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Carolyn Essaunce, beekeeper Carolyn spent 10 years as a Commercial Pilot, including 4 years in Northern Canada as a bush pilot, before partnering with an Organic Farm in South Surrey and starting a seasonal CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Through farming she discovered pollinators and fell in love with honeybees. She took her first beekeeping course in 2015 and has since graduated from the KPU Commercial Beekeeping Program, worked under 3 commercial beekeepers, had a baby, and completed her Beemasters at UBC. Carolyn was the Chief Beekeeper for KPUs 400 colony operation for 3 years and is now the owner of The Honest to Goodness Farm Company, a 150 colony operation that specializes in Queen Rearing and uses revenue from a host-a-hive program to support native pollinator habitat. Through her business she also offers mentorship to beekeepers and hosts a podcast, The Honest Bee, aimed at educating beekeepers in Canada. In 2019, Carolyn founded Corbicula Pollen Ltd. with 2 others, together they are building a National trusted pollen brand. Carolyn has a passion for outdoors and spends her very rare days off hiking and snowshoeing through Western Canada.
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What we're about...
The Honest to Goodness Farm Co. is a farm company that started as an Organic CSA (community supported agriculture) but we fell in love with the pollination side of farming. We manage 150 honeybee colonies used for selecting the healthiest stock, adapted to our local conditions for breeding. Our passion is finding a solution to declining bee health in BC. This led us to partner with the MacInnes farm in Langley to develop a Native Pollinator Conservation Area, a 5 acre area dedicated to pollinator health. These efforts have won us the Environmental Hero Award in 2019.
The Honest to Goodness Farm Co. is a farm company that started as an Organic CSA (community supported agriculture) but we fell in love with the pollination side of farming. We manage 150 honeybee colonies used for selecting the healthiest stock, adapted to our local conditions for breeding. Our passion is finding a solution to declining bee health in BC. This led us to partner with the MacInnes farm in Langley to develop a Native Pollinator Conservation Area, a 5 acre area dedicated to pollinator health. These efforts have won us the Environmental Hero Award in 2019.