I started Carter Farm to be a family farm that restored land, grew relationships and provided honest food. From this founding vision and through countless farmers markets, trials and stings, Carter Farm is now the largest honey producer in western Pennsylvania.
Our primary farm site is located in Emerickville, Pennsylvania. Here we have two pristine springs, abundant woods and wildlife, as well as our organic elderberry orchard and hundreds of beehives.
As with all of our farm sites in Pennsylvania and Florida, this site is adjacent to protected wild land and far away from pesticides. Every one of our locations was selected for its bee foraging habitat and adjacency to protected forest.
We chose these locations, because we are fanatical about honey. Unlike almost every other commercial beekeeping operation, we never rent our hives for pollination. Like the beekeepers of yesteryear, we are honey producers. Because of that, we want our bees foraging in pristine forests and meadows so that our honey is free from contaminants.
Every one of our farm locations was also formerly abandoned and degraded by those who owned the land before us. We are missional about restoring these lands and see our bees as an integral part of that restoration. That’s why we own these properties and invest our time and treasure into their renewal.
Our family farm spans three generations. My parents, siblings, children, nieces and nephews all help out in one way or another in our family farm.
–Matt Carter
Our kids work the hives with us. 
Looking for the queen. 
Matt with our youngest, working the hives. 
Three generations of Carters making syrup to feed our bees. 
A package of new queens, covered with nurse bees. 
One of our hardworking ladies taking a rest on a leaf.