Appalachian Mountain Honey Company

Appalachian Mountain Honey Company We are hobby beekeepers in Wythe, VA. We never import, and all honey is from the Wythe area. Free Local Pickup or Etsy Shipping.

Our bees forage from local sources of nectar such as, Wildflowers, Locust, Basswood, Sourwood, and Red and White Dutch Clover.

07/04/2022

The last swarm of the season. These honeybees are marching into their home. Once the queen is found and placed within the small hive box, the rest of the honeybees will move right in. Look at them go!

07/01/2022

A small honeybee swarm moving into their new but temporary home. These small boxes are called nuc boxes, and allow a beekeeper to easily contain and transport a captured swarm. After several days, this swarm will be evaluated, and placed into a larger and more permanent hive.

These honeybees are super busy working the nectar flow. Probably from the abundance of Sourwood trees surrounding this b...
06/29/2022

These honeybees are super busy working the nectar flow. Probably from the abundance of Sourwood trees surrounding this bee yard. We'll be pulling the last of our honey in the next week or two, and then feeding them, since the summer dearth is quickly approaching.

06/27/2022

A honeybee swarm landed in a small pine tree. The 10' tall tree is 40 yards from the bee yard, so it's super convenient to collect these swarms when they happen.

06/15/2022

Give honeybees too much space, and this is what you get. Large internal cavities within the hive such as in this image are a recipe for disaster when the nectar flow is strong. Honeybees that run out of room to deposit nectar on internal frames will begin building their own wacky comb in all sorts of places.

Looks like this visitor is heading to the upper bee yard. Personally, I don't think my bee suit will protect me against ...
06/11/2022

Looks like this visitor is heading to the upper bee yard. Personally, I don't think my bee suit will protect me against this wild critter. Good thing I had my camera to capture this image, or else no one would have believed me!

06/10/2022

A small swarm not too far from the bee yard. Hopefully, this is the last, since most of the hives have now been inspected with additional room allocated for both honey production and brood rearing. Another month and the nectar flow should start slowing down. Until then, its a fine line between allowing the hives to increase their population exponentially, yet not so large that they run out of room and swarm from the hive.

06/09/2022

Swarm Season! These honeybees are moving to a new location. While beekeepers strive to manage their hives to reduce swarming tendencies, not every colony is cooperative. Notice how quickly these bees follow one another as they begin the swarm process.

Metal and plastic excluders sit over the lower brood chamber and to prevent the queen from moving up into the honey supe...
06/08/2022

Metal and plastic excluders sit over the lower brood chamber and to prevent the queen from moving up into the honey supers, as she seeks room to lay her eggs. While beekeepers desire large populations of bees for increased honey yields, having the queen lay eggs where honey is stored is a big no no.

06/07/2022

Lots of healthy bees "hanging out" in front of their home. When ambient temperatures rise, some bees will move outside the hive to help regulate the internal temperature of the hive. Beekeepers call this activity, "bearding." These bees are taking advantage of both a lower and an upper entrance to decrease internal crowding and temperatures.

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Wytheville, VA
24382

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 2pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

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