Backyard Beekeepers was founded by Joe Zabczynski in 2024 to share the joys of beekeeping with suburban gardeners like him. Joe, a retired Army veteran, was introduced to beekeeping through the Heroes to Hives program. He has managed honeybee colonies since 2021 and is enrolled in Cornell University’s Master Beekeeping program. Joe is a dedicated volunteer in his local community and is a Delaware County Master Gardener. He enjoys teaching others about beekeeping, cultivating native plants and wildflowers, and managing an apiary site so that all members of the household (dogs included!) can live in harmony.