Cameron County Farmers Market
Today’s vendors are sure to sweeten your day, we are delighted to welcome Dylan & Ashley Major with D’s Queen Bees back to the market again this year!
A popular favorite for the past couple of years, Dylan and Ashley are apiarists from Port Allegany who produce a large variety of products made from the honey and beeswax that their bees produce. Dylan concentrates on the edible products including Cinnamon Flavored Creamed Honey, Reaper Honey, Hot Garlic Honey as well as chunks of honey comb dripping with delicious honey straight from the hives! Ashley has created an eclectic line of beeswax products that range from lip balms, salves and soaps to wood polish, candy and wax melts. Whatever you’re looking for there is something there for everyone!
Dylan is the bee caretaker and looks after the 100 or so hives that they have in various locations in the surrounding countryside. It’s a lot of work, especially in the spring and early summer when the bees are the busiest. He clocks in about 40 hours a week looking after them, and that’s on top of his full-time job! This passion for his bees reaps great results as they now sell their products in many stores, restaurants and at markets and events in several neighboring counties. They have even bigger plans though and hope to expand their growing business to 300-350 hives by this coming fall!
A couple of fun facts about bees: did you know that the honey bee is the only insect that makes food man can eat? And not only does it taste amazing, it can also make you smarter as it contains an antioxidant that improves brain functions! That’s quite literally food for thought!
Come and visit Dylan & Ashley at our first market of the season on Saturday, May 11th, 9am to 12pm at the Emporium Town Square and grab some sweetness for yourself!
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