What began as a hobby in 2000 has grown into Honey Run Apiaries, a Delphos-based beekeeping business with more than 200 hives. Since moving from its garage to a 5,000-square-foot facility in 2010, the company has combined hands-on apiary work with a wood shop and classroom, serving beekeepers through queen-rearing nucs and equipment made in-house.
Linda's Bee Farm, LLCFounded by Seth I. Steward in 2018 after the loss of his mother Linda, this family-owned Trumbull County apiary turns beekeeping into a living tribute. The second-generation practice carries forward the honeybee heritage of Steward’s grandfather, Dan Massey, who kept bees in Canton during the 1940s and ’50s. With more than 80 colonies across three Ohio counties, the farm also shares its knowledge through hands-on education for young people and aspiring beekeepers.WESTLAKE, OH
Dawg Gone Bees, LLCDawg Gone Bees carries on Grandpa Wesley’s legacy of natural beekeeping in the Hanover area. The company keeps local hives, makes raw honey, and teaches people about bees through beekeeping classes and services.HANOVER, PA
Bohemia ApiaryFounded by Jason Crook in 2015 with a single colony, Bohemia Apiary is an Eastern Shore of Maryland beekeeping operation producing locally harvested raw honey while caring for and supplying honey bee colonies. Its unconventional, community-centered approach combines traditional apiculture with modern practices focused on bee health and pollinator ecosystems. The apiary also supports fellow beekeepers through swarm recovery, honey extraction and bottling, education, and small-scale pollination services.WARWICK, MD
Murphy's Bee FarmIn Newton, Pennsylvania, husband-and-wife beekeepers Joseph and Sandra Murphy run Murphy’s Bee Farm, an apiary producing raw honey and other goods made from the hive. They began with one hive in spring 2011, added three more the following year, and have continued building their apiary while Sandy makes the farm’s beauty products and Joe cares for the bees.CLARKS SUMMIT, PA