Honey and Bees
2024 Season Honey available here:
- Ponshop in downtown Fredericksburg
- Deep Roots Home & Garden Center in Orange
My husband, Jim, has been keeping bees for several years. He's a member of Gateway Beekeepers, in King George County, VA.
We and our bees live in historic Chancellorsville, VA, which is in Spotsylvania County. Hooker's Last Stand took place on and around our property!
Our honey is local if you're in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Culpeper, Orange, Stafford and King George Counties. However, the bees have probably visited your yard if you live on U.S. Ford Rd., or in Estates of Chancellorsville or Mineral Springs Plantation.
We've been told that the darker hue of the honey is due to our bees foraging wild black berry blossoms. We're also in the forest, so they get tulip poplar, black locust, red maple and holly trees. They visit wildflowers and clover, as well.
How to attract pollinators? Read this article. We all need bees! Please plant native flowers!