MEADERY
TASTING ROOM
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS 12-5PM
Meadery open year-round: Sat & Sun 12-5pm ~ Farm Open: May through October
Jefferson County Public Health COVID-19 Protocols:
Masks required indoors regardless of vaccination status.
At the Meadery: Vaccination cards required if sipping indoors, not required if ordering at the bar and sipping outdoors.
Meadery News
Tasting room open year-round:
Saturdays & Sundays 12-5pm
Mead tastes, flights, pours, and by-the-bottle.
{Closed Holidays: December 25-26 & January 1-2}
New Mead Release
Announcing our winter seasonal mead
The Saturnalian.
Named for an ancient Roman winter festival in honor of Saturn, god of agriculture and the harvest, celebrating (among other things), the returning power of the sun's light after the winter solstice.
Saturnalian is a traditional sweet mead made with meadowfoam honey and infused with cinnamon, a hint of nutmeg, and heavenly Haitian cocoa nibs from
The Cocoa Forge in Port Townsend.
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Meadery Art Show
On display through January 30
We are so pleased to show the works of Diane Walker ~ local writer and artist whose colorful abstract paintings are inspired by her 25 years living on the shores of the Pacific Northwest. Working primarily in acrylics, her mystical pieces explore interactions between natural forms — particularly undulations of sea and sky — inviting the viewer into an open, imaginative, and peaceful space. Diane's works have shown in Port Townsend's Northwind Art; Seattle’s Columbia Center; Forest Park's Red Sky Gallery; EAFA Galleries in Kirkland, Mercer Island, and Seattle; Bainbridge Arts and Crafts; Port Ludlow Art League Gallery; and juried Art Festivals throughout the greater Seattle area.
Farm News
Farm Store Holiday Shopping
We're stocking the Farm Store with unique, handcrafted, and farm-made goods and gifts. New woodcrafts, raw blackberry blossom honey, freshly blended lavender products, and gift bundles (under $20 and under $10).
Hours: 12-5pm on the following weekends:
December 4-5
December 11-12
December 18-19
And of course, we'll have bottles of mead at the farm store in addition to the meadery.
During these weekends you're welcome to explore our wintry nature trails and feed the sheep.
e-Gift Cards
GO GREEN
Now available... eGift Cards for the farm and meadery. Recipients print the eGift Card with its redemption code and bring it on their next visit, or show us the eGift Card on their mobile device. {eGift Cards for farm and meadery sold separately}
What We Grow
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About Us
simple pleasures. relax. enjoy.
Wilderbee is a certified organic, family-run farm specializing in u-pick lavender, flowers, and pumpkins.
We raise honeybees for pollination and a conservation flock of rare, primitive British Soay sheep for wool. During summer we distill lavender for essential oil ~ available at our farm store along with our lavender lotions and balms, blackberry blossom honey, bottles of mead, and unique woodcrafts made by Dad.
In 2019 we opened a meadery {The Mead Werks} at the farm ~ a production barn and tasting room specializing in small-batch traditional and barrel-aged meads.
Wilderbee is located in the scenic, historic seaport and arts community of Port Townsend on Washington's beautiful Olympic Peninsula. In 2011 we built Wilderbee as a destination with visitors in mind, to provide a relaxing place for folks to explore and enjoy simple pleasures. Bring a picnic. Feed the sheep. Pick a bouquet. Sip some mead. Walk our nature trails. Enjoy the day at Wilderbee.
For Everyone’s Comfort & Safety:
Watch your step, pathways may be uneven.
Avoid walking through crop rows. Use aisles.
Accompany young children at all times.
Keep dogs at home or safely in your vehicle.
Service dogs are welcome.
Thank you for not smoking.
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Our Commitment
We are committed to stewarding our land organically and aesthetically,
securing the future of rare and native
livestock breeds, and providing healthy habitat and forage to protect wildlife and natural pollinators.
Our Mission
Provide a relaxing place to explore and enjoy simple pleasures on the farm.
Research, experiment, and share innovative organic practices for small
acreage farming.
Aspire to harmoniously integrate
farm life with wildlife.
Casey & Eric
Owners, Operators, Farmgeeks
Our Values
To laugh often and much.
To win the respect of intelligent people. To earn the appreciation of honest critics. To appreciate beauty. To find the best in others. To leave the world a bit better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition. To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
~Bessie Anderson Stanley
