Producers
Mann Lake
beekeeping-equipment manufacturer · beekeeping-supply retailer and distributor · live-bee seller · honey-product retailer
Hackensack, Minnesota, United States
Mann Lake Ltd.
Mann Lake Ltd. is a beekeeping-supply business based in Hackensack, Minnesota. Founded in 1983 by Jack and Betty Thomas, it designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells beekeeping equipment and supplies, including live bees, feed, medications, extraction and bottling supplies, and some honey-food products. Mann Lake is a supplier and retailer in the honey sector, not a documented producer of the honey it sells.
About the Producer
A little history
Jack and Betty Thomas founded Mann Lake Ltd. in 1983, selling beekeeping supplies from their garage at their home on Mann Lake before moving the business to Hackensack, Minnesota. In 2018, Mann Lake completed a management buyout and acquired Kelley Beekeeping of Clarkson, Kentucky. In May 2026, it announced the acquisition of Apis Biologix, a bee-nutrition company.
How They Work
Beekeeping in practice
Mann Lake manufactures, supplies, distributes, and sells beekeeping equipment and related products for hobbyist and commercial beekeepers. Its catalog also includes live bees and retail honey products. Available information does not establish that Mann Lake harvests or packs the honey in the products it sells.
Hackensack, Minnesota, United States
Official company history says Mann Lake moved its business to Hackensack, Minnesota; a 2018 transaction announcement calls Mann Lake Hackensack-based.
Clarkson, Kentucky, United States
Mann Lake's catalog lists a Clarkson, Kentucky location, and its live-nucleus-colony listing specifies pickup at its Clarkson, Kentucky location. Mann Lake acquired Clarkson-based Kelley Beekeeping in 2018.
Products & Specimens
What connects to this producer
Products listed by the Producer are kept separate from specimens held in the Collection.
Honey Sticks — Pure Honey
Origin detail: Unknown
Mann Lake's product page describes its honey sticks as made from 100% pure honey. No country, region, apiary, beekeeper, or harvest location is given.
Honey Sticks — Orange Blossom
Floral source: Orange blossom (product variety name)
Origin detail: Unknown
The Mann Lake catalog lists Orange Blossom as a honey-stick variety. The consulted catalog material provides no product-specific harvest origin.
Honey Sticks — Wildflower
Floral source: Wildflower (product variety name)
Origin detail: Unknown
The Mann Lake catalog lists Wildflower as a honey-stick variety. The consulted catalog material provides no product-specific harvest origin.
People
People connected to the work
- Jack Thomas Co-founder
- Betty Thomas Co-founder
- Rob Wright CEO
Practices
How they work
- Mann Lake says that the majority of its core products are made in the United States.
- Mann Lake markets its honey sticks as made from 100% pure honey.
- Mann Lake reports disaster-relief partnerships supporting beekeepers and honeybee colonies.