When you buy Mike & Niki's honey, you're not just supporting a small business. You're supporting a model that puts community first — and you're keeping the whole bee economy alive.
Hope Services
Hope Services is one of the largest providers of services for individuals with developmental disabilities in the Bay Area. We partner with Hope Services to provide meaningful, dignified work opportunities in our production operations. Bottling, labeling, packaging — real work with real purpose. Our partnership isn't a PR play. It's how we operate.
Special Kneads and Treats
Special Kneads and Treats is a nonprofit bakery and community kitchen that creates employment pathways for individuals with developmental disabilities. We collaborate on production runs, sharing kitchen space and building a model where "community inclusion" means something more than a brochure.
Pollination & Agriculture
Our 30+ apiaries provide critical pollination services across Silicon Valley. We partner with Olson's Orchards in Sunnyvale — the last 10 acres of apricots and 3 acres of cherries in the Valley — for pollination. When development pushes out farms, bees lose forage. When bees disappear, farms can't produce. We're keeping that cycle alive.
🐝 Bee Research, Advocacy & Industry
- Project Apis m. — bee research nonprofit funding scientific work to protect honey bees
- UC Davis Honey & Pollination Center — research, education, and outreach on honey bees and pollinators
- Santa Clara Bee Guild — local beekeeping community where Niki serves as President, mentoring new beekeepers
- ScientificBeekeeping.com — Randy Oliver's evidence-based beekeeping research, a beekeeper's bible
- American Beekeeping Federation & their nonprofit Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees
- American Honey Producers Association & their Pollinator Stewardship Council
- California State Beekeepers Association — statewide voice for commercial & sideliner beekeepers
- Happy Hollow Park & Zoo Bee Program — San Jose's family destination where kids meet the bees
🌾 Campbell & Local Community
- Campbell Chamber of Commerce & their Campbell Chamber Foundation
- Campbell FFA — Future Farmers of America at Campbell schools
- Campbell 4-H — youth development & agriculture education
- The Clover Foundation — supporting 4-H & FFA programs nationwide
- Campbell CERT — Community Emergency Response Team, neighbors trained to help neighbors
Local Economy
Every dollar spent at Mike & Niki's stays local. We source jars, lids, and equipment from Bay Area suppliers where possible. We hire locally. We sell locally. In an era of global supply chains, we believe in keeping it close to home.
How You Can Help
- Buy local honey — every jar keeps bees in your neighborhood
- Plant bee-friendly flowers — lavender, sunflowers, wildflowers, herbs
- Skip the pesticides — what you spray, bees eat
- Support these organizations — donate, volunteer, attend events
- Spread the word — share our story with someone who cares about local food
