Our Story

Clean ingredients. Real life. Wild places.

Before Vitamin Bee, I worked as a naturalist in North Georgia, teaching people to slow down and notice what was growing around them. Along the way, I learned that nature already gives us so much of what we need. We just have to pay attention.

About 20 years ago, that idea became a way of life for our family. It started with what we eat and grew into everything else: lots of time outside, a simpler and more minimal home, a stack of great books on every surface, and four daughters who'd rather be outside exploring than anywhere else.

Our kitchen is the heart of it all. It's where we cook from scratch, experiment and plan our next mini adventure. It's also where Vitamin Bee began.

From our kitchen to yours

The first products I made were for my own family: an elderberry syrup for winter, a balm for sun-kissed cheeks, a little something for bug bites after a day on the trail. I wanted simple things made from plants, honey and bee-made ingredients, with labels I could read and understand.

Then friends started asking for a jar. Then their friends did, then extended family. What started as a few batches for my girls slowly became something much bigger.

Today, Vitamin Bee products are carried by a national distributor and sit on the shelves of local shops I love. Every batch is still made the same way it was in the beginning, with clean, thoughtfully sourced ingredients and nothing I wouldn't use on my own family.

Made for real life

Muddy boots, sandy toes, sunny afternoons, cold-and-flu season and everything in between. These products are made for the way we live, and they're meant to be used every day.

Come find us

Want to meet in person or pick some up near you? Visit the Find Me page for markets and shops that carry Vitamin Bee. Thanks for being part of the hive.

With love,
Alison