THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF BEES
David Rzepka: owner and operator, Beessential.
by Jessie Schoonover
Hello, Fellow Tremonsters!
Beecology is changing its name to Beessential. The Ohio business based in Bedford Heights has decided to fine-tune its brand to illustrate the link between its naturally-inspired ingredients and living chemical-free.
I work for Beessential and I live in Tremont. In the following months I want to pass along some of what I’ve learned about the vital role bees play in our lives, and give you more in-depth details about this incredible, local Cleveland honey-based business, Beessential.
In this introductory article in The Tremonster, I spoke with the co-owners and operators of Beessential, David and Amy Rzpeka, who, as you will find out, are beekeepers.
“We wanted to more clearly convey the essential role bees play in our environment and daily lives,” said David Rzepka, owner and operator of Beessential.
This month the natural body and skin care company unveiled its new website featuring their beloved natural bar soaps, sulfate free hair products and natural body creams.
Recently their Lemon Lavender lip balm was voted best over Burt’s Bees in a popular poll conducted by Total Beauty Magazine.
“It makes us proud, “ says Rzepka’s wife, Amy Rzpeka, who owns and operates the honey bee-based business alongside her husband.
This husband and wife team use a unique combination of honey, Propolis and beeswax in all of their unique products crafted in small hand-made batches. The bees were given to the Rzepka’s after a family friend revealed he could no longer care for the stinging creatures.
“I was a little worried at first,” admits Rzepka. However, today the bees are the center of everything the Rzepka’s create.
For more information on this local company, visit: www.beessential.com, and look for more about bees in upcoming issues of The Tremonster.
