Santa Rosa Plantation Wildflower Honey

Santa Rosa plantation dates to the 17th century, though the plantation house in its current form dates to only 1840. Santa Rosa has been home to bees and excellent honey since before the American Revolution. For example, the will of Captain James Gee (1694-1760) filed at Prince George County Courthouse on February 16, 1760 lists among the Captain’s possessions “7 bees and hives.” During the Civil War Santa Rosa plantation was very close to the siege line surrounding Petersburg but the house itself was not burnt down because the Federals used the house as a headquarters and a field hospital…the heart pine floorboards on the 3d floor are covered with many large blood stains from the wounded soldiers. In 1864 the Union headquarters and hospital at Santa Rosa were overrun by Confederate cavalry on their way to rustle 5,000 Federal cattle that were corralled at Coggins point, cattle that were meant to feed the Union Army but instead were driven back to Petersburg by the rebels and ended up feeding the Confederate Army, prolonging the siege of Petersburg until 1865.

“If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.”-Maurice Maeterlinck, The Life of the Bee

Santa Rosa Plantaion BeeFarm: Home to the OLDEST Living Pecan Tree in Virginai

The Ancient Pecan of Santa Rosa

Towering above Santa Rosa and visible for miles around, being twice the height of the surrounding trees and other vegetation, is the mighty Ancient Pecan. Pecan trees are native to Prince George County and were cultivated by the Indians long before the English settlers arrived, but are still rather rare, since the abundant squirrels love to eat not only the Pecan nuts, but also devour the Pecan seedlings greedily. The trunk of the Ancient Pecan of Santa Rosa measures 24 feet in circumference. The Ancient Pecan of Santa Rosa is at least 350 years old, arguably the oldest living Pecan tree in Virginia. The long vertical scar on the east facing side of the tree, a scar possibly caused by a past lightning strike, has been the home of a colony of wild honey bees…could Pooh get his paw in there to scoop out the honey?

“Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.”-Maurice Maeterlinck, The Life of the Bee

Saturday, May 20, 2017

DO YOU NEED ONE? NUCS FOR SALE

SANTA ROSA HONEY FARM PROUDLY ANNOUNCES: NUCS FOR SALE!

NUCS FOR SALE

FOR SALE: NUCS@SANTA ROSA HONEY FARM

Docile Italian bees 5 frame NUCS for sale. These NUCs are splits off our honey producing hives and are on wax frames. Queens have emerged and there is brood and honey on the frames with the bees bringing in nectar and pollen and drawing out comb. Price is $165 if you bring your own woodenware to pick up bees.

Please call Christopher, our beekeeper, at 804-928-0019 if you are interested in adding healthy honey bees to your bee yard!

We also have HONEY too. Let us know if you HONEY POT is empty!

🐝🐝🐝P.S. Our BEES at Santa Rosa Honey Farm are doing so well thanks to our BEEKEEPER extraordinaire Christopher White. If you need HONEY, we can fill your HONEY POT!🐝🐝🐝

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Note: We deliver free of charge locally! We will also deliver on Saturdays to Richmond Free of charge. Shipping by mail will be invoiced separately via PayPal based on quantity purchased. The ACTUAL cost of shipping ONLY will be invoiced!

DON'T DELAY: ORDER YOUR SANTA ROSA WILDFLOWER HONEY TODAY!🐝🐝🐝

Monday, April 10, 2017

SPRING HAS SPRUNG AT SANTA ROSA HONEY FARM: INSTALLATION OF NEW BEES

SPRING HAS SPRUNG AT SANTA ROSA HONEY FARM:

INSTALLATION OF NEW BEES PART I

🐝🐝🐝P.S. Our BEES at Santa Rosa Honey Farm are doing so well thanks to our BEEKEEPER extraordinaire Christopher White. If you need HONEY, we can fill your HONEY POT!🐝🐝🐝

Buy Now Using PayPal
Note: We deliver free of charge locally! We will also deliver on Saturdays to Richmond Free of charge. Shipping by mail will be invoiced separately via PayPal based on quantity purchased. The ACTUAL cost of shipping ONLY will be invoiced!

DON'T DELAY: ORDER YOUR SANTA ROSA WILDFLOWER HONEY TODAY!🐝🐝🐝

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

MERRY EVERYTHING ESPECIALLY HONEY!

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

🐝🐝🐝THANK YOU BANNER FROM J.E.J. MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL🐝🐝🐝

J.E.J Moore Middle Sent their THANK YOU BANNER to Beekeeper Christopher White for coming to Moore Middle and sharing his expertise about the BEES!🐝

No, thank you, Hurricane's for learning about the plight of the bees and trying to protect their habitat.

AND IF YOU NEED HONEY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON...

LOOK NO FURTHUR, WE CAN MEET YOUR SEASONAL NEEDS!

🐝🐝🐝HAVE A HONEY OF A HOLIDAY SEASON🐝🐝🐝

IF YOUR HONEY POT IS EMPTY, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL MEET YOUR HONEY NEEDS! Currently, our own HONEY POT is FILLED TO THE BRIM. Our FALL Harvest has been a super successful one!

🐝🐝🐝 Contact us for some superbly delicious HONEY from our FALL harvest and we WILL meet your HONEY NEEDS!

🐝🐝🐝 Have a SANTA ROSA HONEY of a HOLIDAY!🐝🐝🐝

🐝🐝🐝P.S. Our BEES at Santa Rosa Honey Farm are doing so well thanks to our BEEKEEPER extraordinaire Christopher White. If you need HONEY, we can fill your HONEY POT!🐝🐝🐝

Buy Now Using PayPal

Note: We deliver free of charge locally! We will also deliver on Saturdays to Richmond Free of charge. Shipping by mail will be invoiced separately via PayPal based on quantity purchased. The ACTUAL cost of shipping ONLY will be invoiced!

DON'T DELAY: ORDER YOUR SANTA ROSA WILDFLOWER HONEY TODAY!🐝🐝🐝

Saturday, December 3, 2016

🐝HONEY MOBILE 🐝

🐝🐝🐝P.S. Our BEES at Santa Rosa Honey Farm are doing so well thanks to our BEEKEEPER extraordinaire Christopher White. If you need HONEY, we can fill your HONEY POT!🐝🐝🐝

DON'T DELAY: ORDER YOUR SANTA ROSA WILDFLOWER HONEY TODAY!🐝🐝🐝

Friday, December 2, 2016

IS THIS ENOUGH TO SAVE THE BEES? 🐝

🐝IS THIS ENOUGH TO SAVE THE BEES? 🐝

Check out this article on the plight of the BEES: @dedouble's Tweet:

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON PLIGHT OF BEES

🐝🐝🐝P.S. Our BEES at Santa Rosa Honey Farm are doing so well thanks to our BEEKEEPER extraordinaire Christopher White. If you need HONEY, we can fill your HONEY POT!🐝🐝🐝

DON'T DELAY: ORDER YOUR SANTA ROSA WILDFLOWER HONEY TODAY!🐝🐝🐝

Saturday, November 26, 2016

NEED HONEY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON?

NEED HONEY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON?

LOOK NO FURTHUR, WE CAN MEET YOUR SEASONAL NEEDS!

🐝🐝🐝HAVE A HONEY OF A HOLIDAY SEASON🐝🐝🐝

IF YOUR HONEY POT IS EMPTY, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL MEET YOUR HONEY NEEDS! Currently, our own HONEY POT is FILLED TO THE BRIM. Our FALL Harvest has been a super successful one!

🐝🐝🐝 Contact us for some superbly delicious HONEY from our FALL harvest and we WILL meet your HONEY NEEDS!

🐝🐝🐝 Have a SANTA ROSA HONEY of a HOLIDAY!🐝🐝🐝

🐝🐝🐝P.S. Our BEES at Santa Rosa Honey Farm are doing so well thanks to our BEEKEEPER extraordinaire Christopher White. If you need HONEY, we can fill your HONEY POT!🐝🐝🐝

DON'T DELAY: ORDER YOUR SANTA ROSA WILDFLOWER HONEY TODAY!🐝🐝🐝

Thursday, November 24, 2016

🐝🐝🐝SANTA ROSA HONEY FARM WISHES YOU A HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2016🐝🐝🐝

SANTA ROSA HONEY FARM WISHES YOU A HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2016

🐝🐝🐝HAVE A HONEY OF A THANKSGIVING🐝🐝🐝

Santa Rosa Honey Farm is Thankful for all of the Santa Rosa BEES.

We are also extremely grateful for all of the families who chose to add Santa Rosa Wildflower HONEY to their kitchen shelf this year!

IF YOUR HONEY POT IS EMPTY, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL MEET YOUR HONEY NEEDS! Currently, our own HONEY POT is FILLED TO THE BRIM. Our FALL Harvest has been a super successful one!

🐝🐝🐝 Contact us for some superbly delicious HONEY from our FALL harvest and we WILL meet your HONEY NEEDS!

🐝🐝🐝 Have a HONEY of a Thanksgiving!🐝🐝🐝

🐝🐝🐝P.S. Our BEES at Santa Rosa Honey Farm are doing so well thanks to our BEEKEEPER extraordinaire Christopher White. If you need HONEY, we can fill your HONEY POT!🐝🐝🐝

Buy Now Using PayPal
Note: We deliver free of charge locally! We will also deliver on Saturdays to Richmond Free of charge. Shipping by mail will be invoiced separately via PayPal based on quantity purchased. The ACTUAL cost of shipping ONLY will be invoiced!

DON'T DELAY: ORDER YOUR SANTA ROSA WILDFLOWER HONEY TODAY!🐝🐝🐝

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Thankful For Healthy BEES and Great HONEY CUSTOMERS!🐝🐝🐝

Bee Keeper Christopher White Inspects His Winterizing of the Bee Hives

🐝🐝🐝HAVE A HONEY OF A THANKSGIVING🐝🐝🐝

Santa Rosa Honey Farm is Thankful for all of the Santa Rosa BEES.

We are also extremely grateful for all of the families who chose to add Santa Rosa Wildflower HONEY to their kitchen shelf this year!

IF YOUR HONEY POT IS EMPTY, LET US KNOW, AND WE WILL MEET YOUR HONEY NEEDS! Currently, our own HONEY POT is FILLED TO THE BRIM. Our FALL Harvest has been a super successful one!

🐝🐝🐝 Contact us for some superbly delicious HONEY from our FALL harvest and we WILL meet your HONEY NEEDS!

🐝🐝🐝 Have a HONEY of a Thanksgiving!🐝🐝🐝

🐝🐝🐝P.S. Our BEES at Santa Rosa Honey Farm are doing so well thanks to our BEEKEEPER extraordinaire Christopher White. If you need HONEY, we can fill your HONEY POT!🐝🐝🐝

Santa Rosa Plantation Wildflower Honey

Santa Rosa Plantation Wildflower Honey

Santa Rosa Plantaion BeeFarm: Home to the OLDEST Living Pecan Tree in Virginai