Meet Ed & Mary of E&M Gold Beekeepers
Family Beekeepers in Tinton Falls, New Jersey Since 1997
Since 1997, as E&M Gold Beekeepers LLC we’ve been keeping honeybees in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, producing small-batch local honey, hand-poured beeswax candles,New Jersey Honey Favors and Local Honey Gift Boxes. Everything begins with the remarkable work of our honeybees and our commitment to working with nature rather than against it.
Why Families Have Trusted E&M Gold Beekeepers Since 1997
For nearly three decades, we’ve built E&M Gold Beekeepers on a simple belief: if you care for your honeybees, work with nature, and never rush the process, the quality will speak for itself. As a husband-and-wife family business, we’re involved in every step—from caring for our honeybee colonies and harvesting and bottling our own small-batch New Jersey honey to Mary hand-pouring every beeswax candle in her Tinton Falls workshop.
And what began with just a handful of weddings and baby showers in 2007 has grown into more than 3,000 celebrations. We’re grateful that so many couples, parents-to-be, and families have trusted E&M Gold Beekeepers to provide Honey Favors for their weddings, baby showers, and life’s other special moments.
As participants in the Jersey Fresh Program since 2000, we’re proud to offer products that begin with the remarkable work of our honeybees and are carefully prepared by our family in Tinton Falls—never mass-produced. Whether you visit us for convenient curbside pickup in Tinton Falls or have your order shipped, you’ll receive the same personal attention and craftsmanship that have guided our family beekeeping since 1997.
The Ulee’s Gold Story
Our path into beekeeping began unexpectedly, inspired by the film Ulee’s Gold. The story of a beekeeper finding purpose, healing, and connection through his work struck a deep chord with us. The very next day, that inspiration turned into action. Ed picked up our first hive from a beekeeper in Vineland, New Jersey — and just like that, E&M Gold Beekeepers was born.
What started as curiosity quickly became a lifelong commitment to bees, land stewardship, and small-batch craft.
New Jersey Local Raw Honey
Our honey harvest typically begins in early July and runs through early August. Once collected, the honey is brought to our Honey House, where it’s carefully extracted and bottled by hand. There are long days and even longer nights — especially during peak harvest when temperatures climb in the Honey House and the work doesn’t stop. But that care shows in every jar.
Every harvest reflects the flowers blooming across Monmouth County and the Jersey Shore through early Spring to late summer, making every batch unique. What reaches your table is a true expression of New Jersey’s blooms, seasons, and hardworking honeybees.
Mary’s Beeswax Candles
Crafted Slowly. Made to Be Used.
Mary’s connection to beekeeping runs deep. Raised in an agricultural family, she grew up alongside her father, a sideline beekeeper working hives in Maryland and Georgia. Later, she brought that foundation to her work at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center.
Today, Mary hand-pours every beeswax candle we offer in her Tinton Falls workshop— from classic tapers to detailed figurines, votives, tea lights and pillars.
Each candle is made in small batches using natural beeswax, with a quiet attention to form, texture, and warmth. Our beeswax candles are not mass-produced or rushed and are meant to be lit, lived with, and appreciated.
Honey Favors for Life’s Meaningful Moments
Over 19 years ago, a handful of customers asked us to create honey favors for their weddings and baby showers. What started with five family events quietly grew into something much larger.
Since then we’ve been honored to prepare Honey Favors for more than 3,000 weddings, baby showers, and special celebrations, helping families throughout New Jersey and beyond mark life’s sweetest moments.
Each favor is prepared with the same care as every jar of honey we sell, because meaningful moments deserve something real.
Proud Members of the New Jersey Beekeeping Community
Our commitment to beekeeping extends beyond our own apiaries. We’re proud members of the following organizations:
New Jersey Beekeepers Association (NJBA)
Central Jersey Beekeepers Association (CJBA)
