Fair Winds & Following Bees Farm LLC

05/28/2024

“I just gotta be me!!” 🎶

Dear old man Dudley enjoying the rain while all the other donkeys huddle in the run-in.

05/26/2024

Paul Prokopovich has a fan club, did you know? The donkeys would have crawled into his lap if he’d let them!

Also, old man Dudley’s first selfie. 😍

05/25/2024

Good ol’ Sarge chilling out by the goldfish pond on a hot day. So handsome!

05/21/2024

Evenings are best spent with good friends (or donkeys) and lovely sunsets.

Photo credit: Sydney Prokopovich

05/13/2024

Sometimes it’s the simple stuff that startles with unexpected charm.

05/13/2024

Congratulations to Rose Khattab, one of FWFB’s own, ON HER GRADUATION last Friday from George Mason University!! Way to go, Rose, we are super proud of you! (And so are Hellion and Raven🐎, they told us so!)

05/08/2024

Y’all!! Guess what! IT’S WORLD DONKEY DAY!

We love our resident herd and can’t imagine the farm without them! Hip hip hooray for Tinkerbell, Kiwi, Oscar, Rosco, Tacoma, Dudley, Wilbur, and Allie!!

04/25/2024

The herd’s just hanging out today. Oh, and Wynne loves selfies (as long as Rosie photobombs them)!

04/16/2024

The horses really aren’t quite sure about our beekeeping get-up. 🐝

03/30/2024

The evening before Easter.

03/29/2024

It’s spring at the farm and the horses are happily dropping their winter coats. Three guesses where Wynne the White rolled this morning…😂😂

02/11/2024

The donkeys sure are enjoying this dryer, warmer weather!

Photo credit: Nick Keller

11/14/2023

Two full board openings will come available mid-December. $575 per horse per month includes hay, feed, bedding, one stall clean daily, and turnout, as well as blanketing in winter. Facilities include a generous tack room and indoor wash rack with an overhead heater for the chilly days. Outdoor arena with nighttime lighting. Pastures have covered run-ins and heated water sources in winter. Horse trailer parking available. Located in Nokesville, VA. Family-owned, your horse will be known and loved alongside our own!

11/01/2023

…meanwhile, in Nokesville today…

Whew this wind!!

10/17/2023

That beautiful time of evening when the sun turns everything golden…

10/12/2023

We have two openings for field board for mares to join the FWFB community. $350/month per horse. Field with run-in is shared with four donkeys and two daytime turnout mares.

10/05/2023

October dawn.

09/28/2023

Farm + harmony = farmony!

09/24/2023

The girls had a pair of very special visitors yesterday. Ophelia may have been blustering outside but Lorrie-Anne and Tanja came and gave them a bunch of love.

09/16/2023

Today our website went live!

Many thanks to our friend Michael Turk of Opinion Movers LLC.

FAIR WINDS & FOLLOWING BEES FARM Located in the heart of Northern Virginia horse country in Nokesville, VA, Fair Winds & Following Bees Farm LLC is an oasis from the hustle and bustle of life in the greater DC region. We are passionate about horses and beekeeping. For those who share those loves, we...

08/10/2023

Rosie introduces herself to the donkeys. She seems truly fascinated with them!

08/06/2023

We announced our little farm just three short weeks ago and we’ve been overwhelmed by the support of our community and friends. In just six short days, we have hit our current capacity, welcoming Sam Casselbury’s darling donkeys and signing paperwork for two more Thoroughbreds to join us before month-end. We will announce additional capacity as it comes online, but for now, we are truly humbled and grateful for the blessings everyone has been to our little adventure. Thank you so very much.

Carol and Paul

08/02/2023

Yesterday we welcomed a small herd of Sam Casselbury’s donkeys to the farm! Wilbur, Oscar, Dudley, Tacoma, Allie, Roscoe, Tinkerbell and little Kiwi, who was just born early in the morning on July 31st. We sure have a lot of donkey attitude around here! 😎 🫏

07/24/2023

What a beautiful northern Virginia weekend! Rosie and Wynne welcomed some treasured friends today for good wine, better eats, and the best company around! It was the perfect way to set up the week ahead! Everyone at Fair Winds & Following Bees wishes everyone a terrific week!

07/13/2023

A common phrase heard in the U.S. Navy is “Fair Winds and Following Seas.” It carries a lot of meaning. In one sense, it is a wish for good weather and safe travels; in another, it is a verbal gesture of good luck to those leaving port and heading out into the great and empty expanses of the seven seas. (Credit: Dan Doyle)

In honor of co-owner Paul Prokopovich's many years of service in the U.S. Navy, and in a humorous nod to his love of beekeeping, Fair Winds & Following Bees Farm was born.

07/08/2023

Two full board openings currently available. $575 per month includes hay, feed, bedding, one stall clean daily, and turnout, as well as blanketing in the winter. Indoor wash rack with an overhead heater for the chilly days. Horse trailer parking available. Outdoor arena. Family-owned, your horse will be known and loved alongside our own! Please, no stallions.

07/08/2023