Humboldt Gold

From the Avenue of the Giants

Raw honey from the redwood coast — his 40th season on the hive, poured by hand into keepsake glass bears.

THE BEEKEEPER

Seth Babcock Rick

Seth has kept bees since he was a kid — and worked the fog-belt and redwood country of Humboldt County since 1987. This year is his 40th season on the hive. What began as a few hives grew into Humboldt Gold — raw, unfiltered honey gathered from the Avenue of the Giants and poured into the glass bears travelers pull off the highway to find.

His curiosity has carried him around the world — decades of international beekeeping congresses, including Apimondia, the world congress in Ukraine — always bringing the best of it home to the coast.

Seth's own words are coming soon — his story, in his voice.

THE HARVEST

Glass Bears & Golden Jars

Varietals shift with the season and the bloom. Prices below are samples until Seth's live lineup drops in.

THE ALBUM

Life on the Hive

Forty seasons of bees, blooms, and the road. Swipe, use the arrows, or pick a frame below. Tap the photo for full screen.

HOW YOU GET IT

Pickup at the Stand

Order online, then swing by the roadside stand on the Avenue of the Giants. Prepay with a secure card link or just pay when you get here — card tap or cash, all at the stand.

🐻 Roadside pickup

Reserve your jars and bears online and we'll hold them for you. Pay however you like: prepay online with the secure card link Seth sends when he confirms, or pay on the spot at the stand — card (tap-to-pay) or cash.

🍯 About raw honey

Pure Humboldt County raw honey, labeled by net weight. Natural crystallization isn't spoilage — it's a sign it's real and unheated. Set the jar in warm water to bring it back to liquid gold.

✔️ Terms & freshness

Raw honey from our own Humboldt County hives, labeled by net weight. Food-safety rules mean opened food can't be returned — anything wrong with your jar, tell us at the stand and we'll make it right. Orders are held one week for pickup.

SUPPORT · EXPERIENCE · EDUCATION

The Living Hive

More than a honey stand — Seth is building a roadside apiary experience on the Avenue of the Giants, where visitors can watch a working colony up close and leave knowing why the bees matter.

GROWING NOW

Keep the bees buzzing 💛

Every tip and donation goes straight back into the hives — feed, frames, new colonies, and the build-out of the stand itself. Supporting local isn’t abstract here: it’s jars on the shelf and bees in the trees.

HERE NOWThe hand-built stand: raw honey, glass bears, comb, and gifts — built board by board beside the highway.

COMING NEXTObservation hives behind clear plexiglass — step up, watch the colony work, and hear and feel the hum of thousands of bees.

Keep my name private — show as “Anonymous”

Framing the new stand on its trailer — Framing the new stand, board by board

Sheathing the roof beside the Avenue of the Giants — Roof going on beside the Avenue

The finished Humboldt Gold stand with glass bears — Open for business — glass bears & sweet gifts