The Queen's Apiary

Bespoke beekeeping services and hyper local honey in the Napa Valley

Our story begins with our son. At an early age he was diagnosed with severe allergic response to local pollens which were manifesting as asthma. In our research we discovered that consumption of local honey could have beneficial effects. It was then that we became interested in keeping bees.


Over the next several years, with copious amounts of our own locally produced honey added to our son's diet his allergic responses did reduce. What started as an effort to help our son has turned into a passion for bees and beekeeping.


In keeping bees, you become more aware of your environment, what is blooming, the use of pesticides and how honeybees are essential to our food. Honeybees are responsible for pollinating 70 out of the top 100 human food crops, which supply about 90 percent of the world’s nutrition! Source: Greenpeace.org


Honey

We have truly local organic upper valley napa wildflower honey for sale

Our honey is sustainably managed, and we practice ethical beekeeping.

Our hives are located next to Bothe state park where the bees can forage on countless sources of nectar and pollen.

We are a Certified Culinary Garden Approved Source by the County of Napa department of agriculture and environmental services and our honey is preferred by local chefs!

Services

We provide a full range of boutique apiary and beekeeping services including

  • Hive management and maintenance

  • Honey cultivation and extraction

  • Consulting

  • Training and mentoring

We offer our professional services throughout the Upper Napa Valley and look forward to working with you on your project

"The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others"

- Saint John Chrysostom