Honey Bee Initiative
George Mason University’s Honey Bee Initiative (HBI) works on honey bee sustainability by providing an innovative education, conducting collaborative research, and establishing community partnerships in our local Northern Virginia region. (HBI) has developed a multi-disciplinary, innovative, and entrepreneurial approach to honey bee sustainability.
In 2013, Mason launched the initiative with one apiary (a community of hives) on campus and embarked on education, research, and public-private partnerships with both a domestic and global focus. Today, with more than 60 domestic hives, 300 hives in Colombia and Peru, and an established research program and curriculum, we are leveraging the resources of the College of Science and School of Business to enhance our
impact and expand our public-private partnerships. Find out more about how Hidden Creek Farm is working with George Mason on the Honey Bee Initiative here:
Hidden Creek Farm is excited and honored to offer our products through our awesome Partners who share our philosophy of providing extraordinary quality to the consumer.
These include, on the produce side:
Field & Main Restaurant (Marshall, VA) www.fieldandmainrestaurant.com
The Whole Ox (Marshall, VA) www.thewholeox.com
Tiers in Heaven (Winchester, VA) www.tiersinheaven.com
Bluewater Kitchen (Upperville, VA) www.bwkitchen.com
Our breeding/finishing stock can be found at Partners that include:
Glade Road Growing Farm (Blacksburg, VA) www.graderoadgrowing.com
Willowsford Farm and Conservancy (Ashburn, VA) www.willowsfordconservancy.org
Lakota Bull Test Auction (November 3, 2019, at 1 p.m.) Remington, VA
Ayrshire Farm (Upperville, VA) www.ayrshirefarm.com
Farmers Markets
McClean Farmers Market http://www.mcleanfarmersmarket.com
Middleburg Farmers Market https://www.middleburgva.gov/mc-farmers-market-1.html