Meet the Force Behind our Honey & Hive-Based Products

“Edgewood Apiaries is more than just a business, it's a continuation of my deep-rooted family legacy in farming & a commitment to sustainable agriculture in Virginia.”

Amanda Sweeney

Amanda Sweeney is the Founder & Keeper of the Bees @Edgewood Apiaries. She loves honey and her greatest enjoyment (aside from motherhood) is hands on work with the bees. With over twenty years of experience in supply chain, technology and marketing at companies like Nike and Petco Animal Supplies, she realized she could help improve how Virginia does honey by focusing on what the market increasingly demands: honest, traceable honey that connects consumers directly with local beekeepers. She desires to ensure U.S. beekeepers are paid fairly and is working to provide an increased supply of top-quality honey for consumers alongside a growing product assortment which demonstrates the power & versatility of hive-based products.

The Front Line

Sharon Lee Smith

MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE & SOCIAL MEDIA ADVISOR Newport News & VA State Festivals

Kinzie Zimmerman

MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE Chesterfield & VA State Festivals

Victoria Sweeney

ART MANAGER

Katherine Blue

MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE Charlottesville

Peter Signorino

MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE Richmond, Bryan Park & Forest Hill

Gabriella Barber

CHANDLER, FARM PRODUCTION & MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE Richmond & VA State Festivals

Virginia Beekeepers & Collaboration Partners

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Behind the Scenes

Jason Sweeney

LEGAL COUNSEL & OPERATIONS ADVISOR

Jason's legal and supply chain background provides advice and counsel to ensure efficient operations & makes sure we're dotting 'i's' & crossing 't's' on the legal front. Jason owns Lead on, a law firm delivering transactional law support to Fortune 50 Companies, with a focus on technology & artificial intelligence law.

Kathryn Tuttle

BRAND CONSULTANT

Kathryn provides strategy & marketing guidance as we build our brands. Her experience in agribusiness & consumer packaged goods is essential to our growth. Kathryn owns KATHRYNTUTTLE.

Jon Golden

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY

The mastermind behind our imagery. Jon's amazing talents are graciously shared with our team bringing a lifetime of experience in capturing nature through a lens. Jon owns Jon Golden Studio.