Aspiring beekeepers can get free supplies through Virginia program By: Erica Greenway and last updated 2021-08-03 20:59:03-04 CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Life is buzzing these days for Chris and Lawrence Wynn. As empty-nesters, the Chesapeake couple decided to start beekeeping in 2017 to help with dwindling bee populations. "I just felt compelled to help the bees," said Wynn, "we enjoy it." They now have four hives set up behind their Grassfield home where they have 15 acres of land and received supplies for one of the hives through a statewide distribution program last year. Applications for this year's program are being accepted through August 4. The beehive supplies sent by the state can run $100 to $200, which doesn't include bees or the equipment needed to manage the hives.