Hunter's Honey Farm: A sweet county highlight

Hunter's Honey Farm is a fourth generation of beekeepers producing pure and natural honey and bee products in Indiana for more than a century!

The history of the beekeeping family goes back to 1910, when the family patriarch, Gilbert Perigo, began his first official hives, which he used to pollinate his father's apple trees. Perigo ultimately retired from his career in education and moved his family to Morgan County. At this time, he was also named the state's Chief Apiary Inspector on behalf of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

The family's farm — now located in the rolling hills near the western border of the county — continues to manage several hundred hives throughout the state of Indiana to pollinate our fields, orchards and gardens! In addition, the family sells a wide range of honey-related products, from nuts and culinary sauces to honey lip balm and pretzels. The family also maintains a Christmas tree farm with more than 4,000 trees.

The public is welcome to the farm, where demonstrations and tours are a must. Visitors can even bottle their own honey and create their own beeswax candles. The farm also hosts an annual Honey Harvest Celebration each September.

Call 765-537-9430 or visit www.HuntersHoneyFarm.com for more information.

(Prepared by the Morgan County Leadership Academy Class of 2022 on behalf of the Morgan County Bicentennial Committee)