Chris Shaw, a beekeeper from Blue Ridge Beez, has been keeping bees with his wife for 11 years. He enjoys the late spring and early summer nectar sources, which produce dark honey. The bees collect nectar from wildflowers, buckwheat, and tulip poplar. The Shenandoah Valley Creamed Honey is made from a blend of tulip poplar, wildflowers, and buckwheat nectar.