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Bloom & Buzz Small-batch. Single source. Carroll County, Tennessee.

Bloom & Buzz Apiary · Carroll County, Tennessee

Straight from our hives.

Raw honey, creamed honey, and seasonal honeycomb from our West Tennessee apiary, produced in small seasonal batches and traceable from hive to jar.

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Follow the hive through the season.

Recent stories and practical notes from the colonies, forage, harvest, and kitchen.

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May 8, 2026

Raw Honey vs. Store Honey: What’s Actually Different

The difference is not always obvious from the label. Raw honey is minimally handled, while large-scale commercial honey may be heated and finely filtered for consistency and shelf stability. What Bloom & Buzz does We extract, lightly strain, and jar our honey without ultrafiltration or additives. The pollen remains, crystallization is expected, and flavor changes […]

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April 20, 2026

Meet Charolette: A New Queen Bee at Bloom & Buzz

Charolette arrived mated, proven, and ready to lead a West Tennessee colony that had struggled to raise its own queen after a split. Her introduction gave the hive a path forward. She is laying, the colony is settling, and the brood nest is rebuilding.

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April 14, 2026

What’s Blooming in Carroll County Right Now

Carroll County spring honey begins in a yellow field. Canola surrounding the apiary provides an early, concentrated nectar and pollen source while colonies are building rapidly. What it means for the honey Canola produces light, mild honey that crystallizes quickly. The harvest records a short, place-specific bloom rather than a blend of regions and seasons.

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