The My Honey Crate Blog is a resource for consumers looking for honey or wanting to learn about honey and honey bees, not to mention industry professionals reading for news, sourcing for product or just trying to learn new beekeeping techniques
Why should you write for us?
Blogging with My Honey Crate helps establish you as a thought-leader by sharing your unique perspective, story, or tips with our community. Our blog content lives beyond the confines of the My Honey Crate website and is shared daily on our social media channels for additional exposure. The best articles also have the opportunity to be featured in our monthly newsletter.
Who’s reading our blog?
The My Honey Crate Blog reaches hundreds of readers every month that are interested in local honey, bee products, and beekeeping in general.
- General Consumers: These readers generally place a higher value on the quality of honey and are eager to support local and know their beekeeper. Blog posts help establish you as a leader in your region in the minds of these readers and help foster loyalty to your mission and brand.
- Other Beekeepers: The My Honey Crate Blog is a regular stop for new and experienced beekeepers looking for new trends, reviews on products, and general news in the industry. Set yourself as a resource of knowledge and a reliable voice in helping other succeed in keeping bees.
- Industry Professionals: My Honey Crate attracts people from corporations, organizations, restaurants and other businesses looking to source products or just looking to get their business more involved in the bees/honey. Blog posts help establish you as a clear authority in your field and position you as an easy choice to reach out to.
What we’re looking for…
Our audience is broad and allows for a lot of latitude when choosing a topic. As long as your topic relates to honey or honey bees, you’re probably on the right track. Some categories we have include:
- Recipes
- Lifestyle
- Beekeeping
- Bees & Pollinators
- Tips
- Industry News
- Product Reviews
Don’t see the right category for your post? Let us know and we may add it!
Guidelines
Do:
- Include at least three (3) high-resolution photos with your content.
- Keep your submission between 500 – 1,000 words.
- Check your submission for spelling and grammatical errors.
- Create your own original content.
- Write about relevant topics related to honey, honey bees, beekeeping, etc.
- Make sure your directory listing is completely filled out.
- Read and respond to the comments left on your blog post.
- Promote your blog post! If it gets published, send an email to your mailing list and share it on your social media.
Don’t:
- Post material that is unlawful, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or obscene to a reasonable person.
- Promote personal or non-industry related news, products, events, reviews and topics.
- Submit promotional posts. Blog posts must have some informational value. Advertisements will not be accepted as posts.
- Make false accusations about a guest blogger or My Honey Crate.
- Fabricate events, reviews — or any material.
- Plagiarize. When quoting others, please cite your sources accordingly.
Credit Sources:
- When quoting any other blog or publication, be sure to provide a link to the original and use quotation marks or block quotes.
- When using a photo that is not your own, be sure to obtain permission and cite the photographer. If you can’t, provide a source or an appropriate link. All photos MUST have a citation, even if it’s your own.
My Honey Crate reserves the right to edit blog posts before they’re posted, the right to refuse publication, and the right to remove blog content.
Let’s Get Social
Share your blog post once it’s published on social media. Don’t forget to follow and tag us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, & TikTok (@MyHoneyCrate)
Please contact hello@myhoneycrate.com if you have additional questions or more blog ideas.