Between her day job as a political fundraiser at Capital Resources, being a mother of two, and her role as founder and owner at Capital City Honey Company, you could say that Cameron Ulrich is as ‘busy as a bee’. 

Ulrich began her career in Tallahassee in Florida’s political and legislative arenas back in 2003 before taking a 6-year hiatus in 2011 to manage Jimbo and Candi Fisher’s non-profit, Kidz1stFund.

All the while, she had a passion for bees and the purposes they served in Tallahassee’s unique ecosystems. 

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the urban apiarist found a unique, serendipitous opportunity.

She always wanted to run her own company, and her passion for beekeeping and the newly-found extra available time at home felt like fate.

Her love for the Capital City, alongside her love for bees, bee education, and beekeeping inspired her to take her hobby of beekeeping and turn it into something more — something locally sourced, but also something that she could call her own. 

With more time to focus on her apiary, learn more about bees, and create great products, her honey business, Capital City Honey Company, came to be.

Now, two years later, Capital City Honey Company is thriving and providing locally-sourced honey to residents across the city.

How is Capital City Honey Company performing as of late?

“The life of a beekeeper is a lot of ebb and flow, which is very similar to professionals working in the political process. Election years and the 60+ days of the legislative session are incredibly fast-paced and busy. For beekeepers, there’s the intense summer buildup of our colonies. (A colony of honey bees in early spring can have around 15,000 bees. A colony of honey bees in summer has 50-80,000 bees). For both professions, we plan and prepare and hope we’ve done everything right before the busy time hits! Capital City Honey Company is doing great! I have definitely found a fulfilling and challenging hobby. I love running my online store and a productive bee yard at the same time.”

How do you hope Capital City Honey Company impacts the local community?

“Over the past fours years, I’ve been blessed to be able to share all of my crazy bee knowledge with homeschool groups, public school classes, garden clubs, and at wine, cheese, and bees events. I hope that community members gain a new love and appreciation of these amazing pollinators rather than a fear of these buzzing, stinging insects. Speaking of stings — I don’t hide my ridiculous swollen face sting photos and bee yard mishaps, like when I spilled gallons of honey in my car. I choose to share them all on social media because it’s important to educate about both the good and the bad of beekeeping. It’s very rewarding and yet very hard and taxing. It’s definitely not for the faint of heart!”

Where do you hope to see Capital City Honey Company by the end of this year?

“Every beekeeper (and crazy bee lady like me!) wants to grow their apiary, so I absolutely hope to have more bees!  I’m also planning to add chickens to my bee yard to help with pest management. (Chickens eat the beetles and mites that invade my colonies!) Every year, I plan to add a new flavor of whipped honey, a new infused honey or scent for my beeswax candles. And, of course, spreading the word about the amazing Apis mellifera aka “western honey bee” via social media and local speaking engagements is always a goal of Capital City Honey Company!