Abigail's  is a small apiary that pays special attention to quality. 

Miss Abigail is the winner of 10 honey awards from the Kentucky State Fair including the Barbara Horn Award given to those who achieve a perfect 100 score. She is a member of the Bluegrass Beekeepers Association and the Kentucky State Bee Association.  The Lexington Farmers' Market carries Abigail's products

I have started a new policy of trying to purchase Kentucky-bred queens and swarms for hive or queen replacement.  This will cut down on possible disease/pests transported from other states. While this may not be possible always, Abigail's is establishing firm connections with honey bee breeders throughout Kentucky. As this is a new industry for Kentucky, patience is often required as breeders solve a multitude of problems. 

The apiary also works with other Kentucky beekeepers/farmers to bring different types of honey to the consumer's attention.  Kentucky is a great state for producing wonderful honey.  Kentucky produces 30 different varieties of honey while the US over 300 types of honey.  Kentucky's honey may be the color of water and range through the yellows and browns until we have a black honey.  The color of the honey and taste is determined by the nectar of the plant the bee forages. 

My products came into being out of necessity.  After a near fatal asthma attack induced by allergies, I realized that using commercial soaps and shampoos during my recovery period only made me feel sicker. It didn't matter whether the soap was a high-end brand. The chemicals in the commercial soap just made my condition worse.

                     

That is when my knowledge of beekeeping, herbs and soap making came together. Both my mother and grandmother made their own soap. My mother would make her soap in the same pan in which she made her delicious fudge. Well, I keep my soap and fudge pans separate but I built upon my mother's soap recipe and incorporated olive, coconut and olive oils where my mother had used animal fat.

 

I use non-sprayed flowers and grains.  Some of the herbs used, I grow myself so they will be fresh. Honey and pollen from my own hives are harvested.   No chemicals are used on the fields from which the honeybees collect nectar and pollen.

Like the wise women before me, I use handmade quilts to help heat the soap during its incubation period. After the soap solidifies, each bar is handcut and rinsed under hot water from a spring located on the farm. Then it is left to "cure" for  weeks. No two bars will ever look the same for each one is handmade and cut.

If you enjoy feeling really clean, the scent of nature and want to be assured that you are only putting natural things on your skin, then you need Abigail's Soaps.  Remember - my soap will not solve your love life or repair your car but at least you won't have to worry about your skin. It's your body, your health. Be good to yourself.