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1887 Brand Apiaries
The Tradition Continues . . .
Our family's involvement in beekeeping began in 1887 when Gilbert M. Ranum acquired his first hive. The bees were taken in trade by his brother for a sewing machine and given to Gilbert when he was 15 years old. From this hive, Gilbert grew the business to 200 colonies. His two sons, Edward and Alvin, grew the family business to several hundred colonies by the early sixties. Edward's son, John then entered the picture in the mid-sixties. Together, father and son brought the business to a peak of about 1500 colonies by around 1970. The tradition continues today with Edward's youngest son, Mark, his wife Annie, and family. Our product today bears the mark "1887" to commemorate the high standard of quality that has been a family hallmark for over 100 years.
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More information on beekeeping including scale hive readings
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The Girls, left to right; Elizabeth, Annie, Vannesa, and Teresa.
Mark explains honey extracting for Cornerstone Christian School visit.
Annie, Teresa, and Vannesa selling honey at the Mineral Point art fair.
Updated September 3, 2007 Updated
This Site is always under Construction!
Buy Wisconsin Honey!
Ranum's 1887 Brand honey is produced and packaged locally in southwest Wisconsin with the utmost care.
Ranum's 1887 Brand Honey is available "Unheated & Unfiltered"
This Section will be changed to show pictures of our product. Please visit us again in late fall when I hope to have the web site improved and updated.
You can find our Honey at:
Roelli Cheese Store, On Highway 11 at the intersection of Highway 23
L&M Ice Cream & Bake Shop, 333 Main Street, Darlington, Wisconsin
Dicks Quality Meets and Groceries, 201 E. Main St., Mt. Horeb, WI 53572
Jumping Jupiter General Store, 4062 St. Hwy 23, Dodgeville, WI 53533 Located across from Governor Dodge State Park.
Mineral Point Farmers Market - Not yet open
Darlington Farm Market - Not yet open
Soon to come!
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This site contains a wealth of information on honey including recipes and tips on cooking with honey. |
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This link brings you to the web site for the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association. |
Ranum's 1887 Brand Apiaries
13040 Ft. Defiance Road
Darlington, WI 53530
Phone: 608-726-0105
E-mail: mranum@1887brand.com
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Since February 28, 2002
All contents and design of this site copyrighted ã 2004 by Mark Ranum
