Virginia Webb
Virginia Webb is a full-time commercial beekeeper and queen producer. For more than fifty years, Virginia has championed the role of the honeybee in helping to sustain global agriculture.
Virginia is a third-generation beekeeper. She began beekeeping in 1963 when her father, Joe Stephens, gave her a beehive as a birthday gift. She currently manages more than 200 colonies of bees plus a queen yard. Her apiaries are located in areas suitable to produce the very best Sourwood Honey.
Her Sourwood Honey has been awarded five gold medals at the World Honey Show, sponsored by the Apimondia, for Best Honey in the World.
She has worked with beekeepers in almost every state and has traveled to Europe and the Caribbean teaching beekeeping for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Teaching others about honeybees and their roll in agriculture is an important service that Virginia has provided for over 50 years. Each year, she speaks to school children, church groups, civic organizations and retirement centers nationwide.
Virginia Webb is the only individual in the U.S. to hold three master beekeeper certifications, Georgia, Florida and Eastern Apiculture Society.
And is also the delegate for the US at the Apimondia – World Beekeeping Federation.