Honeyville
Third-generation honey maker 10 miles north of Durango with honey tastings and a glass beehive, open daily 9 to 6 in summer.
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🗓️ Open year-roundUpdated October 17
About Honeyville
Honeyville is a third-generation family honey business whose factory store sits in the Animas Valley, about ten miles north of Durango on Highway 550. The family traces it to Vernon Culhane, known locally as the Falfa Honey Man, who started keeping bees as a hobby on his father's homestead on the Florida Mesa east of town. Danny, Sheree and Kevin Culhane run it today.
Inside the store you can find the queen in a live glass-walled beehive, watch products being bottled in the country kitchen, and taste wildflower honeys, jams, jellies and sauces. The Wild Chokecherry Jelly comes from Vernon's own recipe, made with chokecherries from his backyard trees and sweetened with honey. Shelves also hold whipped and raw honey, honeycomb, syrups, dessert and grilling sauces, and honey body care.
The store is open every day of the year except Thanksgiving and Christmas: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the rest of the year. Because it sits right on the highway between Durango and Silverton, it makes a natural stop on a drive up the valley, and the glass hive gives children something to look for.
The nearest lavender farms are a long way off. Sage Creations Farm in Palisade is roughly 3.5 hours north by US 550 and US 50, so pair the two only on a western Colorado road trip, and check the farm's website for open days.
What to do
- Find the queen bee in the live glass beehive
- Watch honey and jelly being bottled in the country kitchen
- Taste wildflower honeys, jams, jellies and sauces
- Take home a jar of Wild Chokecherry Jelly made from the founder's recipe
- Pick up honeycomb or whipped honey as a gift
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Open daily year-round; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day
- Hours
- Memorial Day-Labor Day: daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Labor Day-Memorial Day: daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day (current schedule, 2026)
Tips for your visit
- The store closes an hour earlier (5 p.m.) after Labor Day.
- It is on Highway 550 north of Durango, so it fits easily into a drive toward Silverton.
- Bring children to look for the queen in the glass hive.
Pair it with a lavender farm
Sage Creations Farm · about 210 minutes away
Sage Creations Farm in Palisade is about 3.5 hours north, so combine them only on a multi-day western Colorado trip.
Getting there
- Address: 33633 Hwy 550, Durango, CO 81301
- Phone: (800) 676-7690
- Website: honeyvillecolorado.com
Questions
Where is the Honeyville store?
At 33633 Hwy 550, about ten miles north of Durango in the Animas Valley.
Can you taste honey at Honeyville?
Yes. The store offers samples of its honeys, jams, jellies and sauces.
Is Honeyville open in winter?
Yes, daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Labor Day to Memorial Day, except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Checked in October 2026 against the business’s own website and local tourism pages. Hours and seasons change, so check with them before you go. How we check listings · Is this your business? Claim it free
