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Gift guide for the 2025 holiday season

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Are you having trouble picking a gift for the beekeeper in your life? A Betterbee gift certificate is the perfect solution! Gift cards can be purchased online in different increments starting at $10, or you can give us a call and order one for a custom amount. Gift certificates let your loved ones purchase exactly what they need from our website, and they can even be used to purchase one of our beekeeping classes! Don't let the post office slow you down, a Betterbee gift card can be emailed directly to you!

If your hives did well this year, you may have a surplus of honey. Custom holiday jar labels will make your honey gift glow with seasonal greetings. Do you have to divide your modest honey harvest between a lot of family members? These mini half-skep jars hold 3 ounces and come 24 to a case. But depending on the size of your harvest and your giving spirit this year, you might decide to give your friends and family 1lb jars instead!

Is your mountain of wax cappings finally piling up to something impressive? If so, put that wax to work with holiday season. With our lip balm kit, you can make your own stocking stuffers en masse. Have more wax than you know what to do with? Lyson offers a full catalog of candle molds to choose from, including fall-season pumpkins, Christmas creche and nativity scenes, and fun shapes for any season or occasion. Check out all of our holiday candle molds!

Gifts to add to your wish list in 2025

Not sure what to put on your own wish list this year? When was the last time you got something new and shiny? Your beekeeping tools are used during each visit to the bee yard, and at some point any good tool wears out and is ready to be replaced. This year, consider asking your friends to get you a Betterbee Premium Smoker. We think it's one of the best smokers on the market, but you don't have to take our word for it: Fred Dunn featured them on his YouTube channel, too!

You've worked hard this year. Whether you consider yourself a seasoned expert or a brand-new novice beekeeper, don't you deserve to reward yourself with the best? Let the Colorado Bee Vac fill your heart and your hives next year. With all the swarms you'll gently vacuum up and the cutouts you'll perform, this gift will pay YOU back in both bees and honey.

Nothing says "I love myself" more than giving yourself the gift of convenience. Our Packable Jacket will pair perfectly with your new bee vacuum. It easily packs into your vehicle's glove compartment, backpack, or purse. Any time you need a spare veil for yourself or a friend, this compact but surprisingly durable pullover should always be within arm's reach.

Timeless gifts for beekeepers and crafters

Our gift totes are a great option for even the most difficult person to shop for on your list! Choose from small, medium, or large totes individually made with care at Betterbee. Each tote includes a variety of honey and beeswax goods, such as beeswax candles, beeswax lip balm, local honey, honey-filled candy, and more. The best part is that the beautiful tote bags can be used for years to come once the handmade goods inside are used up!

The perfect custom gift for the beekeepers in your life

Add some extra sweetness to your holiday gifts with personalized labels. Don't have enough holiday honey? That's ok! Mini mason jars can be filled with pollinator seeds, glass bears can be filled with gummy bears. The gift is yours to choose. The label will say it all. Customized holiday labels typically take 7 days to process, so bee sure to start planning now.

Sweet stocking stuffers

Let's look at some sweet stocking stuffers that are perfect for beekeepers and non-beekeepers alike!

Continuing with the "sweet" theme, our honey straws are always a crowd-pleaser! Available in a variety of different flavors (including different varietals of raw honey), our honey straws are a massive hit with kids and adults! Each straw is filled with 5 grams of US Grade A honey.
Don't forget the tea lover in your life! Our all-natural honey stirrers look like lollipops (and can be eaten like a lollipop if you'd like). Dip the candied honey into a hot beverage, stir it around, and the soothing honey melts right off!
Help the beek in your life show off their love of bees with a Beekeepin' it Real or a BEE vehicle decal.
We offer a wide variety of?seeds?to help grow your garden and increase the number of resources for the bees in your area!?From gorgeous?Buckwheat to elegant?clover, our seeds will turn your garden into a sanctuary for your bees.
Hive tools are one of the perfect stocking stuffers for any beekeeper, and Betterbee offers the widest selection around to get the job done. Don't forget to snag a?BeeSmart Magnetic Tool Holder while you're at it to ensure your favorite beekeeper never misplaces their tool while working their hives.
Our variety of skincare products are incredible stocking stuffers that leave skin feeling hydrated, nourished, and luxurious every time. Betterbee's skin cream and lip balm are made in-house and come in several different scents/flavors. We also offer a variety of different honey soaps that smell divine!
Is there a bee-geek in your life who seems to constantly lose their keys? Why not grab them an adorable bee key chain? Know anyone who likes cute things? Get them a mini hive smoker keychain with LED light!
Looking to relax while your bees overwinter? Maybe the season was extra challenging, and you're ready to reward yourself with a book?and the old grumpy drone shirt!
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the honey candy is so delightful! Fill their stockings quickly this year with this sweet, honey-filled candy.

Gifts for new & seasoned beekeepers

Let's look at some sweet stocking stuffers that are perfect for beekeepers and non-beekeepers alike!

The Colorado Bee Vac has captured the hearts of swarm catchers around the world! It is the world's leading bee hive relocation vacuum, trusted by professionals while still simple enough to use by the hobbyist beekeeper. The Colorado Bee Vac has been carefully crafted and tested to capture bees while drastically minimizing any loss effectively.

The Lyson Extracting Kit takes you from zilch to everything needed for complete processing of your honey! This kit is ideal for small-scale beekeeping operations, and is perfect for newer beekeepers! The kit comes with the Lyson 4 frame extractor, a BeeSmart uncapper, a plastic uncapping fork, a cold uncapping knife, a plastic or stainless-steel double sieve (your choice), and a 6-gallon pail with a honey gate and lid.
Is the Lyson Extracting Kit too big for your budget? Consider a more affordable plastic extractor or Economy Extracting Kit, to help a new beekeeper harvest honey efficiently, without having to crush and strain their honeycombs.
You'll want to add this comb honey product to the top of your wishlist. The Hogg Halfcomb Frame is perfect for the hobbyist who isn't quite ready for the full 40-frame system. If your bees are storing nectar, this is for you. Choose between the shallow and medium frames. Learn more about this unique system here.

If you or your favorite beekeeper is ready to make the jump to the bigger system, the Hogg Halfcomb System makes it easy! Like the Hogg Halfcomb Frame, the kit uses a cassette system that is readily accepted by bees, building out comb inside a container yielding 10-12 ounce sections that are easily removed, covered, and sold.
We have a wide selection of books that are sure to broaden the knowledge of any future beekeeper (and seasoned beekeeper for that matter)! Our personal favorites are The Beekeeper's Handbook and Beekeeping for Dummies. We also highly recommend Bee Biology and Beekeeping, and Honeybee Democracy.
Betterbee has recently added some amazing new products that are sure to be a hit with beekeepers everywhere! The new Honey Bottling Stand from Lyson is the perfect addition to your honey bottling operation! The stainless steel unit sits under your bottling tank and provides an overhanging shelf for bottling. Our brand new Queen Isolation Cage gives beekeepers full control over their queen's location. Last (but certainly not least), we have the new Hivetronics Portable Hive Scale. This amazing scale takes the guesswork out of evaluating hive weight so that feed can be provided to the right hives every time!

Gifts for future beekeepers

An assortment of products designed to help future beekeepers before diving into the hobby!

What better way to help the wannabee beekeeper in your life than by providing them with a voucher to attend one of our many classes? Betterbee Classes are taught by our Director of Research and Education, Dr. David Peck or other highly skilled beekeeping teachers on our staff. You can read more about our educators here.
We have a wide selection of books that are sure to broaden the knowledge of any future beekeeper (and seasoned beekeeper for that matter)! Our personal favorites are The Beekeeper's Handbook and Beekeeping for Dummies. We also highly recommend Bee Biology and Beekeeping, and Honeybee Democracy.
We have a wide variety of Basic Beginner Kits that will get any new beekeeper off to a great start! These kits are the perfect way to dive into the hobby!
Betterbee offers a fantastic selection of protective gear to ensure safety for beekeepers of all sizes. Whether you're looking for jackets/suits, veils/helmets, or gloves, we have you covered (pun intended)!

Gifts for everyone

An assortment of products designed to help future beekeepers before diving into the hobby!

Struggling to find the perfect gift for the highly creative individual in your life? We offer Candle Making Kits, Lip Balm Making Kits, and Soap Making Kits that come with everything you'll need to have hours of DIY fun!
Our Lyson candle molds offer a wide assortment of figures, pillars, votives, tapers, and more! These durable molds let you craft beeswax candles that look like works of art. Lyson candle molds are made of soft silicone, allowing for greater detail and easy removal.
Do you have someone in your life who LOVES beeswax candles, but doesn't have the time to make them? We have a massive assortment of stunning candles that are hand-poured in-house by our chandler, Mel! The fading rose, medium pinecone, and Christmas tree are some of our most popular candles, but make sure to check out the rest of our selection as well!
Who doesn't love some new clothes during the holidays? Well, we've got you (literally) covered with our assortment of bee-themed t-shirts and hats. Or check out our new Lyson Socks available in children's or adult sizes.
Still having trouble finding the right gift for that special someone? Skip the research and head straight for our multiple sizes of wonderful gift totes

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