story
A passion with a purpose
Our passion
With the intent of making the neighborhood a better place through urban agriculture, Little Bee Project began in 2011 with the placement of two hobby beehives in Steve’s East Atlanta backyard. The passion for those two hives has grown and is now shared across more than 100 colonies. Located throughout Metro-Atlanta, the individual colonies are managed naturally with the accepted responsibility to keep them healthy and strong.
Mastery of craft
Master Beekeeper
As a steward of apiaries expanding across Atlanta, Steve saw value in the rigorous studies required to become a Master Beekeeper. The University of Georgia Master Beekeepers Program gives participants the expertise of responsible Beekeeping through learning and teaching. Little Bee Project is proud to be led by our Master Beekeeper, Steve Esau, 1 of only 46 to achieve certification by the program.
The Honey
honey is best shared
Apiaries
Inspired by bin numbers used to sort wines, Little Bee Project assigns a number to each honey. The number refers to the street address where the apiary is located and the honey is produced.
As Little Bee Project grows, look for even more numbers and unique honey harvests.
No. 162
Cabbagetown Community Garden
No. 162 is a limited release honey unique to hives located within the Cabbagetown Community Garden. These bees gather nectar from the garden’s flowers, summer vegetable plots, and surrounding mature hardwood trees like tulip poplars and black locust. They also forage the clover patches, privet and wild blackberries scattered amongst the historic homes of this former mill town. No. 162 offers a flavor as warm and eclectic as Cabbagetown itself.
No. 800
Mansour Farn
No. 800 is a honey unique to Atlanta’s Southside Beltline Trail. The apiary is nestled into 7 acres of green space once known as Mansour Farm. The worker bees from each hive located in apiary No. 800 gather nectar from the vast diversity of plants and vegetation growing in and around the Ormewood Park neighborhood. In addition to honey production, the worker bees are providing pollination service to adjacent food plots farmed by The Atlanta Community Food Bank.
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No. 1025
East Atlanta Village
No. 1025 is a honey unique to the East Atlanta Village. The worker bees from this creekside apiary gather nectar from the serene backyard gardens, parks, and undeveloped green spaces surrounding the eccentric village. Tulip poplar, clover, and wild blackberry brambles are just a few of the foraging opportunities found across this diverse landscape, giving No. 1025 a flavor as fragrant as the spring air following a rainstorm.
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No. 1641
Walnut Creek
No. 1641 is a honey unique to the banks of Walnut Creek. The worker bees from each hive located in apiary No. 1641 gather nectar from the riparian and lowland areas surrounding the creek. With diverse foraging opportunities from the early blooming willows to spring flowering fruit trees, hardwoods, and blackberry brambles the honey season is extended with a late splash of summer wildflowers that gives No. 1641 a taste that is reminiscent of summer.
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No. 7455
Muscadine Manor
No. 7455 is a honey unique to the Chattahoochee Hill Country. The worker bees from each hive located in apiary No. 7455 gather nectar from the rolling hills, pastureland, forests, and small farms & orchards surrounding the apiary located just outside the Serenbe Community. Basswood tree, tulip poplar, and privet along with subtle undertones of blackberry, sumac, and wildflowers give No. 7455 a sweet taste of southern hospitality.
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No. 9135
Tierra Sonrisa Garden
No. 9135 is a honey as unique as the garden where the apiary is located - Tierra Sonrisa Garden is a market garden employing Biodynamic / French intensive methods that goes beyond organic to grow more than 25 varieties of flowers and fruits & vegetables. Located just outside of Palmetto, GA, the nectar is gathered from Tierra Sonrisa Garden and the surrounding pastureland and small farms to produce a honey that is sweet enough to bring a smile to the earth.
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