DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) \u2014 A new business in Lackawanna County is creating a buzz among local beekeepers, offering supplies, support, and a much-needed resource for a growing community.<\/p>\n
Green Grove Bee Supply, opened by Tom and Patti Dennis in Dickson City, specializes in everything from hive boxes to smoking kits and chemical treatments, giving both hobbyists and experienced beekeepers access to essential equipment close to home.<\/p>\n
The store is filling a regional gap after the nearest bee supply shop in Luzerne County recently closed, leaving many local beekeepers with limited options and rising shipping costs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a need, because not everybody wants to have things shipped,\u201d said Tom Dennis. \u201cThey\u2019d like to come in, see for themselves, and put hands on the products before they buy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beekeepers from across Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, and Susquehanna counties are already stopping by, along with visitors from New Jersey and Delaware. Some are part of organized clubs, while others maintain hives independently, often for both personal and agricultural purposes.<\/p>\n
While many consider beekeeping a hobby, it plays a critical role in pollination, supporting home gardens, orchards, and larger agricultural operations. Honey production is another draw, especially for those seeking raw, locally sourced products.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a hobby, but we also do it for pollination, gardens, apple orchards, that kind of stuff,\u201d Dennis said. \u201cAnd there\u2019s raw honey involved. Raw honey from a given known source, has properties you don\u2019t get from commercial honey, which is often heated and processed. Commercial bought honey is cooked, so that actually kills the natural enzymes in honey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beyond the local level, Dennis says beekeepers are part of a much larger effort to address a nationwide shortage of bees, particularly in major agricultural industries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s such a shortage of natural bees,\u201d he said. \u201cIn California alone, in the almond industry, there are more trees that need pollination than there are bees to do the job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dennis says factors like weather changes and increased agricultural demand are contributing to the imbalance, making local beekeeping efforts more important than ever.<\/p>\n
Green Grove Bee Supply is open Tuesday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The owners encourage anyone interested, whether experienced or just starting out, to stop by, ask questions, and get involved.<\/p>\n
Their message is simple: bee part of the solution and support local.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) \u2014 A new business in Lackawanna County is creating a buzz among local…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":162680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-162679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}