
Mark Connelly
Founder and beekeeper
Mark is a firefighter who has kept bees for most of his adult life, with hives placed along the banks of the Edisto River.
482 miles · Raw honey
Edisto Gold Honey is a small batch apiary in Branchville, South Carolina with hives along the Edisto River, selling raw honey, infused honeys, honeycomb and bee pollen.
Edisto Gold Honey is a beekeeping business at Branchville in the South Carolina Lowcountry, producing raw honey hand harvested in small batches.
Beyond the honey itself the team provides pollination for local farms and carries out bee rescues, helping keep the region's honeybees thriving.
The range runs from raw honey and small batch infusions to bee pollen, honeycomb, handcrafted soaps and gift sets, all made in South Carolina, and they sell honey bees as well. Order through the online shop, ask about wholesale, or check the locations page for stockists.
5.0
From 36 Google reviews
This farm is owned and run by a sweet couple, who work very hard to bring farm to home goodies. They grow lavender, blueberries and a few other things depending on the season. Their farm store is stocked with homemade all natural lavender essential oil, multipurpose cleaner, bug spray, sun screen, lavender tallow balm, lavender room spray, sourdough bread, and other things coming soon! If it’s not processed and packaged right here by the owners, it is locally sourced from trusted friends of the owners. The campsites are spacious and well maintained offering power and water hookup. They have a sauna, multiple lodging options and private access to the edisto river. Highly recommend!!! Support local!!!
Found through Harvest Hosts and wish we had more time here; unfortunately, it was a one-night stand on way north. Quiet, peaceful and totally relaxing. We were across from the store in site 4 with 30A and good water pressure and taste! Site is grass and mostly level, very easy in and out. One bar on ATT, T-Mobile and Verizon. WiFi available for $5 however our Starlink was more than sufficient. Bought some natural bug spray and a loaf of fresh sourdough. Great place and will adjust our next trip to hang out here for a few days!
116 Byrd Lk Rd, Branchville, SC 29432
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
For anything not covered here, ask Edisto Gold Honey directly on its own site, by phone or by email.
We had an amazing time this past weekend (July 24-26) at Black Pearl Farm (Site 4 Primitive). We were at a private site at the back of the farm right off the river. 4x4 recommend if it's doing a lot of raining for access to this site! Wish the water level was higher but we still enjoyed ourselves. My nephew even caught 2 bream while we were there Saturday morning. Will definitely be booking again when the Edisto River rises hopefully during the fall. Cellphone service is not good at all back there so you'll need to have movies downloaded before arrival if planning a movie night during camping. The host was very helpful and responsive when messaging her. Within minutes she was responding to messages. Again highly recommend for a peaceful time in nature with yourself or the family Black Pear Farms!!
I discovered Black Pearl Farms through Harvest Hosts and had a wonderful stay. It’s a lovely farm with warm hospitality and fresh eggs that were absolutely delicious. I just missed blueberry season, but that’s all the more reason to come back. I look forward to visiting again!
We had such a great stay at Black Pearl Farms through Harvest Hosts! The property is beautiful — a 160-acre working farm with plenty to explore. We had the chance to meet the owner, who was incredibly welcoming and took time to show us different parts of the farm and share his future plans for the property. We also met some other wonderful Harvest Host families during our stay, which made the experience even more enjoyable. One of the highlights was being able to purchase fresh berries, tomatoes, sourdough, and honey right from the farm. Overall, this was a peaceful, unique, and memorable stop. We’re so glad we stayed and would definitely recommend Black Pearl Farms to other Harvest Hosts travelers!
What a beautiful place to camp and have a wonderful peaceful time. The hosts are amazing and will help you with whatever your needs or questions about the campsite are. The yurts are super comfortable and beautifully set up. We will be back! Also, if your just driving in the area -stop by to check out their farm and country store. Get fresh eggs, blueberries, honey etc... Great stop along your adventure.
One of the best farm camping experiences I’ve had to date. They have an amazing farm house open 24 hours to grab anything you need. The owners are responsive to any questions you have. They are kind and good people. There’s also an amazing wood fired sauna nestled into the trees that I wouldn’t pass up. Great place!
Whether you camp using Hipcamp, Harvest Hosts or a good old Atlas, be sure to look for Black Pearl Farms. Situated not far from 95 and 26, you'll feel like you're well or in the wilderness but can be back on the road within 30 minutes. With several RV sites, and more to come, a Yurt and soon to be 3 insulated geodesic dome cabins, you'll think you're in a high end camping resort. While really you're in the middle of a working berry farm. I stayed for a week in the winter so I didn't get to experience the farm in working order. But I can imagine looking out my window at rows and rows of blueberries and lavender. And just a mile or so down the country road is the upper Edisto River, ripe for kayaking and exploring. I can't say enough about the family running this place. They welcomed me on the road coming in, they checked on me during my stay. And they're building the place on their own. I appreciate hard work especially when it creates a place that's going to be a gem to visit, not that it isn't already! So, if your heading north or south, or even east or west, look for Black Pearl Farms in South Carolina. You'll be glad you did.
I can't say enough about how great Mike, Meghan, their family and their farm is. We stayed there as a harvest host on our way to Florida. Honestly, I liked being there better than Florida. Mike is an amazing host. Such great products and the blueberries made some wicked good pancakes! Our Florida vacation was cut short due to a family emergency, it took us all day to get the campsite picked up and packed. We messaged Mike and asked if we could stay again but we would be getting in late. He welcomed us back with open arms. Thanks to him we were able to make it home the next day. Again I can't say enough on how great they are and how awesome their place is. Will definitely be back.
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