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By Michael Sobeck NEWBERRY, Mich. (WLUC) - Heroes to Hives hosted an on-ground session Saturday at Beewise Farms to demonstrate the winterization of their hives along with other maintenance skills. Founded in Newberry, Heros to Hives works with schools across the U.S. to provide veterans a goal after service. Heroes to Hives Founder Andy Ingrao said beekeeping allowed him to continue to serve after the military. “When I found beekeeping it was the first time in my life that I felt like there was a mission that I could get behind just like I was in the military. I was in...

By Carol Stiffler, The Newberry News On M-28 east of Newberry, millions of honeybees are at work. They reside at Bee Wise Farms, the blossoming farm of Adam and Lacey Ingrao, and live in 32 towering hive colonies that are hardly visible from the road. Bee Wise Farms, located at 10192 M-28, Newberry, is a relatively new farm that currently occupies about five of their 40 acres there. The Ingraos, who are originally from California, had an urban farm in Lansing, Michigan until a couple years ago. Adam, an entomologist and Army veteran, visited the U.P. and made his way...

by: Audrey Pentecost NEWBERRY, Mich. (WJMN) – Bees might be scary to some of us, but this farm in Newberry thinks differently. A Newberry couple is making a difference through honey bees. Adam and Lacey Ingrao fell in love with bees and decided to start Bee Wise Farms. “Well it’s been quite a journey for us, we started with our journey to beekeeping in 2009,” said Adam Ingrao, one of the owners of Bee Wise Farms. “I took a beekeeping class as an undergrad at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and it pretty much was the moment, I mean, point in...

Bee Wise Farms was awarded the 2019 MAEAP Land Owner of the Year presented by Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District (CLMCD) and we are very honored to even be considered. We also, very much, look forward in continuing our stewardship of the land we call home here in Newberry.    The criteria for the award follows: The MAEAP Landowners of the Year Award is awarded annually to landowners who are actively involved in MAEAP and have completed all appropriate risks assessments on their land. The landowners should be going the extra mile to address risks in a timely and effective manner that will or has led...

Bee Wise Farms was verified in 2019 by Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) and we are excited for what's to come. Here's an article highlighting other farms being recognized as well.