Pontus Jakobson, beekeeper and co-owner of Björns Colorado Honey, has been working with bees since he was a child in Sweden. Drawing on years of hands-on experience and combining it with Lara's background in business and marketing, the two quickly formed a well-balanced team.

"Honey is such a cool souvenir, you know. It's a taste of a place," says Lara Boudreaux, co-owner of Björn's Colorado Honey, a three-generation family business that transforms local wildflowers into distinctive products found throughout Colorado.

City Park Farmers Market is a local-food-focused farmers market in Denver, Colorado. This is a tour and interview with the wonderful folks at Bjorn's Colorado Honey in 2024.

Pontus Jakobsson, a third-generation beekeeper from Sweden, brings traditional beekeeping expertise to Colorado through Bjorn's Colorado Honey. 'I, of course, want to say it's the most important animal that we have on the planet. Every fourth bite you consume, it's there because of bees,' says Jakobsson. The company offers diverse honey varieties including traditional clover, spun varieties, and flavored options like sweet and spicy or lemon zest, alongside apiary products like propolis and royal jelly, selling at Boulder County Farmers' Markets and South Pearl Street Farmers' Market in Denver.

> Pontus Jakobsson grew up surrounded by his father, Torbjörn, and grandfather, Björn—the namesake of the business—and began helping with the family beekeeping operation as soon as he was old enough to screw lids onto jars. Now in Colorado, Björn's offers unique products like propolis honey, unfiltered honey with bits of pollen and beeswax, focusing on specific health benefits and maintaining Swedish family traditions.