Family beekeepers in Harrisburg, PA

From a backyard hive to a working apiary

What started as a single backyard hive has grown into a working apiary with multiple sites, queen rearing, regular nuc production, and an active mentorship practice. Beekeeping for us isn't a side project — it's a real working part of our family's life and livelihood.

We're also one of the only beekeeping operations in our area that's connected to a fully licensed pest control business. Devon Alleman is a Pennsylvania-licensed pesticide applicator and Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator, running our sister business Lawns Plants & Pests LLC. That connection gives us something other beekeepers don't have: the ability to legally and competently handle stinging insects that aren't honey bees (yellow jackets, hornets, wasps), so when someone calls about a "bee problem," they get the right answer no matter what species it actually is.

It also means our pest control work is informed by beekeeping. We pick products, timing, and methods that protect pollinators — not because it's marketing, but because the bees in question often live in our own apiaries.

How we work

Bees first

We don't exterminate honey bees, ever. Every removal is a relocation. Every swarm is a chance to add genetics to our operation.

Local genetics

We raise our own queens from breeding stock that has overwintered in Pennsylvania, selected for traits that matter here — overwintering ability, mite resilience, gentleness, productivity. We're not selling Southern queens with a Pennsylvania label.

Treatment-aware

Varroa mites are the single biggest threat to managed honey bees. We monitor, treat when needed, and teach other beekeepers to do the same. Pretending mites aren't a problem is how colonies die.

Honest pricing and honest answers

We tell customers what they need, not what we want to sell. Bees aren't a get-rich-quick operation, and we don't run our business like one.