Five hives, a few kids, one slow kitchen.
Paxton, Kobe, and the kids. A small family operation in Eagle, Idaho.
a note from Paxton I started keeping bees the way most people start things. By accident, and because a friend at church handed me a swarm one Saturday and said good luck.
That first hive lived in our backyard. Then there were two. Then four. Somewhere in there the kitchen filled up with mason jars and I had more honey than the family could eat. Kobe said sell it. I said I'd think about it. The label happened a year later.
The name is from the Lord's Prayer. On earth as it is in heaven. Matt. 6:10 A line we grew up with. We took it as a quiet bar to clear: make food and skincare we'd be glad to put on our own kids.
Everything we sell has to clear that bar. Raw honey, hand-strained, never heated. Beeswax candles, hand-poured one at a time. Tallow balm, rendered low and slow from grass-fed beef from a rancher ten miles up the road. If we can't explain an ingredient in one sentence, it doesn't go in the jar.
Paxton
How we work
- 01 Five hives in our backyard in Eagle. Bees forage the wildflowers up in the foothills.
- 02 Honey is pulled twice a season. Once in late spring, once in August. Hand-strained through fine mesh, never heated.
- 03 Beeswax comes off those same combs the same week. Hand-pressed, hand-poured into candles and tins.
- 04 Tallow is single-source from a rancher up the road. Rendered low for six hours, whipped with a splash of olive oil.
- 05 Everything packs from our kitchen. Kobe runs the candle pours. The kids help label when they're around.
A short shelf, on purpose.
We keep the list small so we can stand behind every jar. New things show up when they're ready. They disappear when we run out, and we don't reorder from somewhere else to fill the gap.
See what's on the shelf →Questions we get at the market
About the goods
Is your honey raw?
Yes. We strain it through a fine mesh to catch the bees and the bigger bits of wax, then it goes straight into the jar. No heat, no micro-filter, no blending.
My honey crystallized. Did it go bad?
No. Crystallization is a sign nobody cooked it. Set the jar in a bowl of warm (not hot) water for about ten minutes and it loosens right back up.
Where does the tallow come from?
From a rancher friend down the road. Grass-fed, single source. We render it slow in the kitchen and whip it with a touch of olive oil. That's all.
Are the candles really pure beeswax?
Yes. Just our wax and a cotton wick. No paraffin, no soy, no scent. The faint honey smell when you light one is the wax itself.
Buying & shipping
Do you ship outside Idaho?
Honey and beeswax goods, yes. Tallow products get unhappy in summer heat, so we pause shipping those to warm climates between June and September.
Can I refill my own jar?
Yes. Bring a clean jar to the market and we'll fill it for the same price as a fresh jar.
Are products available year-round?
Honey is seasonal. Spring and August harvests, then sold until they run out. Beeswax candles are usually in stock. Tallow shows up when there's fat to render.
Custom & wholesale
Can I order custom labels for a gift or wedding?
Often, yes. Reach out with the date and quantity and we'll see what's possible.
Do you do wholesale?
We work with a small number of shops we believe in. If you have a shop and think we'd be a fit, send a note and tell us about it.
Have something not answered here? Send a note.