‘We Are the Steppingstone’: First-Generation Black Beekeepers Work to Change the Face and Negative Perceptions of the Industry
The Atlanta backyard of first-generation beekeepers Lloyd and Ashley Hardrick is bustling with energy from dozens of busy honeybees. The Black parents started their own beekeeping business, Honey Bee Goode Apiaries, from their home in 2015, and they’ve grown from one hive to 20 since then. The couple invited Atlanta Black Star for an up-close-and-personal…
