TACOMA, Wash — First grader Ajay Dillingham is what you might call a born entrepreneur. He lives on a golf course with his family. Where some see misfortune, like an errant golf ball smashing a window, Dillingham sees opportunity. He sells balls back to the hackers on Highlands Golf Course.
“Anywhere between 10 and 20 balls come here every day,” he said.
So, when his parents brought home the first of five bee hives. They figured even at age 4, Dillingham was well suited to be the CEO and face of one of Washington State’s first Black-owned beekeeping business, Ajay’s Honey. He follows his dad, Justin Dillingham, to the hives wearing a full beekeeping suit.
“Woah!” he says when his dad reveals all the bees dancing around the top of the hive. “I see a bunch of bees. That’s all I see is a bunch of bees. Yep, that’s all I …