About Us and My Story!

Hello and Greetings from Mike's Bees and Honey! I am Michael and I have been in this business since age 13! My grandfather kept a large number of bees in NW. Ohio and Irish Hills area in Michigan. he got me interested in Bees and beekeeping at age 9 and at age 13 i had my first and own colony, and thanks to my parents going along with it,  I was in business at age 13!  Since then Now 49 years in the beekeeping business, i have an education  in Biology and Professional Photography and Genetics Research was my specialty and my other major Photography,  allowed me to prove my research as well. I was a former and current deputy Bee Inspector for the State of Ohio,  under Gordon Rudloff and Russell Lamp, both good teachers and people that taught me more as well in learning and diagnosing bee diseases etc.  I am Currently the Hancock County Bee Inspector under State Apiarist Barbara Bloetscher with the Ohio Department of Agriculture.  Presently i am a stage 4 NHL Follicular Lymphoma survivor after 31 chemotherapy treatments and all of the horrible side effects that go with chemotherapy and now am back to serve my long time clients,   and making new new ones as well as bee inspection for the State of Ohio O.D.A. I have 2 long time friends that are   my business partners and business employees,  Donna Girdler, and her brother Mike, especially in the wood shop,  also helps with the bees and is knowledgeable in the business and will be happy to answer questions as well.  I look forward to 2022 being a better year and COVID-19 finally under control and being cancer free finally after 4.5 years of treatments! I look forward to serving you all with the best possible services and products in Quality Queen Bees, Nucs,  and Beekeeping products and services! Sincerely, Michael