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Ben Carson SELLS HONEY TRUE OF FALSE
Executive summary
Available reporting shows no evidence that former neurosurgeon and HUD Secretary Ben Carson personally sells honey as a product or runs a honey business; fact-checking pieces note he is often falsely tied to consumer health products and endorsements he did not make (AFP fact checks) [1] [2]. There are unrelated small businesses and individuals named Ben or Carson who do sell honey (company "Benny Bee Honey" and local beekeepers named Carson), but those are separate from the public figure Ben Carson and are mentioned in the search results [3] [4].
1. Who the question likely targets — the public figure Ben Carson
The name at issue in the query most readers mean is Dr. Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon and former HUD secretary. Recent fact checks show he is frequently and falsely linked to commercial health products and endorsements he did not authorize, and his representatives have denied involvement with advertised cures and products (AFP fact checks) [1] [2].
2. Direct evidence about “Ben Carson sells honey” — not found for the public figure
Available sources do not say that the former HUD secretary operates a honey-selling business or personally sells honey. Fact-check reporting catalogs several fabricated endorsements and fake headlines using Carson’s name for health products; those stories do not assert he sells honey, and his nonprofit and spokespeople have denied inventing or endorsing the products mentioned [1] [2].
3. Legitimate honey sellers with similar names — separate people and businesses
Search results include a family-owned company called Benny Bee Honey whose founder is a person named Ben and a local beekeeper named Carson Ott running a honey booth — both unrelated to Dr. Ben Carson by the available reporting [3] [4]. These entries show that businesses or entrepreneurs with “Ben” or “Carson” in their names do sell honey, which can create confusion for casual readers [3] [4].
4. Why these confusions happen — scams, fake endorsements, and name overlap
Fact checks highlight a broader pattern: social-media ads and altered headlines commonly attach well-known public figures’ names and faces to products they never endorsed, especially unproven health remedies; AFP notes fabricated headlines and unauthorized uses of Carson’s image and name in those ads [1] [2]. Separately, ordinary entrepreneurs who actually sell honey can share first names (Ben) or surnames (Carson), which compounds misattribution [3] [4].
5. Competing perspectives and limitations in the record
The sources included here neither confirm nor provide direct denials that Dr. Ben Carson ever sold honey as a private hobby or small-scale endeavor; they simply do not report that activity. Fact-checkers explicitly refute claims tying him to certain health products (he did not develop or endorse them, per his nonprofit and spokespeople) but those refutations do not specifically address honey sales [1] [2]. Therefore, the absence of reporting is not a documented proof he never sold honey in any context — it is a lack of coverage on that exact claim (not found in current reporting).
6. Bottom line for readers trying to verify the claim
If your question is whether Dr. Ben Carson, the nationally known physician and politician, currently sells honey as a commercial product, available reporting and fact checks do not support that claim and instead show repeated misuse of his name in product promotions [1] [2]. If you encountered a “Ben Carson honey” product, consider that it may be from an unrelated small business with a similar name (e.g., Benny Bee Honey) or part of an unrelated local seller, and check the seller’s ownership and business records rather than assuming it’s the public figure [3] [4].
Sources cited in this analysis: AFP fact checks on fake endorsements [1] [2]; Benny Bee Honey “Our Story” [3]; local coverage of beekeeper Carson Ott [4].