Jim Fitzroy has been keeping bees since 1982. He served as president of the Beaver Valley Beekeepers Association and a member of the Central West Beekeepers club, Burgh Bees, and PA State Beekeepers. Just a few of his many awards include 2005 PA Best Exhibit for extracted honey at PA State Farm Show; 2010 Paul S. Ziegler Award for Best of Show from the PA State Beekeepers Association; 2017 1st place PA Farm Show for creamed honey. Jim is a U.S. Navy veteran. He served as a second class petty officer machinist on the USS Manly DD 940.