About
Back Forty Bees, located in Williamsburg, VA, specializes in raw, chemical-free, high-quality honey, bees, and bee related products. We are family owned, providing local Virginia raw honey, bees packages, equipment, and handcrafted hive-related products. Like many small apiaries, we started out with a few hives and have naturally grown over the years.
Why I Started in Beekeeping
Well, the short answer is, my wife would not let me have chickens! I was looking for a new hobby and, after nixing chickens, my wife suggested bees. I began researching them online, joined the local beekeepers association, met other beekeepers, bought some books, watched about 12,000 YouTube videos, and finally ordered some bees. Since this all began I now make and sell equipment, extract local honey, and raise honey bees for sale (nucs) in various out yards, and sell package bees every spring.
Learn more about me and my story in this article from a local publication (a few years back - well about 10 years, so I look a little younger...).