Sasserfrass Hill Bee Farm

My name is Deborah Sasser, I am a beekeeper and owner of Sasserfrass Hill Bee Farms (SHBF). I am very excited to have discovered this charming hobby. Also, the ability to help Nature's tiny unsung heroes: the honeybees.

The need for honeybees is tremendous! They are an important and vital part of our ecosystem.

Honeybees are responsible for pollinating one third of all the food we eat: including fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. The value of the crops pollinated by honeybees in the United States alone is estimated at over $10 billion a year.  Honeybees are the only insects that provide an important food for man. To make just one teaspoon of honey a bee must travel an average of 778 miles and visit more than 40,000 flowers. It is amazing when you stop and think of the work involved in a bee’s sweet honey.

We are happy to share our knowledge of the honeybee with everyone. At Sassafras Hill, we enjoy having people come and visit our bees and learn about the entire process of making and harvesting honey.
 

As a photographer I have lots of photos to share. One of our photographs made the cover of Bee Culture magazine (The Magazine of American Beekeeping) and we have been selected for the Bee Culture calendar contest three years in a row.  In 2011 the theme of the calendar was "Show us your bee yard" one of our photos was chosen for the month of May. Last year, 2012 we had two photos chosen, August and October.