With some inspiration from his daughter, Mark Williams founded PerfectBee in 2015 (learn more about our origins here) with the goal of being someplace where anyone interested in honeybees and beekeeping can learn more about this wonderful creature.
As Mark’s interest in beekeeping grew, so did PerfectBee’s resources and knowledgebase. PerfectBee now offers a combination of beekeeping education through various types of resources and a way for beekeepers to connect with one another.
Beekeeping Education
Though we do also sell high-quality beekeeping supplies and equipment in the PerfectBee Store, our main goal is to help beekeepers learn more, together. Mark said it best with “The educational side of what we do is essential. There is an ever-growing curiosity about bees and beekeeping. We want to take that curiosity and foster it in a productive way. We need to educate people about the methodology of beekeeping. Just telling people to install a hive and practice beekeeping without much thought is irresponsible. But an informed approach to backyard beekeeping positions beekeeping in a really positive light and sets the beekeeper up for success.”
Because we feel so strongly about how important a comprehensive beekeeping education can be in the success of this sometimes complex hobby, we aim to support the hobbyist beekeeper in any way possible. Whether you’d like to read about interesting and relevant beekeeping topics in our blog posts, need advice and guidance from experienced beekeepers like our group of PerfectBee Ambassadors, or want to take an online course through the lessons in our PerfectBee Introductory Course and Academy Syllabus, we’ll be there to help you become a more successful beekeeper, with happier and healthier bees.
A Beekeeping Community
After founding PerfectBee, Mark also recognized the need for any beekeeper to have access to support and insights from many beekeepers with differing perspectives. That’s why he created a community for beekeepers to come together and share thoughts, insights and experiences with other beekeepers, namely our Colony community. Through membership to our Colony community, members can connect with other members and more experienced beekeepers, gain access to even more beekeeping information with detailed lessons in our Academy syllabus, and so much more. Learn more about our Colony membership and all the benefits available here.
A Place to Find High-Quality Beekeeping Supplies
Though having access to a high-quality beekeeping education is very important, you truly can’t be a beekeeper without having the beehive supplies and equipment used to house and care for honeybees. That’s why we make sure to not just teach you about the supplies and equipment used in beekeeping, we offer it for sale in the PerfectBee Store, shipped right to you!
We also recognize the importance of not just offering beekeeping supplies for sale, but to also ensure we are offering a superior product. As we all know, beehives are outside and subjected to the elements 100% of the time and as such, must stand up to the tests of both time and weather. Our high-quality woodenware products are crafted in the U.S., with locally sourced Eastern White Pine, built to last with the elements in mind. When you’re purchasing hives through PerfectBee, you can have faith that your equipment will hold up to any beekeeping process.
For the Beekeeper
Since all of what we do aims to provide beekeepers with the education, support, and supplies they need, we want to take a moment to recognize that we wouldn’t be here without YOU!
Our beekeeping customers, members, and readers are the reason that we’re able to do what we love. Through PerfectBee, we love being able to teach, share, and learn more about honeybees and beekeeping with and from all of you. We appreciate our long-time and new visitors and members alike and are so very glad that you’re here with us.
To those that are finding us for the first time, welcome! Please send us a message here with any questions you have about us, our resources, or our products.