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Beckley Edition: Busy Bee Bakery

By Candace Nelson - 4:47 PM

Busy Bee Bakery

One of my favorite local bakeries in recent memory has closed.

Busy Bee Bakery

I visited Busy Bee Bakery in Beckley a few months ago and was greeted with happy customers wrapped around the building and a long wait to order.

Busy Bee Bakery

And that's part of what led to their decision to close. In a Facebook post, the owners noted how all-consuming the bakery became. And that, coupled with some loss and health issues, have led to the end of this chapter.

Busy Bee Bakery

The bakery itself had beautiful floor to ceiling windows, and the farmhouse chic interior gave way to a bright pastry case full of cupcakes, donuts, cheesecakes and bagels, too.

Busy Bee Bakery

The creative flavors and attention to detail are really what made me light up at Busy Bee Bakery.

Busy Bee Bakery

The cupcakes included flavors like "Death By Chocolate with Ferraro Rocher" and "Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla."

Busy Bee Bakery

Then there was also "Chocolate Caramel with Mini Milky Ways" and Key Lime Pie.

Busy Bee Bakery

There was cotton candy and blueberry coconut cream and the list goes on and on and on.

Busy Bee Bakery

I went with Banana Nut Crunch, Strawberry Crunch Bar Ice Cream and Honeycomb Lavender. I thought these were unique flavors that you don't see everywhere, so I was excited to try them.

Busy Bee Bakery

They each had a good cake base and tons of frosting, and my favorite part was the lovely toppers - a dried banana chip, honeycomb and scooter crunchies. Fun and full of sugar.

Busy Bee Bakery

I also took a piece of turtle cheesecake home. You wanna talk about indulgent? My gooooodness. Creamy and silky and unreal.

Busy Bee Bakery

But, wait, there's more: bagels! I didn't eat this on the spot. Instead, I took it home for breakfast the next morning.

Busy Bee Bakery

But, it's like a feast for the eyes - how fun to see this brightly colored bagel in all shades of the rainbow.

Busy Bee Bakery

If you had a chance to check it out while they were open, let me know your favorites!

Busy Bee Bakery

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