Shonnard's Beekeeping Department

01/07/2026

2026 Bee Preorders are now live! Order on our website or come into the store to place your order for spring bee packages and nucs!

12/13/2025

The weather has been warmer than usual and honey bees have been taking foraging flights and keeping active. Be sure to heft your hives from time to time to check on winter food stores, as bees go through stores faster in warmer weather.
Only apply emergency feed when weather permits!

08/07/2025

IT'S HERE!!!!
Shonnard's 2025 Wildflower Honey

Our colony did well this year and rewarded us with over 3 gallons of sweet wildflower honey! Come visit us and find our honey for sale, harvested right here at the garden center!

06/07/2025

Here are the winners for this year's Sweet Honeybee Photo Contest!
1st place goes to "Trophallaxis, A Bee Kiss"
2nd place goes to "Family"
3rd place is a tie between "Cursing the Crocus" and "Mint Majesty"
Thanks to all who participated!

06/07/2025

Thanks to everyone who contributed photos and voted for the very best this year! Enjoy the photo album!

05/25/2025

It is time to VOTE!!!
Voting occurs today through June 6th.
Winner is announced June 7th!
Have fun everyone!
https://forms.gle/vDiss81MY6kVutN5A

05/01/2025

Nucleus Hive Pickup Day at Shonnard's is Saturday, May 17th!
Pickups of pre-ordered nucs will begin at 7:30AM! See you there!

04/25/2025

Time ⏰ to put out your yellow jacket traps and capture those queens!!

Getting one yellow jacket queen removes a colony of 5,000 yellow jackets!!

04/24/2025

The photo contest has been extended! Keep on sending in your photos and show us your best shots!
Last day to submit photos will now be Saturday, May 24th!

04/12/2025

03/30/2025

Mark you calendars!
Package Bee Pickup Day at Shonnard's is:
Saturday, April 12th
See you on bee day!

03/27/2025

🐝 Exciting News for Our Beekeeping Community! 🌸

We have some sweet news to share! Starting now, our Shonnard's Beekeeping page will be merging with our main Garden Center page. This means that all the latest updates on beekeeping supplies, tips, and events will now be shared right alongside our gardening news — all in one place!

We’re so grateful for the amazing beekeeping community that’s grown with us. Your passion and support have meant the world, and we’re excited to keep the buzz going together!

By bringing everything under one page, we hope to create a more connected and vibrant space where gardening and beekeeping can thrive side by side. 🌻🐝

💐 Be sure to follow to stay in the loop on all things beekeeping AND gardening. We can’t wait to keep sharing this journey with you!

Thank you for being part of our hive — let’s keep growing together! 💚