Two colonies of bees at Fenton, a mixed-use development in Cary, created the key ingredient for Hive, a new honey saison beer brewed by tenant Brewery Bhavana.
Patrick Woodson, the owner of Brewery Bhavana, said at a media event that the brewery has used honey before, but the partnership with Buddha Bee Apiary for Hive “embodies the terroir of this area.”
🐝 Justin Maness, the founder of Buddha Bee Apiary, said the beekeepers maintain two hives of approximately 12,000 total bees at Fenton. A lab-tested sequencing of the honey by the beekeepers showed the Fenton bees harvested 89% of trees and shrubs, with the largest percentage from oak trees (nearly 30%).
“We’ve learned a lot about our environment through these folks,” said Rob Canepa, general manager at Fenton.
🍻 The Hive honey saison is brewed “in the style of a rustic Belgian Beire de Miel,” with pilsner and wheat, and lightly dry hopped with Amarillo hops. It’s sold in cans for off-site, or you can sip one at Brewery Bhavana or in Fenton’s social district.
The Cary location of Brewery Bhavana is 850 Lower Garden Lane in Fenton.
