Bea's Bonnet is closed for the season.

Thank you for eating our delicious sweet treats and homemade empanadas all summer long!

The Story of Bea's Bonnet

Like many hard working young women, I had an idea about opening my own place. The opportunity arrived last spring when I met Teresa and Rachid from Bunky's at the farmer's market. Teresa mentioned that she had a vacant building at Atwood and Jackson for rent. Basically, at that moment, I got a bee in my bonnet to open a shop.

The tiny white building was in need of repairs. My brother and I spent a few months fixing it up. We traded our labor for the first few months rent. As the repairs were being made, we began our search for used equipment. We designed our kitchen to fit as much as we could in the little triangle. Bea's passed inspection and was licensed to open in November.

Bea's served delicious homemade soup and baked goods through Valentines Day. Friends, market customers, and neighbors stopped by to show their support. As the snow banks grew so did our heating bill. So, we decided to wait it out until spring.

Bea's re-opened in April. The new menu featured empanadas and organic custard. The Isthmus published a really nice article about the shop and the neighborhood welcomed us with open arms. It's been a good summer at Bea's.

As the summer comes to an end so does our lease. We've made the very difficult decision to move. A lot of hard work from many hands went into the project. Unfortunately, our pockets are not deep enough to last the winter. We loved our little corner of the neighborhood and are sorry to give it up.

We are proud that we took a risk, with only a shoestring budget, and gave a wild idea a try.

Remember our good products are still available.

Honey Bee Bakery is hard at work to bring you high quality delicious baked goodies through out the seasons!

Announcing: Winter Markets

Honey Bee Bakery will be attending two new winter markets this year.

The Mad West Winter Market will be held on Saturday morning at the Lussier Center, 55 S. Gammon Rd., open November 12 through February 25.

The Eastside Farmer's Market will continue indoors this year on Tuesday evenings inside the Wil-Mar Center, 953 Jenifer St., starting October 18.

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Farmers Market Season

Honey Bee Bakery's stand is open for business at Madison area farmers markets. You can find us two days a week April through November at the Eastside Farmer's Market and the Westside community market.

Featuring many fine breads and sweets:

• Whole grain organic breads:



• A starter made from the fresh flour milled at Cress Springs Bakery leavens our 100% whole wheat bread. The bread has the slight sour of a 'sourdough' but the sweetness of whole wheat. Varieties include the popular wheat berry, wild rice, millet sesame, and seeded. The rosemary bread, also naturally leavened, is made from both organic all-purpose and whole-wheat flour for a bit lighter loaf that allows the flavor of the herbs to shine through. For those who like a dense rye bread we feature sunflower wheat and rye leavened by a rye starter passed down from the famous Bread and Puppet Theater. We love Italian breads and offer a variety of yeasted breads inspired by that tradition. These include potato bread, semolina bread, and cornmeal bread.
  You can be sure that the grains are organic and that there is nutrition in every loaf.



• Pastries:



• For the farmer's market Honey Bee Bakery makes a fruit studded butter-cake, whole- wheat muffins, and a variety of tartlets and individual fruit pies. We also offer savory biscuits and mini quiche featuring seasonal produce and cheeses from fellow farmer's market vendors. Our sandwich cookies and shortbread bars are very popular sweet treats. If you have ever been to Sophia's bakery and cafe you will notice how Sophia's excellent taste has influenced our line up.

For special occasions and wholesale Honey Bee Bakery offers cakes, pies, and homemade ice cream (with hand made cones of course). You can choose from a rich chocolate cake, rich white cake, fresh ginger carrot cake, or a light layered geniose cake. You may request a seasonal flavor such as raspberry, pear, plum, lemon, or even pumpkin.

Where to find the goods:

The Honey Bee Bakery stand can be found at Madison area farmer's markets. Honey Bee Bakery will be at the Eastside Market on Tuesday afternoons, the Westside Community Market on Saturday morning, and the Northside Farmers Market on Sunday morning. We are on the waiting list for the Dane County Farmer's market so look for us there in a few years. Also find Honey Bee Bakery specialty desserts at local restaurants. Please stop by the Alchemy to try a Honey Bee creation.

Special Orders:

Please contact us if you would like to special order any of our products or to have us cater your special event.

Wedding Cakes:

Honey Bee Bakery offers wedding cakes custom made from the best local ingredients available. The cakes are classically composed and presented with scrupulous attention to quality and technique. Know as the delicious cake your guests will be talking about.