Skuna Bottom Bee Farm

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I was thankful to have the opportunity to stop by Blue Ridge Honey Co. today and visit a few minutes with a legend in th...
11/28/2025

I was thankful to have the opportunity to stop by Blue Ridge Honey Co. today and visit a few minutes with a legend in the beekeeping world.
Bob Bennie, the owner of Blue Ridge, has been a commercial beekeeper most of his life. He’s a treasure of information who gladly helps scores of aspiring beeks learn the art of beekeeping through his YouTube channel and speaking to clubs around the country.
Bob and his long time employee,Jessie, were kind enough to take a quick photo with me,which made my day.
Bob’s humility is perhaps his greatest gift. He’s among the greatest of our times, but he still makes time for an unknown small scale guy like myself.

09/06/2025

Do you see the yellow pollen they’re bringing in? This goldenrod pollen flow is so beneficial for the colony as it provides a lot of the protein needed to raise healthy winter bees!

I think they have enough bees and resources to raise themselves a good queen.
04/01/2025

I think they have enough bees and resources to raise themselves a good queen.

I haven’t posted in some time due to beekeeping burnout. Turns out that it is completely possible to take a wonderful ho...
03/06/2024

I haven’t posted in some time due to beekeeping burnout. Turns out that it is completely possible to take a wonderful hobby and grow it into a monster that consumes every ounce of energy and time that you have. That’s my fault, not the bees. Going forward, I will be scaling back the size of my operation to a hobby level once again so as to make it more manageable for my situation. That will mean a big decrease in honey production and nuc sales. It also means that I will be able to do beekeeping simply for the love of the bees and the art of beekeeping. I look forward to this transition! I will still have a few nucs and hives to sale occasionally. I will still continue to help beginner beekeepers as I can and we will still have our annual Spring beekeeping seminar for the foreseeable future. Here’s looking to a productive and enjoyable season!

Sometimes the view from the bee yard is priceless!
04/30/2023

Sometimes the view from the bee yard is priceless!

04/09/2023

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR BEEKEEPING WORKSHOP TODAY! 70 PEOPLE SHOWED UP IN THE RAIN! BEEKEEPERS ARE THE BEST!

FREE BEEKEEPING WORKSHOP! ! ! ! !RAIN OR SHINE ! ! ! ! !SATURDAY APRIL 8TH 12:00 ! ! ! ! !JOE ZOOK FARM 390 HEBRON RD.RA...
04/08/2023

FREE BEEKEEPING WORKSHOP! ! ! ! !

RAIN OR SHINE ! ! ! ! !

SATURDAY APRIL 8TH 12:00 ! ! ! ! !

JOE ZOOK FARM 390 HEBRON RD.
RANDOLPH MS.

FREE BEEKEEPING WORKSHOP! ! ! ! !We will host a free to the public beekeeping workshop Saturday April 8th beginning at 1...
03/30/2023

FREE BEEKEEPING WORKSHOP! ! ! ! !
We will host a free to the public beekeeping workshop Saturday April 8th beginning at 12:00 noon! Workshop will be held at Joe Zooks farm located at 390 Hebron Road Randolph Ms. Speakers will be Amish beekeeper Joe Zook and myself, Ronnie Owen. subjects covered will be nuc installation, feeding, splitting, mite control, honey production and winter survival. There will be ample time given for questions and answers. There will also be a time of hands on hive inspections! This workshop is provided by Honeyfork Bees, Skuna Bottom Bee Farm and MSU Extension Pontotoc County Office. Make plans to join us! Please comment and let us know how many you will be bringing. Looking forward to seeing you there!

It’s a honeybee buffet!
03/08/2023

It’s a honeybee buffet!

I came across this old picture of our first sign that we made when we were starting out beekeeping. Do you see the pig t...
03/02/2023

I came across this old picture of our first sign that we made when we were starting out beekeeping. Do you see the pig trail to the left? That trail led to the home of Levi Hostetler. Levi was my beekeeping mentor. He ran around 300 hives and was unbelievably skilled at the craft. His mentorship put me far ahead of where I would have been on my own. What’s more is that he literally gave me three large hives to get started with! We were as close as brothers and I miss his fellowship greatly! But, he now resides in Missouri and I’m still on the farm. For now I’ll look at this picture and reminisce of the time I could walk down the trail and visit with the best friend and beekeeper I’ve ever had the privilege to know.

We are now taking orders for Spring nucleus hives. Nucs will consist of three frames of brood and bees with a fresh quee...
03/01/2023

We are now taking orders for Spring nucleus hives. Nucs will consist of three frames of brood and bees with a fresh queen, two frames of honey and pollen. Our bees are locally adapted and disease free. No deposit is required but supply is limited and we work on a first come first served basis. $140 each. Message or call 662-316-9693 to ge on the list.

We overwintered several Fall nucs this season. They performed very well. As you can see, they’re expanding nicely and ha...
02/21/2023

We overwintered several Fall nucs this season. They performed very well. As you can see, they’re expanding nicely and had to be transferred out of their nuc box into a larger 10 frame deep box.

Address

3968 Salmon Road
Randolph, MS
38864

Opening Hours

Monday 2pm - 6pm
Tuesday 2pm - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 2pm - 6pm
Friday 2pm - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

(662) 316-9693

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