At a glance
Beezle is a multi-state cannabis extraction and products company founded by Dorian Schraner in Sonoma County. Its first official release arrived in November 2012, and the brand now operates licensed facilities in California, Maryland and Illinois with state-specific lines spanning concentrates, vapes, pre-rolls, edibles and flower.
Dorian Schraner and the 2012 launch
Schraner grew up on his family’s organic farm near Cloverdale and studied organic agriculture at UC Santa Cruz. After working in hydroponics and learning early concentrate methods, he set up in a garage on the family property. “Beezle” came from an old nickname used by his circle of friends, later translated into the brand’s honeybee and hive identity.
The first official drop was a Jesus OG bubble hash made with Subcool genetics in November 2012. It placed second in solventless at the Emerald Cup a month later. Schraner then studied Colorado’s emerging regulated market, trained on closed-loop equipment and prepared Beezle for California’s post-Proposition 64 licensing transition.
How the extraction model works
Beezle partners with cultivators for input material rather than presenting every release as in-house flower. That model makes farm credit, cultivar identity and cold-chain handling central to the finished concentrate. The company also processes and manufactures for aligned brands.
Its official copy sometimes blurs extraction terminology: live rosin is made without hydrocarbon solvent, while conventional live resin is generally hydrocarbon-extracted. They are different formats even when both begin with fresh-frozen material. The profile preserves the product categories without repeating the site’s inaccurate suggestion that live resin is solventless.
Current products by state
California currently lists cured resin, live rosin, live resin and Buzz vapes. Illinois adds Blossoms flower, classic pre-rolls, extracts and NectarZ/Buzz vapes. Maryland has the widest published range: cured resin, FECO applicators, live rosin, live resin, infused and classic Stingers pre-rolls, Beezle Bites, Fruta Bites, Buzz vapes, live-resin FSE cartridges and disposables, NectarZ, and the chef-inspired Honeycomb Collection of infused seasonings.
These are separate regulated catalogs, not one national menu. Formulations, cannabinoid limits, hardware and availability can differ by state, so the local package and retailer menu control.
Awards with dates and categories
Beezle’s itemized ledger begins with second-place solventless at the 2012 Emerald Cup. It includes first-place results at Dab-A-Doo Amsterdam in 2013, Dab-A-Doo Denver in 2014, Chalice California in 2016 and 2017, HitMan Sauce Off in 2017, and High Times Central California in 2018.
More recent highlights include first and second in Emerald Cup solvent categories in 2022; second and third in 2023; four Maryland Leaf Bowl category wins in 2024—rosin, distillate cartridge, solventless cartridge, and diamonds/sauce—plus first-place infused pre-rolls in 2025. The official site itemizes placements rather than relying on a vague “award-winning” label.
Ownership and expansion
Rose Capital’s portfolio history says Beezle became part of BR Brands, which merged with Dixie in 2020 to create BellRock Brands. The current Beezle site does not identify a parent company, so this profile treats that as ownership history rather than assuming the present corporate structure.
The active site publishes facilities and licenses in Cloverdale, California (DCC-10002909CA), Tilton, Illinois (CG00000067) and Frederick, Maryland (PA-23-00002). Products are sold through licensed retailers; Beezle does not present a company-owned dispensary chain.
The High Rise read
Beezle’s strongest story is continuity: a documented founder, a named 2012 debut, an unusually specific competition record and a real transition from garage-era extraction to three regulated state operations. The page is most useful when it distinguishes extraction methods, state catalogs and historical ownership instead of compressing all of that into “award-winning concentrates.”
Availability and licensing
Availability changes by market and date. Use the official site or store locator for current inventory, and for regulated cannabis products confirm the licensed seller and manufacturer in the jurisdiction where the item is sold.
What to verify before buying
Check the exact package or model for current specifications, ingredients or materials, potency or test data where relevant, warnings, warranty terms and local legal restrictions. Retail listings can outlive discontinued or reformulated products.