Our hobby turned business, STEF FAMILY BEES is an apiary that started in Northwest Indiana and added a second location in SW Florida a few years ago.
As of 2025, we have closed the Indiana location and have completely moved to sunny Florida!
Local Natural Raw Honey, Nucleus Hives (NUCs), and even whole hives on our beautiful Bees Farm in Punta Gorda, FL. We are reachable also in North Port, Englewood / Rotonda West, also in surrounding areas (Venice, Port Charlotte, etc.).
Order and pay now for Spring queens and hives. Our experienced owner / beekeeper provides mentoring to those interested in getting started and learning how to become successful.
Welcome to our beekeeping and bee products site. We hope you will feel relaxed and enjoy seeing these amazing creatures that we never stop watching in awe at their God given abilities, intelligence, energy, as they work together as a team with so much dedication in perfect harmony. Our bees and our honey are special, and so are you!
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Local beekeeper with mentoring skills, multiplying bees, beehives, nucs, and honey for sale.
We love Cornel and Gabi, we come from Chicago to buy our honey from them, it is simply the best.
Cornel Stef,
Business Owner, Beekeeper
Our family is originally from Romania, Eastern Europe. I grew up around bees, and I developed a passion for them first as a hobby, after I sold my successful business in Chicago several years ago and moved to NW Indiana on our beautiful property tucked in the woods, on such a wonderful piece of land. I have a background in custom furniture making, so I have my own carpentry shop, and I enjoy making my own boxes and frames, and whatever has to do with wood. I am also an artist, I do oil painting, and I enjoy tremendously the beauty of the bees, the joy of discovery their amazing disciplined lives. I absolutely love my bees, they are amazing creatures! This year (2025) we moved to SW Florida, where we have a 2.5 acres farm for bees! As of this fall we will only have Florida honey, which is "like liquid gold"!
For NUCs and Hives all orders need to be picked up on location on our property. We moved from NW Indiana to sunny Florida. Our Florida Bees Farm is located in Punta Gorda, on the SW side of FL in an agricultural area surrounded by wetland and natural preserve.
7491 Sweden Bldv. Punta Gorda, FL 33982
Per request
available Mon-Sat as needed
Call or text Cornel Stef
312-972-4262
also available in North Port and Rotonda West (Englewood) and surrounding areas.
