Is there evidence linking Ben Carson to a honey business or agricultural enterprise?

1. No sourced connection between Ben Carson (the public figure) and a honey or agricultural enterprise

Major biographical and news summaries of Ben Carson list his medical career, books, political roles and charitable work but make no mention of a honey business or agricultural enterprise operated by him; sources about Carson’s life and controversies focus on healthcare, HUD, family influence and endorsements, not beekeeping or honey production ^{[1] [5] [6]}. AFP fact-check articles that examine commercial ads falsely using Carson’s name treat him as a figure being misused in marketing, which implies available reporting does not describe him as involved in selling honey or running a farm ^{[2] [3]}.

2. Fact‑checks show Carson’s name has been used in misleading commercial claims

AFP fact-checkers found social posts and Facebook ads that fabricated headlines and endorsements attributing health cures or product development to Ben Carson; those pieces explicitly say Carson has no role in the promoted products and that the headlines are fabricated ^[2]. Another AFP piece documents that Carson is commonly featured in ads for untested medical products to which he has no ties, with his nonprofit spokesman denying involvement ^[3]. Those findings show his name is frequently appropriated in commerce — but as a falsely attributed endorser, not as an operator of an agricultural business ^{[2] [3]}.

3. There is an actual small business called “Benny Bee Honey,” but nothing in the sources ties it to the former HUD secretary

A website for “Benny Bee Honey” describes a family-owned beekeeping business started by someone named Ben who took a beekeeping class in middle school; the site frames the enterprise as a personal, family venture ^[4]. The reporting supplied does not connect that “Ben” to Ben Carson the public figure; available sources mention the small-business owner’s background and story but do not identify him as the former neurosurgeon or HUD official ^[4]. Therefore the existence of a honey brand with “Ben” in its story is not evidence linking Ben Carson to honey production.

4. Common sources of confusion: name overlap and misleading ads

Two patterns in the supplied materials explain why such a connection might be assumed: (a) people and small businesses named “Ben” run honey operations ^{[4] [7]}, and (b) social-media ads and fabricated headlines routinely attach Ben Carson’s name to products and treatments he never endorsed, creating plausible but false associations ^{[2] [3]}. Fact-checkers explicitly document fabricated attributions of medical discoveries and endorsements to Ben Carson, which demonstrates how misinformation or name‑sharing can generate false impressions ^{[2] [3]}.

5. What the sources do not say (limitations)

Available sources do not mention any legal ownership, corporate filings, public statements, photographs, or invoices that tie Ben Carson to beekeeping, honey retail, or any agricultural enterprise ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}. There is no sourced assertion in the dataset that Ben Carson founded, invested in, or runs a honey company. If you have specific documents, company names, or dates that suggest a link, those would need to be provided — current reporting in these sources does not address them ^{[1] [4] [3]}.

6. Bottom line and recommended next steps

Based on the provided reporting, there is no evidence linking Ben Carson to a honey or agricultural business; instead, his name has been used in deceptive ads and misattributed endorsements, and an unrelated small honey business run by someone named Ben exists online ^{[2] [3] [4]}. If you want a definitive public-record check, search corporate registries, trademark filings, or press releases for business entities using Carson’s full name or for Ben Carson–owned LLCs; those records are not present in the supplied sources and would be the next place to look (not found in current reporting).