Tom’s wife Tatyana decided she wanted a beehive because she wanted natural honey. She wanted natural pure unfiltered natural raw honey. She did not want commercially produced filtered honey that was adulterated with high fructose corn syrup, other sweeteners, antibiotics, and other impurities that flood the US market from China and other counties.

According to Food Safety News, “The results show that the pollen frequently has been filtered out of products labeled “honey.” The removal of these microscopic particles from deep within a flower would make the nectar flunk the quality standards set by most of the world’s food safety agencies. The food safety divisions of the World Health Organization, the European Commission and dozens of others also have ruled that without pollen there is no way to determine whether the honey came from legitimate and safe sources.”

July 13, 2016, US Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert “Surveillance of imported honey from all countries is indicated.

So, Tom took a beekeeping course at the Lorain County Beekeeper Association, a non-profit organization committed to educating the public about the importance of honeybees.

He purchased 21 hives his first year out and lost 19th of them.

Undeterred Tom now has eight Russian Honeybee hives and two Italian Honeybee hives survived from the first year. He also has one swarm, which are bees that have separated from the hive to make a new hive. There is also a beehive up in a tree.\n The wild honey, which is darker in color and linden tree honey, which is the lighter honey pictured in the photograph. He sells comb honey and honey with comb in it. (Other product selling for wound management) You can buy Tom’s honey at his home in Sheffield Lake.  The wild honey, which is darker in color, and linden tree honey, which is the lighter honey pictured in the photograph. He sells comb honey and honey with comb in it. (other product spelling for wound management)