State licensed, insured, & experienced!

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 We started out as hobby apiarists, and now are a blossoming source for local honey, structural honey bee rescue/removal, and educational resources for children and adults. Our owner/operator Stephanie Southall Peterson is a renowned educator in Lowndes County where she currently serves as the Elementary Agriculture Education Teacher at Westside Elementary School. She was Georgia Teacher of the Year Runner Up for 2019-2020, Lowndes County Teacher of the Year 2018-2019, and Westside Elementary School Teacher of the Year 2018-2019. She also was honored as Community Partner in Education Coordinator of the Year in 2021. Her over 900 kindergarten through 5th grade students manage four on campus beehives and have extracted and sold honey since 2021. Ms. Peterson also manages nearly 50 of her own honey bee hives for local honey and courtesy pollination services. Most of her hives originated from capturing swarms and rehoming bees found in structures. Although not the typical vision of what most people would expect as a bee removal specialist, Ms. Peterson has a plethora of references willing to go to bat for her to share their experiences of how she carefully and completely handled their residential or commercial honey bee removals. 

 Stephanie's voice and demeanor is as sweet as her honey, but don't mistake that gentle spirit for a lack of grit, ability, and intelligence. She has tenacity, energy, and a knack for bee removals that rightfully cannot be discounted. She is the first female in Georgia to earn the license and certification for structural bee removals, and is the 2nd person in the state overall. 

Ready to care for the most important insects on the planet?  We offer one on one mentoring to beginning beekeepers so you can learn everything you need to know in order to create and sustain your own backyard apiary. Ms. Peterson currently serves as a Community Partner in Education for Valdosta/Lowndes county and takes care of Westside Elementary's bees on holiday and summer breaks. She has spoken at the Lowndes County Young Farmer's meeting and at the GVATA State Convention to encourage other individuals, schools, and groups to get involved in beekeeping. She currently mentors a 1st grade student who has two bee hives at his family home. (Santa brought this child his first hive for a very special Christmas gift). Call if you would like to sign up for beekeeping assistance. 229-563-3050 

Our raw fresh honey is seasonally available. Blossom Bees produces the most glorious golden honey! You may get on the waiting list for spring honey today! Just give us a call at 229-563-3050 or email us at blossombees34@gmail.com.