“Peak Season Prep (Honey and Colonies)”

Shaana Way, Grassroots Honey Co., Honey Joy Farm, Galesburg, MI

Shaana has been a beekeeper for a decade - and it was love at first sting. With a passion for farming, gardening, and ecology, beekeeping brought together many aspects of Shaana’s interests into one sweet package.

​In addition to producing honey, she breeds queen bees, makes candles, and provides pollination services to fruit growers. Shaana has done two volunteer beekeeping education assignments abroad: in the Dominican Republic in 2018 and Jamaica in 2022.

Shaana has a farm in Galesburg where she cultivates native plants and trees that encourage a diverse and healthy diet for pollinators.