The Bee't Box: Avon's Sweetest Roadside Stop

Every neighborhood has its guys. The jumper cables guy. The tall ladder guy. The snowblower guy who does your sidewalk without being asked. Avon has more dads per capita than a Home Depot, so I assume it has all of those.

But Avon also has something rarer: a bee guy.

Meet Rich Cihlar of Jaycox Road, who, along with his daughter, built a little roadside honey cart called the Bee't Box. Jars of real local honey for $5 or $10. No cashier, no line. Just honesty and extremely hardworking neighbors.

Rich is also on swarm duty. Each spring, honeybee colonies split off and cluster on tree branches like nature's noisiest piñata. If one shows up on your property (or a friend's) within about 20 miles of Avon, Rich will gladly take it off your hands. Or your branches. Free removal for you, a new colony for him, happy ending for the bees.

Me? I support bees from a respectful distance.

So update the neighborhood roster: jumper cables, ladder, snowblower, bees. And note that Rich covers a 20-mile radius, which is roughly 19.9 miles more than the snowblower guy.

Out on the far westside? Swing by 4481 Jaycox Road and grab a jar.

Bee’t Box Honey

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