News 2015

Where’s Clyde? It’s hot, dry, the sun’s beating down out here in the apiary; I’ve got hours to go before I call it a day. Every few minutes I look up expecting to see Clyde. Clyde Steese is my business partner and co-owner of Bill’s Bees. But, Clyde's not here! Clyde’s at the fair! At the fair! And I’m here, in the hot, dry sun with the bees!!! Come September, Clyde goes to the fair. Clyde’s been volunteering at the LA County Fair Bee Booth for 19 years, but since he took over the chairmanship of the Bee Booth, seven years...

   Bill's Bees HoneyStix Floral Varieties are 100% Natural Pure Honey made by Bill's Bees honey bees when they gather nectar from California's Avocado and Orange groves, from California Buckwheat, and other native plants and wildflowers of the local San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County. Enjoy Avocado Blossom, Buckwheat, Orange Blossom, and Wildflower HoneyStix. No colors or flavors have been added.  Bill's Bees Honeystix Natural Flavored are straws filled with 100% pure sweet clover honey from Oregon and infused with real natural fruit and spice flavors: Cinnamon, Lemon, Lime. No colors or artificial flavors have been added. Bill's Bees Gourmet Flavored...

What are they doing with that mannequin? Come on out to the Bee Booth at the Los Angeles County Fair and see what Bill and Clyde have been up to. Pomona Fairgrounds 1101 West McKinley Ave., Pomona, CA 91768http://www.lacountyfair.com/ (Bee Booth is across from the 'Big Red Barn') September 4-27, 2015(Wed-Sun/except for Labor Day Weekend when we're open on Monday) As if they didn't have enough to do with bees, beekeeping, honey, and sharing their experience with others about bees and beekeeping and honey, each year you'll find these two illustrious beekeepers up on the roof hanging out with Beekeeper Bob. Or perhaps we...

Bill's Bees joins the nation in celebrating National Farmers Market Week. The week of August 2 through 8, 2015 was declared “National Farmers Market Week” by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Come celebrate your local farmers market. If you've never been to a farmers market - or you haven't been in a while, National Farmers Market Week is a perfect time to take a leisurely stroll through one of our Los Angeles County Farmers Markets.   You'll find an abundance of the freshest California fruits, herbs, nuts, and vegetables locally grown and brought to market by farmers who care about their...

Hello, Did you know a bar of soap from the store may not be what you think it is? Most are actually detergents, and the ones that have the word “soap” on the label contain many chemical and artificial compounds. Look at the ingredients the next time you pick up a bar, you may be surprised. Bill’s Bees Handmade Beeswax Soap Bars are just what they say they are. Our soaps are hand made in small batches of approximately 30 bars each, and they are made from scratch (from oils, sodium hydroxide, and natural spring water). Our soaps only use...