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I never thought I’d be a beekeeper. To be honest, beekeeping had never crossed my mind…until my wife took me and our then 7-year old daughter Anna to the Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild’s HoneyFest. I was instantly captivated by the otherworldly scents of the hive - the cool white smoke, the floral honey, the sweet wax, and the nearby blooms - and the calming sounds of the gentle buzzing of the bees, the puff of the smoker, an early autumn breeze and the sparrows flitting through the trees. I was, “outdoors,” there in the middle of the city - having just rushed from work, having searched 20 minutes for a parking spot and dodging the heat of the day reflecting off the asphalt.  There in a grassy, clover filled yard, under the shade of tulip poplars and black locusts, I was mesmerized by this sudden show of nature, just a few blocks from City Hall. 

 

And that’s how it all started. Today, I have over a dozen hives at a 4-acre community garden in the Grays Ferry neighborhood of South Philly, home to over 13,000 square feet of garden beds, surrounded by a dense residential neighborhood. Philadelphia is home to the world’s largest park system and almost 40,000 vacant lots abundant with a diversity of seasonal blooms - a hospitable and welcoming environment for honeybees, birds and other pollinators. The city’s landscape is generally pesticide-free, and my honeybees are minimally treated with organic miticide to ensure they thrive through the winter. Enjoy all that Anna Bee’s Honey has to offer.

Three participants in Be a Beekeeper for a Day
Be a Beekeeper 
for a Day

Awarded by Philadelphia Magazine a 2023 Best of Philly and featured on 6 ABC - a fascinating hands-on experience learning all about honeybees and honey. Hold a frame of bees, taste honey right out of the hive...and maybe you'll spot the queen! Safely dive into the hive in beekeeper's protective wear. A sample of Anna Bee's Honey is included!

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No age requirements - this is a great event for family, corporate groups or solo!

Display of local honey and beeswax candles
Shop Honey
& Candles

Don't pass this by - our honey is magical! Check out our spring and late summer varieties. Our adorable 100% beeswax candles are homemade and they smell like honey! These items make unforgettable gifts. 

Mark at an outdoor honeybee presentation
Workshops, Education
& Hive Demos

Anna Bee's Honey is available for customized presentations in classrooms or at events - whether it's for a school or synagogue program, an Earth Day celebration or a birthday! Together with 1,000 of our honeybees (securely contained in an observation hive), we'll  create a fun, entertaining and educational program that suits your needs, including honey tasting! Great for all ages and venues.

Mark and Anna catching a honeybee swarm in a tree
Found a
Honeybee Swarm?

So, you think you've found a honeybee swarm? Contact us immediately. We'll confirm if they are honeybees and if so, we'll rescue them and hive them in one of our apiaries where they can thrive. If the swarm is out of our locale, we'll assist in finding a local beekeeper.

Testimonials

"Be a Beekeeper for a Day was a perfect activity for our Girl Scout Troop! They learned so much about bees and beekeeping and the opportunity to really get in there was awesome.  We even saw a worker bee hatching from it’s cell and spotted the queen! 👑.  The girls loved it and so did my co-leader and I. 💙"

Jen

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