APICENTRIC beekeeping, pristine honey
On North Haven Island, Maine
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North Island Apiaries Beeswax Pillar Candle, Hand-poured on North Haven Island
Each candle is poured in small batches using 100% pure beeswax and all-cotton wicks. Because they’re handmade, you’ll see natural variations in color, texture, and finish — the quiet marks of real craft and real beeswax. The scent is subtle, warm, and honeyed, just as nature made it.
What makes our candles special
– Incredibly pure, 100% beeswax — no dyes, perfumes, or additives
– Naturally golden with a soft, clean burn
– All-cotton wicks for long, steady glow
– Small-batch poured for quality and character
How to Burn a Beeswax Pillar (for best results)
1. Burn in 2–4 hour sessions.
Burn for 2 hrs at minimum or at least until the melt pool reaches close to the edge. Short burns cause tunneling; very long burns can create leaning edges.
2. Keep the wick trimmed.
Trim to ¼ inch before each lighting for a clean, even flame.
3. “Hug” the candle if needed.
If a thin wall forms around the edge, gently press it inward once the wax is warm but not hot. This helps the candle burn evenly.
4. Keep out of drafts.
A steady flame ensures an even melt.
5. Always use a heat-safe dish.
Beeswax burns cleanly, but pillars can develop a melt pool toward the end of their life.
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Restore, condition, and protect your favorite leather goods, naturally.
Our Beeswax Leather Balm is handmade on North Haven Island using pure beeswax from our own hives, lanolin, and a blend of nourishing natural oils. It sinks in easily to revive dry, tired leather, leaving it supple, water-resistant, and lightly scented with beeswax & lanolin warmth.
Perfect for boots, belts, gloves, saddles, bags, and other well-loved leather — anything that deserves a longer life and a soft, natural sheen.
Made by hand on an island in Maine.
Spruce. Pine. Fir. Beeswax. Olive Oil. Shea Butter. Essential Oils.
The forests on North Haven have a scent all their own, especially in winter. Cold air, spruce, fir, and pine. This salve was inspired by that landscape.
We harvest conifer needles by hand and slowly infuse them into extra virgin olive oil before blending the oil with our own island beeswax, shea butter, and a small amount of essential oils. The result is a rich hand salve made for dry, hardworking skin.
Conifer needles have long been used in traditional herbalism and folk remedies throughout northern forests, where they're valued for their aromatic oils and their place in salves made for hardworking hands and weathered skin. We like carrying on that tradition with ingredients gathered close to home.
The green color comes naturally from the infused needles. No dyes or artificial colorants.
Whether you've been tending hives, splitting firewood, hauling traps, gardening, or just spending time outside, this salve is made to help protect and soften weathered hands. It goes on smoothly, absorbs well, and leaves behind the clean scent of the Maine woods without feeling overpowering.
Like everything we make, it's handcrafted on North Haven Island using simple, thoughtfully chosen ingredients and contains no petroleum, synthetic preservatives, or artificial fragrances.
Handmade on North Haven Island, 12 miles off the coast of Maine.
North Island Gold — Fall 2025 Harvest
Raw wildflower honey from North Haven Island, Maine
Our 2025 harvest of North Island Gold captures the rare taste of a small island twelve miles off the coast of Maine. Produced by bees who forage across North Haven’s wildflower meadows — landscapes untouched by pesticides, commercial agriculture, or synthetic treatments — this honey is as pure as the place it’s made.
Unheated, unfiltered, and unblended, each jar reflects the natural alchemy of bees and blossoms. We never feed sugar or syrup, never treat our hives with chemicals, and never alter the honey’s texture or flavor after harvest. What you taste is exactly what the bees made — dense, floral, and bright, with subtle notes of salt air and seaside wildflowers.
This is raw honey, packaged by hand in small batches and not processed in a licensed facility. Because it remains in its natural state, it may crystallize over time — a sign of quality and purity. Simply warm gently to return it to liquid form.
Please note: Do not feed honey to infants under 12 months of age.
Each year, North Island Apiaries donates 1% of gross income to organizations supporting Wabanaki sovereignty, in recognition that this honey comes from flowers growing on unceded Wabanaki territory.
Specs:
– Raw / unheated / unfiltered
– Harvested Fall 2025 on North Haven Island, Maine
– 1% of sales support Wabanaki rights
– Do not feed honey to infants under 12 months
– Not processed in a licensed facility
Taste the island gold.
Beeswax. Olive Oil. Shea Butter. Peppermint. Eucalyptus. Clove. Cinnamon.
Our take on a classic warming balm, made with our own island beeswax, nourishing plant oils, and a blend of essential oils. Like everything we make, it's free of petroleum, synthetic ingredients, and artificial fragrances.
Traditional warming balms have been part of everyday life for generations, often kept close at hand after long days of physical work. We wanted to create a version that honors that tradition using simple, natural ingredients we feel good about… without the petroleum jelly.
Massage into tired muscles, hardworking hands, or anywhere you'd like a little warmth and comfort. A little goes a long way.
We've recently upgraded from our original tins to a reusable heavy-bottom glass jar that's sturdier on the shelf, feels great in the hand, and is easy to reuse long after the balm is gone.
Handmade on North Haven Island, 12 miles off the coast of Maine.
Specs:
1 oz (30 ml) heavy-bottom glass jar
Made with our own beeswax
100% natural ingredients
Petroleum-free
Handmade by North Island Apiaries
What MAKES OUR
honey REALLY
REALLY GOOD
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We never use chemical “treatments” or miticides of any kind. We rely on natural selection, and management practices to keep our bees healthy snd strong. Our hives are free of residues, plastics, and fumigants. What you taste is unfiltered and unheated - raw, living honey with all of its enzymes, pollens, and floral vitality intact.
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We follow natural beekeeping principles: no plastic foundation, no artificial queen rearing, no migratory trucking. Our hives stay put on the island, sheltered from the stresses of industrial pollination.
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Our bees live entirely on the nectar and pollen they gather themselves. We never feed sugar, which is common practice elsewhere. They thrive on their own stores of honey, the perfect and complex food they labored to make, and it shows in the depth of flavor and vitality of our colonies.
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We take only the true surplus. This is honey made without exploitation- never robbed, never rushed. Every spoonful is a gift from the hive, not an extraction from it.
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Island bees visit hundreds of native and naturalized wildflowers, from clover and milkweed to goldenrod, bayberry, spruce trees, and wild rose. Each bloom contributes a layer of flavor and nutrition. No two seasons taste the same.
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Our honey is never overheated or pasteurized. We simply strain it to remove bits of wax and let it settle naturally. It’s alive with wild yeasts, enzymes, and pollen: a true whole food, not a processed sweetener.
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We keep around 100 colonies, just enough to sustain our land and our family. We rely on splits from our hives to grow our apiary, not buying bees in from southern states every year. Our focus is on resilience, not yield.
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We bottle only in glass, to preserve flavor and purity. No plastic contact, no leaching, no compromise.
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Each jar of North Island Gold carries the fingerprint of this island landscape: mud flats, salt air, spruce forest, and wildflowers. It’s honey that could only have come from here: pure, elemental, unrepeatable.
