South Beekota Russian Bees & Pure Raw Honey & Beeswax Candles
Golden Valley Apiaries L.L.C. is a family owned and operated,
Belvidere, South Dakota based "Bee" business. South Beekota
is
the registered trademark of Golden Valley's retail product line.
Our primary products are pure raw "sweet clover" honey with
beeswax candles, pollination and
Russian bee sales for
additional income. This natural, raw honey is made from
predominately yellow "sweet clover" plants.

The photos you see in the slide show are of Chris Baldwin, the
"bee guy", working a number of "sweet clover" bee yards.
Golden Valley Apiary's  bee yard locations cover five West River,
South Dakota counties. This area produces an extremely thick,
light colored, and mild flavored honey, which makes the carefully
packaged, raw and unfiltered product  of  the company's South
Beekota label. Our goal is to be chemical free and develop a
strain of bees with survivor capabilities to move toward
sustainable agriculture.
Wife and candlemaker, Terry, with a generous supply of
honey and beeswax, coordinates the production of South
Beekota's simple,aromatic, and tasty line of products. Both
Terry and the 'Bee Guy" believe in their pure, raw, and
natural honey and beeswax products. There are no
perfumes, additives, or bleach used. We do not micro-filter or
pasteurize the honey thus it retains its natural healthful
qualities.

We produce West River, SD sweet clover honey and
beeswax. South Beekota offers honey in a 1lb. table
squeeze, 3lb. refill jug, and 22oz. canning jar. Check out our
Honey Store page to order.
  Check our Honey Store for the coming attraction:
Unheated, Unscreened, Raw Honey Products in gift  boxes.

Just south of South Beekota's headquarters is the White River
'breaks' and your first glimpse of the Badlands of South Dakota.
South Dakota travellers flying down Interstate 90 to better known
vacation destinations like Mount Rushmore, the Badlands
National Park, the annual Sturgis Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
Rally, even on to Yellowstone.

Perhaps you would even enjoy joining us on a
Country Beeyard
Tour of our rural area. (By appointment only).

Terry's personal passion is the history of old homes, such as
Grace's House, in the once thriving town of Belvidere, which is
open to families looking for that 'something different' in their
Family Vacation. Belvidere is a short 30 minute trip to the
Badlands, and several family friendly attractions featured on our
See the Sights page under Vacation Home.
South Beekota is the registered trademark of Golden Valley Apiaries L.L.C..


Learn more about
Chris's work in developing,
promoting, and selling
strong bee colonies
resistant to"mite syndrome".