai loose-leaf), Honey Macadamia Nuts, and Honey Caramel Macadamia Nut Tart.
• Branded Merchandise and Art Cotton tote bags, tea towels, notecards, and Giclee art prints featuring woodcut artwork by Andrea Pro, including the 'Macadamia Buzz' and 'The Beekeepers' prints originally exhibited at the Guggenheim.
• Gift Card

Quantifiable outcome

• 48,000 miles of bee flight per pound of honey produced
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Shaka GuideminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Shaka Guide, a self-guided audio tour provider. Big Island Bees is the 5th stop on the Kona Big Kahuna Audio Tour, a 4-6 hour counterclockwise loop from Waikoloa or Kona. The partnership helps drive tourism to the farm and area, recommending the Shaka Guide tour to visitors as a way to make the most of their trip to the Big Island.
• Honey Girl OrganicsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership where Honey Girl Organics manufactures their Face and Eye Cream in Pupukea, Oahu, using Big Island Bees' organic Wilelaiki honey and beeswax. Big Island Bees carries and sells this product at their farm store and website. The cream is 100% all natural with organic botanicals and beehive ingredients.
• Andrea ProminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAward-winning Kona artist Andrea Pro handcrafted three woodcut prints exclusively for Big Island Bees. Each print illustrates the story of honeybees producing honeys from Hawaii island's most nectar-rich trees. The artwork is featured on product labels and available as merchandise (Giclee prints at $200).
• Keauhou Bird Conservation CenterminorOthersBig Island Bees supplies bee larvae to the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center in Volcano, near Kilauea, to support the captive breeding program for the endangered Hawaiian crow ('Alala). The 'Alala babies love eating the bee larvae. This supports conservation of one of Hawaii's most endangered birds.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GloryBee: Oregon-based honey, beekeeping supplies, and bee product company operating across wholesale, ingredients, and retail. Adjacent in beekeeping production and honey product categories but at substantially larger scale and broader product mix.
• Burt's Bees: Large-scale Clorox-owned brand with deep bee-based personal care and lip balm portfolio plus a honey product line. Operates broadly across the same hive-derived ingredients space but as a mass-market incumbent rather than a specialty Hawaii producer.

Direct peers

• Bee Raw: Artisanal single-origin honey brand selling curated varietals and gift sets DTC with a focus on rare, terroir-driven honeys. Highly comparable product mix, channel strategy, and foodie target customer.
• Savannah Bee Company: Georgia-based artisanal honey brand selling raw varietal honeys, body care, and gift sets through DTC, wholesale, and flagship retail stores. Mirrors Big Island Bees' DTC + body care + gift set strategy with similar premium positioning.
• Volcano Island Honey: Big Island Hawaii-based artisanal honey producer offering single-floral Hawaiian honeys with on-site tours and farm store. Closest direct competitor operating in the same geography, product category, and distribution model.
• Wedderspoon: Premium Manuka honey brand offering single-origin honeys alongside a body care and wellness product line. Comparable premium single-origin positioning with adjacent skincare and balm SKUs.
• Manoa Honey Hawaii: Hawaiian honey producer on Oahu offering single-floral Hawaiian varietals through DTC and select retail. Overlapping geography, product category, and customer base in the Hawaii artisan honey segment.

Emerging players

• Honey Girl Organics: Pupukea, Oahu-based organic skin care maker that uses Big Island Bees' organic Wilelaiki honey and beeswax as hero ingredients in their face cream. Direct supply partnership and partial product overlap in the Hawaiian bee-based body care category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/BigIslandBees
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdnSUR6yN6cOcZB1gNi99WA
• Facebookfacebook.com/bigislandbees
• Instagraminstagram.com/BigIslandBees
• Pinterestpinterest.ca/bigislandbees
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/big-island-bees

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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