Bee’s Open House brings in visitors and buyers on Saturday

[April 08, 2024]  

On Saturday morning, Lorrie “Bee” Paige along with husband Darrell, sons Daniel and Michael, and other family members were busy visiting with guests at the annual Bee’s Cub Cadet spring open house.

The open house held at Bee’s is a sure sign of the coming of warm weather and working outside in lawns and gardens.  The business specializes in lawn mowers and outdoor equipment, offering Cub Cadet and Hustler name brand mowers.

Paige said it had been a busy morning and even bore the noon hour had arrived the business had sold several mowers.  She said that was both surprising and exciting as it seemed this was the year that many felt it was time to invest in something new.

The open house gives visitors a chance to look around visit with the owner family and learn about what it offered not just in lawnmowers but also in landscaping materials and contracted projects, completed by Bee and the crew. 

In the lawnmower department, Bee’s sells Cub Cadet, Hustler and Spartan mowers.  At its inception Cub Cadet was a division of International Harvester.  Paige explained that the company is now more stand alone and has purchased the Hustler brand.   

She said that Hustler sells only lever operated, zero turn mowers, while Cub Cadet offers the more traditional tractor style mower with the traditional steering wheel.  She said that the lever operated mowers are very popular and outsell the traditional tractor style.  But at the same time, she said there are still those who prefer the look and feel of a typical garden tractor/mower. 

The business also sells Envy All Terrain Vehicles because after all that mowing, shouldn’t someone be able to go out and have a little fun?  The ATV’s are both fun and utilitarian, and street legal models are available.

On Saturday guests enjoyed coffee and donuts in the morning and a free lunch of BBQ and chips at lunch hour.  There were also free gifts and door prizes.

[Nila Smith]