Description

The Honey House is a shared-use honey processing and training space in New Haven, Connecticut, created for beekeepers, honey producers, food entrepreneurs, and community members.

Users can reserve the space and specialized equipment to process honey from hive to jar, including uncapping, extracting, straining, settling, and bottling. We also offer co-packing services for honey extraction and/or bottling.

Equipment includes:
• HillCo Layens Frame Extractor
• SAF Natura Combo Extractor 2-frame with Settler
• Mann Lake EZ Fill
• Mann Lake 30-Gallon Bottling Tank
• Compact Motorized Chain Uncapper
• Commercial Wax Spinner
• 16-Gallon Wax Melter
• Uncapping knives and forks
• Uncapping bin
• Food-grade buckets
• Honey strainers and filtering equipment
• Food-grade work tables and processing surfaces
• Honey storage and settling equipment

The Honey House also serves as a training hub for beekeepers and food entrepreneurs, offering workshops, equipment training, educational programming, and opportunities for peer learning and business growth.

All users must complete Honey House orientation and equipment training before using the space and follow our cleaning, sanitation, food-safety, and equipment-use procedures. Sliding-scale pricing is available to help make access more equitable.

The Honey House is a project of Huneebee Project, a New Haven-based nonprofit focused on nature-based learning, workforce development, and community environmental stewardship.

Pricing

We offer sliding-scale pricing to help make Honey House equipment, processing, and training accessible to beekeepers and food entrepreneurs at different stages. Rates vary by service and level of access. Contact us or fill out the information form on our website for current pricing and availability.

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