If you watch beekeeping on You Tube you’ll see people preparing their colonies for winter.  The thing is…in Texas we don’t really have...

There are lots of reasons to move bees.  The biggest is pollination.  You might have seen 18 wheelers going down the highway full of bee...

All About Our Approach to Rescuing Honey Bee Swarms Swarming is natures way of perpetuating a honey bee colony.  It’s usually a sign of...

Honeycomb is made out of beeswax.  I'm often asked what we do with our beeswax. It takes 8oz of nectar - the sweet stuff bees collect...

Last season we caught 25 swarms. Have you ever referred to something as a freebie? Well, swarms are FREE BEES. We also think they...

Add a little spice to your Valentine's Day this year! Our families favorite Mexican brownies include cinnamon & cayenne for a near...

We talk about swarms a lot — the way a colony replicates itself — because those are usually the bees we rescue in the Spring.  Fall /...

Ever had a dish that stayed on your mind for weeks?  One so delish you trekked blocks in the bitter cold to enjoy it two days in a row? ...

This time of year is wicked on the sinuses with all of the allergens in the air.  In Central Texas, Cedar (Ashe Juniper) drives people...

When I retired at the end of 2022 I purposefully began the new year without a plan. I’m a planner - so it is hard for me to take things...

Just like people rescue dogs and cats, we rescue bees. The way a colony of bees perpetuates itself is by swarming. The bees make a new...

In the 30 years I worked in the food industry I was lucky enough to travel the world over. As a lover of Chai, I’ve tried every...

I grew up on Squirrel Tree Ranch, named for the rural area's number one nemesis of the old pecan trees that provided shade and some of...

Creamed honey is honey that has been whipped in an electric mixer changing the texture to a creamy spreadable consistency. The trick is...

I’ve lived in Texas most of my life, so my love of cornbread is no surprise! When we started keeping bees and had honey to spare - I...

Whether it’s at a farmer’s market, a garden club or with the high school beekeepers I mentor…the queen bee is always a subject of...

Making this recipe with whatever dried garden herbs you have handy is the best. Thyme and rosemary are a classic combination - but if...

Honey & Walnuts is a classic European combination commonly served as part of a cheese board. We’ve given this classic…a twist. Having...

Creating an experience for people around the importance of pollinators is what lead me into beekeeping! One in three bites of food we...

The year we had more honey than we could eat, I looked for new uses. Being a spa loving lady who worked in natural food for 20 years…the...