Buy Real Raw Honey for Your Family

What makes honey truly raw?

Raw honey is honey as it exists in the hive: extracted from the comb, strained to remove wax chips and bee parts, and jarred. Nothing else. Most grocery-store honey is heated to high temperatures (pasteurized) and pushed through fine filters — a process that makes it clearer and slower to crystallize, but strips out pollen and diminishes the natural enzymes that give raw honey its character.

Our honey is never heated above natural hive temperatures and never fine-filtered. That’s why you may see tiny flecks of pollen or beeswax in the jar, and why the flavor is richer than anything on a supermarket shelf.

Is raw honey unpasteurized?

Yes — and this matters more than most labels let on. Pasteurization heats honey to roughly 160°F to dissolve crystals and extend shelf appearance. Honey doesn’t need it for safety (its low moisture and acidity already prevent spoilage) — pasteurization is purely cosmetic, and it comes at the cost of heat-sensitive enzymes and aroma compounds.

Every jar we sell is unpasteurized raw honey: warmed no more than a summer beehive, so everything the bees put in stays in. If you’ve been searching for unpasteurized honey specifically, raw honey done right — like ours — is the same thing.

Why buy raw honey from The Honey Jar?

100% American honey from family beekeepers

Nearly 70% of honey consumed in the U.S. is imported. Ours never is. When you buy from The Honey Jar you’re supporting multigenerational American beekeeping families, sustainable hive practices, and the pollination that keeps American farms producing.

Unfiltered means more of the good stuff

Because our honey skips fine filtration, it retains naturally occurring bee pollen, propolis, and trace beeswax along with the enzymes raw honey is known for.

Real people, really easy

We’re a family business in Ogden, Utah — the kind where a person answers the phone. Over 6,900 customers have rated us 4.9/5.

Carefully packaged, shipped fast

Raw honey is heavy and glass breaks; we’ve spent 21 years perfecting packaging so your order arrives intact, with free U.S. shipping over $35.

How much does raw honey cost?

Raw honey is a more affordable swap for refined sugar than most people expect, partly because honey is sweeter by volume — a recipe calling for 1.5 tablespoons of sugar needs only 1 tablespoon of honey.

Per ounce, buying larger sizes pays: our 1-gallon pail of raw clover honey works out to about $0.36/oz with free shipping, and the 3 lb quart jar is about $0.60/oz. Sampler jars let you try varietals before committing to a big jar.

Explore raw honey by flavor

Honey tastes different depending on what the bees foraged. All varietals below are raw and unfiltered:

• Raw Clover Honey — mild, familiar, the best place to start
• Raw Wildflower Honey — richer and more complex, varies by season
• Raw Orange Blossom Honey — bright, floral, citrusy
• Sample Packs — try all four before choosing a favorite

Need raw honey in bulk?

For mead making, baking, homesteading, or serious honey lovers: our bulk raw honey buckets and gallons ship free anywhere in the U.S.

Raw honey delivery, done right

Ordering honey online means trusting someone to get glass jars of liquid gold across the country intact. We’ve been delivering raw honey to doorsteps in all 50 states for 21 years — carefully packed, shipped fast, and backed by our delivery guarantee. Orders over $35 ship free anywhere in the U.S.

Looking for local raw honey?

If you’d rather buy from a beekeeper near you, we keep a guide to finding local honey in your state — and if the season’s wrong or the farmers market is closed, we’ll ship the same quality to your door. Learn more about what makes honey raw in our guide.

Raw honey questions, answered

What is the difference between raw honey and regular honey?

Regular commercial honey is typically pasteurized (heated to ~160°F) and fine-filtered, which removes pollen and reduces natural enzymes. Raw honey is only strained and jarred — it keeps its pollen, propolis, enzymes, and full flavor. That’s also why raw honey crystallizes sooner: it’s a sign of real, unprocessed honey.

Is your honey unpasteurized?

Yes. All of our honey is raw and unpasteurized — never heated above natural hive temperatures. Pasteurization is cosmetic, not a safety requirement, and we skip it to preserve the enzymes and aroma.

Is raw honey organic?

Ours is 100% pure raw American honey, but we don’t label it certified organic. True certified-organic honey is nearly impossible to produce in the U.S., since bees forage freely for miles and no beekeeper can control every flower they visit. Most “organic” honey on shelves is imported. We’d rather sell you honest American raw honey than an imported certificate.

Why did my raw honey crystallize?

Crystallization is natural and a hallmark of raw, unpasteurized honey — the glucose naturally forms crystals over time, faster in cool temperatures. It’s still perfectly good. To re-liquefy, set the jar in warm water (under ~110°F) and stir. Read our honey storage guide.

Does raw honey go bad?

Sealed and stored properly, honey essentially never spoils. See our guide on raw honey shelf life.

Is raw honey safe for kids?

Yes, for children over 12 months. No honey of any kind — raw or pasteurized — should be given to infants under 1 year old.

Where does your honey come from?

From multigenerational family beekeepers in the United States, primarily Utah and California (our orange blossom is harvested in California). We’ve been jarring and shipping it from Ogden, Utah since 2005.