We didn’t foresee our love for honeybees and beekeeping.  A few years ago, our son recommended we get some bees.  After some long thought and a garden that was suffering from lack of pollination, we decided to give it a try.  This opened a world of fascination, learning and challenge!  We also have learned that there is a wonderful fellowship of beekeepers that meet regularly and seriously strive to help each other be successful.  In addition, we have discovered an amazing excitement and appreciation in the public for honeybees and the products they produce.  We love our bees, and love seeing people smile just talking about them and how much they love honey!

Our apiary at Percy Homestead continues to grow as we endeavor to raise healthy and productive colonies that can explore the fruitful landscape around us in Geauga County, Ohio.  Honeybees are nothing short of amazing!  We love to talk about them and spend time with them.  Is it weird that we have two lawn chairs in the bee yard where we sit and sip some honey wine (mead) and just watch our bees work, while we talk about bees?  If so, we are weird!

In addition to beekeeping and blueberry farming, we are winemakers.  Our reds, whites and blueberry wines have won several blue ribbons at The Great Geauga County Fair, and we now look forward to obtaining a license to sell our wines and meads soon.  Keep an eye out for our Percy Winery Blueberry wine, Meads, and other wonderful products from the bounty of nature.