Hi, we're Keith and Megan.
We're the husband-and-wife team behind Barley Moon Botanicals in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
Keith's love of honey began as a child while visiting his Gaga, who'd give him honey every morning. That love eventually grew into an interest in having bees of his own.
Keith started keeping bees as a hobby, and Megan, a gardener since an early age, was quickly won over too.
Not long after we got our first bees, we noticed something we didn't expect: working with the bees was helping Keith's PTSD. The calm, the focus, the slow, careful work at the hive were doing something for him that nothing else had.
We wanted to understand why, so we dug into the research on how bees help. The more we learned, the clearer it became that we couldn't keep this to ourselves. We wanted to share this experience with others.
Our bees, open to our heroes
Several wonderful organizations help veterans get into beekeeping. But we realized that many people don't want bees of their own, or can't keep them. For them, we wanted to offer ours, for free.
Today we host free therapeutic honeybee experiences for veterans and first responders. You can suit up, slow down, and spend time at the hive with us, no hives of your own required.
Why your jar matters
Free is great, but it still needs funding. That's what led us to create the best artisan honey we know how to make. Every jar helps fund free experiences for our heroes, and we set aside 5% of every sale to make them happen.
Thank you for being part of it.
Keith & Megan