Education is incorporated into the company’s corporate mission so that all employees share the same passion as Dennard and gain insight into the amazing world of the honeybee. They also have educational events in the store after hours, which feature local chefs, artists, beekeepers, health practitioners, and other folks who use honeybee products in their craftīut it’s not just the public that Savannah Bee Company wants to educate. Brochures lined the counters with tons of information about how good honey is for you and the knowledgeable staff educated me on the different types of honey through my tasting. Though I missed the “Honeybee Theater,” I was told documentaries about the importance of honeybees are shown there. Many books lined the shelves of the “Interactive Learning Hive” and the day I visited a local author was signing a book she had written about honeybees. But perhaps the most noticeable aspect of the store was its focus on education for both adults and children alike. Savannah Bee Company’s retail establishments offer everything you would expect, such as dozens of different types of honey, luxurious and natural body care products, honey tastings, and even honey accessories like honey crocks, honey spoons and grill planks. I never wanted to do this for the money because I never thought I could make any,” Dennard says. “Until recently, it seemed more like fate than a business plan. And while it seemed as though Dennard’s interest in bees was just a hobby, he enthusiastically traveled the world to research and watch them “making medicinal manuka honey in New Zealand, rubber honey in Vietnam, logwood honey in Jamaica, heather honey in Ireland, and the famous tilleul lavender honey of France,” his bio states. Even through the Peace Corps he taught beekeeping to village farmers in South America. Through his various stages of life – high school, college – he always had bees at his side. Simon’s Island in Georgia and was first introduced to beekeeping at 12 years old. Founded in 2002 by Ted Dennard, aka “Fearless Leader” amongst the team, Savannah Bee Company is so much more than just selling honey and beeswax.ĭennard sees bees as role models for living in harmony with the environment. Tupelo Honey - it’s the queen of the honey world.Last month I had the opportunity to visit Savannah Bee Company, a company that I have been following for a number of years- I was eager to check it out in person. “And let people just know how celebrated, howĪwesome this often unharvested natural resource. speaks to the camera in the Tupelo swamp. We see Tupelo Honey on the Savannah Bee Company shelves and a shot of the Tupelo tree leaves up close. He says, “You know, we've been able to help bring the honey that's made right here out into the world and popularize it.” We see him pulling a frame out of a beehive, then a close-up of the bees working. Transition to a shot of the Tupelo tree flowers, then to holding a branch of a Tupelo tree. When you taste it, you're like, man, this stuff is fantastic.” pours of a bit of Tupelo Honey onto his finger and smiles. He continues: “That soft, buttery, kind of sweet… You taste it further back on your tongue.” walks along the banks of the swamp, underneath the Tupelo trees. says, “Surprisingly, this feels like home to me, because this is where I would bring my beehives to make Tupelo honey.” We see groups of white Tupelo trees in the swamp and close-ups of their leaves and flowers. It's where the beautiful white Tupelo trees grow and thrive and bloom.” We see a yellow bird shake water off itself and a cardinal flying out of a tree. “We are deep in the Tupelo Swamp right now.” We see plants, a turtle sitting on a log, a bird flying out of a tree, and Ted Dennard wading through the swamp. Fade into a shot of the Tupelo swamp as upbeat music plays in the background.
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