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During my recent visit to the Big Island Hawaii my husband and I stopped in at the local apiary, Big Island Bees. What an educational visit to learn about where their honey comes from. They have 3 varieties of honey, Ohia Lehua which comes from a beautiful red flower that grows through the volcanic rock,…

The bees will stay in their hive for the winter snuggling together vibrating their wings keeping it around 92 degrees inside. We do wrap the hives in bubble wrap to help them insulate from winds. When the temperature warms in the winter the bees will fly out of the hive to do a “cleansing flight”…

To all my loyal customers and all the new bee’s, sending wishes for a beautiful holiday and a Happy and Healthy New Year. Your ongoing support helps our backyard hives thrive, continuing to produce our award winning honey. Suzbees thanks you for contributing to our success!

Chocolate Chipper Cookie mix in mason jar- $10

Add this delicious glaze to your holiday dinner. Amazing on ham, turkey and seafood. Taking orders now for Thanksgiving, Christmas and all celebrations!

Suzbees is now taking holiday gift orders. Free wrapping and easy porch pick up!

Propolis is a mixture that honey bees produce by mixing beeswax, saliva and products from tree buds, sap or botanical sources. They use this “glue” to completely seal their hive,keeping it sterile on the inside. Propolis has antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, it is being studied for use in many different medical treatments. It has…

The clean up will begin. Each box will be scrapped saving extra wax and propolis for recycling into other products. The boxes will then be placed into the yard for the bees to clean up. They will remove every drop of honey and fix each honey comb to its perfect shape. Ready for next year!

Praying mantis catches one of our bees for lunch!