About our honey
White Oak Point Honey is made in Oldham County, Kentucky. We are a Certified Kentucky Honey by the Kentucky State Beekeepers Association and a Kentucky Proud member.
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In 2020, Cathy Clore and Rachel Gee started beekeeping. Here’s the origin story:
Theirs is a friendship that began the night Cathy’s son took Rachel’s daughter to Junior Prom. While the romance grew between the kids, so did the idea Rachel planted about adding some honeybees to the Clore farm.
In 2020, Cathy and Rachel went together to purchase equipment for 2 hives, bee suits, and assorted gear. They read books, took classes, talked with local mentors (a lot) and finally brought their first colonies home from a local Oldham County beekeeper on June 6, 2020.
The first summer was chaotic, as they learned more about bees every day. Their husbands, Rob and Darryl, were supportive, doing all manner of chores to help, but stopping short of being in the bee yard unless absolutely necessary. The kids, too, preferred to watch from a distance.
The first winter was a welcome break, as they condensed back to 2 hives. Both overwintered successfully and then it was game on!
The kids were still in love, something so sweet to offset the sadness of Rob’s cancer diagnosis.
On March 26, 2022, John Clore and DeMaris Gee married in the woods at the very place from which the farm draws its name—White Oak Point. They declined the suggestion to line the wooded walkway with beehives...
Rob Clore passed away on September 23, 2022, but left behind his encouragement, something felt by all nearly every day.
Fast forward to 2025 and Cathy and Rachel now have 20 hives in the apiary, and are looking forward to another spring honey harvest.