The European Honeybee (Apis mellifera) came to the United States as part of the colonization of the country.  Generations of beekeepers have built on the knowledge of great innovators like the Rev. Lorenzo Langstroth and entrepreneur, Amos Ives Root.  According to the National Honey Report produced by Bee Culture magazine, the total production of honey in 2019 totaled 157 million pounds.  The yield per colony was roughly 55.8 pounds.  And there were 2.81 million colonies in production.

In North Carolina, there were roughly 14,000 colonies in operation in 2019.  North Carolina is also home to the largest beekeeping association in the United States, the North Carolina State Beekeepers Association.  In our state, many beekeepers carry on a family tradition of beekeeping.  So it was in our family as my great-grandfather was a beekeeper.  The beekeeping tradition skipped two generations until it was taken up by me and my first cousin in this generation.

Our mission at Beorn’s Apiary is to provide exceptional husbandry for our thousands of busy worker bees, produce quality honey for our patrons, and produce quality nucs and queens for perpetuating the tradition to more beekeepers.