Bob Binnie
Bob Binnie, along with his wife Suzette, owns and operates Blue Ridge Honey Co. in Lakemont, Georgia and operates approximately 2000 colonies of bees along with a sizable honey packing operation.
Bob began his commercial beekeeping career in Oregon in 1981 and because of migratory beekeeping practices has had bees in nine states.
Voted 2003 Beekeeper of The Year in Georgia, Bob has also been president of several beekeeping associations including the Georgia Beekeepers Association, the Northeast Georgia Mountain Beekeepers Association, and the Macon County Beekeepers in western North Carolina.