Dakota Honey Company

Verified sources

We checked this business against our three rules. Here is the public proof we found:

• ✓ American owned

  Official About is written by Zach Pederson: his father Loren purchased the established Winner operation, "in 2022 I bought out the other two partners," and "Dakota Honey Company consists of owners Zach and Rheanna Pederson, along with their trusty team of hardworking friends. We're a small, family-oriented operation." No foreign parent.

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• ✓ Made in the USA

  Official About: the operation was relocated to Winner, South Dakota, and today "we maintain close to 3,000 hives across a 1,000 square miles radius" in south-central South Dakota, where "our bees to produce an incredibly light, full flavored honey." Official copy also says, "In addition to our famous honey, we also produce beeswax candles and homemade BBQ sauce." Official homepage lists (605) 680-2347. The company winters hives in California when it is too cold for honey production in South Dakota; honey production is described as a South Dakota operation. Official pages do not reprint a street address.

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• ✓ Designed in the USA

  Official About describes the Pedersons shaping the historic Winner bee operation into their own, including their honey, beeswax candles, and homemade barbecue sauce.

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Last checked: November 10, 2026