Community Profile

Summary

“America’s First Family of Beekeeping” lives in Medina, the Root family. Our history is rich with beekeepers because A. I. Root sold beekeeping supplies since 1869. Mr. Amos Ives Root didn’t know that his legacy would live on for so many centuries with his family business, A. I. Root Candle Company and Bee Culture magazine. They host Pollinator Day in July at A. I. Root's gardens for tours and displays. Medina Beekeepers Association has over 350 members. Medina County has a bit of everything from rolling to flat land, from urban to rural communities. (20% suburbs and urban areas, 25% cropland - corn, soybeans, wheat & hay, 35% forest, 4% water - ponds, lakes, reservoirs, wetlands, rivers and streams, 16% other such as parks, recreation areas, campgrounds, schools, ball fields and shopping areas) Please visit: http://www.co.medina.oh.us/