What’s all the buzz about? Visit Nashville’s own Bearded Bee Works to explore a live observation hive, learn how a busy bee colony works, and discover why they are so important to the food we eat. Don’t miss the honey-extraction demos for a fascinating look at how golden, local honey travels from the hive to the jar. The Bearded Bee Works is open everyday til 10pm in the Creative Arts expo and Honey Extraction Demos are in the booth across the aisle on weekdays at 6pm and on weekends at 2pm & 6pm.
Bearded Bee Works, LLC is a family owned and operated apiary based in Nashville, TN. This sideliner beekeeping operation runs around 150 hives. They specialize in raw and unfiltered local wildflower honey, hot honey, and multiple flavors of creamed honey. They also offer handmade beeswax items including beeswax candles, beeswax lip balms, lotion bars, & beard balm.
Josh, along with his wife Amanda and his three children, run Bearded Bee Works where they focus on selling honey and beeswax products at the Nashville Farmers Market and numerous fairs and festivals in the Nashville area.
They focus on making the most out of their apiary through intensive management, creating products made from the hive, and value added products.
Josh has been a beekeeper for 9 years and loves to share his knowledge of beekeeping with others as well as finding innovative ways to keep bees on a small scale.