Villa BeeOur story
A tiny apiary with a big dream
Villa Bee is Geoff and Kathryn Belleville's family apiary in Springfield, Oregon. It began with our first package of bees and has grown into a small sanctuary on the edge of a wildlife refuge.
Kathryn and Geoff BellevilleWhere it began
One package of bees
Our first colony came from GloryBee in Eugene. We call her colony the Red Hive, and her queen the West Coast Queen. She's docile, her bees are calm, and they gather more propolis than any hive we've kept since.
Then came the Yellow Hive, a Carniolan colony from Kona, Hawaiʻi, that gave us more than 50 lbs of honey and refilled it right away. By the 2026 Honey Harvest the yard had grown to six hives: Orange, Red, Purple, Green, Yellow and Blue.
The sanctuary
Oaks, daisies and a refuge next door
Our hives sit among the oaks beside an Oregon wildlife refuge. The bees forage on cherry blossom in spring and wild blackberry in summer, and each hive brings home something a little different. We keep every hive's harvest separate so you can taste that difference.
We harvest one box at a time and take only what the colony can spare. Everything else, from the balm to the cold cream, is made by hand in small batches in Springfield.
Kathryn & GeoffMeet the beekeepers
Geoff & Kathryn
We tend the hives, pull the frames, make every batch by hand and answer every order and message ourselves. When you order from Villa Bee, you're ordering from us.
Gallery
A season in the bee yard
A nonprofit apiary
Protect • Restore • Inspire
Villa Bee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The apothecary helps fund the mission: caring for our honeybees, protecting pollinators and their habitat, and bringing hands-on bee and nature education to children and the childlike at heart.
- Grow the Hive. Care for our honeybees and expand the apiary.
- Plant the Future. Protect pollinators and create wildlife habitat here at Villa Bee.
- Inspire Wonder. Bring bee and nature education to the next generation of nature lovers.
Villa Bee is a nonprofit
Hive for the Holidays
Villa Bee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit apiary. Every purchase and every gift helps us grow the hive, plant pollinator habitat and bring hands-on bee education to children and the childlike at heart. Give by December 31, 2026 and become a Hive Hero.
Visit & pickup
Picking up in Springfield
Villa Bee is a working family apiary, not a storefront. Local pickup in Springfield is available: choose it at checkout and we'll email you when your order is ready to pick up.
Visits to the sanctuary: details coming soon. Join the Hive Tribe to hear first.
Contact
Say hello
Questions about an order, an ingredient or the bees? Send us a note and Geoff or Kathryn will get back to you.
Villa Bee
Springfield, Oregon
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Single-hive honey drops, harvest news from the sanctuary, first word on new batches, and what we're doing for Oregon pollinators.