Our Story
What started with a fascination for honey bees grew into something much more. J-Pees Honey Bees is built around caring for our bees, sharing what we’ve learned, and helping others experience the amazing world inside a hive.
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Philip Cirelli
Beekeeper & Founder
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Judith Cirelli
Beekeeper and Artist
It started with a simple fascination with honey bees. The more we learned, the more we wanted to experience beekeeping for ourselves. That curiosity eventually led to our first hive—and once we opened that hive and saw the world inside, there was no turning back. Beekeeping became more than a hobby. It became something we wanted to share with others.
How It All Started
Why We Do It
For us, beekeeping is about more than honey. It’s about caring for healthy bees, helping people, and sharing what we’ve learned along the way. Whether we’re mentoring a new beekeeper, removing a colony from someone’s home, or simply letting someone experience the inside of a hive for the first time, we want to leave them with a greater appreciation for honey bees.