Female Owned & Operated Apiary, Nestled In Virginia's Shenandoah Valley
What started as a single-hive hobby, has quickly turned into an obsession.
If you're interested in purchasing honey or wax from my hives, email me at info@sweetbee.buzz
Like all beekeepers, the availability of my honey varies greatly with each season. It all depends on the weather, flower blooms & my sweet bees efforts. If you want to be the first to know when I have honey or other products available, make sure you join my mailing list!
My bees are Italian breed, which is generally known amongst beekeepers as "gentle" breed of honeybee. However, our ladies seem to have missed that memo, because they are some very spicy sky raisins.
I'm quite fortunately to have my hives in an area that is encompassed by miles of Apple Orchards, Wildflowers and a Vineyard; making for some pretty unique and very sweet honey.
Did You Know ...
1 out of 3 bites of food in the USA depends on pollinators
130 types of fruits and vegetables are pollinated by honey bees
$15 billion worth of crops are pollinated by honey bees each year
Some Sticky Facts ...
On average, a hive will produce about 55 pounds of surplus honey each year. There are about 12lbs. of honey in a gallon.
Honey starts as flower nectar collected by bees, which the bees condense down into simple sugars using a special stomach.
No, honey is NOT bee vomit.
The design of the honeycomb and constant fanning of the bees' wings causes evaporation, creating sweet liquid honey
Honey's color and flavor vary based on the nectar collected by the bees.