Polarbee Apiaries LLC

08/13/2025

Last Berea Market of the season! Oh my where did Summer go!!!! We are here till 8pm tonight! Coe Lake in Berea.

08/12/2025

Yep, it’s a little toasty out they agree.

08/02/2025

First time making almond joy granola – I guess we’ll find out what the judges think of it soon! 

08/01/2025

The county fair starts next week – this Saturday is turn in day. Time to make some candles from the new mold. This one is pretty obvious what it will be. Hopefully they come out OK!

07/22/2025

Extra help with the honey extraction today!

07/16/2025

That time of year! Been a solid honey season so far! About a 3rd of the way through the sites!

07/16/2025

Rain or shine come get some sweet stuff!

☔️ Rain or shine — the market is ON!

Join us TODAY at Coe Lake in Berea from 4PM–8PM for the CLE Market!

🛍️ Shop local small businesses
🍔 Enjoy tasty food vendors
🎶 Soak in the vibes (with or without sunshine)
🐾 Bring your umbrella and your pup!

The forecast may call for rain, but we're not letting that stop us — come support your favorite local makers and enjoy a cozy evening at the lake!

06/28/2025

Romancing the Walls carries our honey in their shop on Liberty Street in Medina. They are having their one year anniversary celebration and grand opening of the Creative studio portion of the shop today! They asked me to setup and do some educational demonstrations and sell some honey. We are here till later this afternoon if you want swing by and check the shop out!

06/25/2025

Falling behind on the w**d wacking. They get a little touchy about the wacker so I do stretch it out a little to long.

They are hanging out on the porch in this hot weather.

06/23/2025

Rough day in the bee yard. Bees have been setup at this site for 14 years. They are setup along an access road to the back of the farms property. Tractors, trucks and skid steers have used it for all 14 years. Well today a skid steers hauling branches didn’t clear the last stand. Before he realized 5 strong hives were all knocked over.

He called right away. I was headed west to Elyria to pull supers so did a quick turn around and swung home to grab the wife. We rushed over to find the carnage.

We were able to get the hives set back up but I will have to replace one bottom board and one top later this week. Thankfully the hives stayed intact for the most part so hopefully the queens are okay. I will let them rest for the week and go back in next week to check on them.

14 years there have been a lot of ups and downs but this one hit a little harder at first. Our way of life is fragile. We are one event away from our lives changing at any moment. My hope is not in my bees, my business, money or things. They can all disappear in a moment.

My hope is in Christ.and the promises a relationship with Him provides. My hope is an eternity in heaven not for what I have done but for what He did for me on the cross. Someday I will stand before my Savior because I placed my faith in His plan when I was a child. Someday I hope I get to be a dairy farming beekeeper for eternity. It’s the land of milk and honey, somebody has to milk the cows and extract the honey! …. And Jesus if you could toss in an ability to play guitar a lot better I’d appreciate that too! 😁

Wonder what I am talking about? Sit down and read the first 6 chapters of the book of Romans and see if it doesn’t challenge the way you think.

06/21/2025

We started a new colony at the house this year. I wanted to try a new genetic line called Golden West to see how they do. They are prodigious wax builders and have already completed 2 deeps of brand new frames. I added the honey super (top box) to give more room more than to get honey. First year hives from packages typically do not produce a lot of extra honey. If they fill the box it’s a plus but Imam@more@concerned with getting them ready for the winter.

06/18/2025

First Market of 2025!

Berea Coe Lake! Fresh 2025 honey just bottled today available! Come down and say hi!

Cle Market 2025!