"Drowning Creek" is the original name of the Lumber River.  Growing up along the banks of the river and it having played a large part in our local history, it was only fitting to use the title in our name.

An apiary is a place where beehives are kept and maintained for the purpose of harvesting honey, beeswax, and other bee products. It is also known as a bee farm or bee yard.

Our bee yards are located in the north western portion of Horry County, SC and southern most portion of Columbus County, NC.  While we may occassionally take a portion of our bees on road trips to gather pollen and nectar from other areas, the majority of our bee remain local.  

Keeping our bees local is inline with one of our objectives, improving the world around us.  We do this by providing increased pollination efforts for our neighbors, friends, and family.

Our apiary primarily keeps European honeybees (Apis mellifera), known for their efficiency in honey production, pollination, and bee products like beeswax.  In layman terms, we keep Italian and Carniolan honey bees in our bee yards.

Our honey is harvested from bees that have access to natural, pesticide-free environments.  However, bees may forage up to a 6 mile radius in lean times and we cannot gurantee what our bees have foraged.  We are not certified organic, but we source as many certified organic products as we can.