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North Texas County Agriculture Valuation Info

While state law codifies that acreages of 5-20 acres of open space can qualify for ag valuation with Honeybees, there are some caveats that give each county discretion to adjust other factors.

All:

Qualifying Acres are 5-acres to 20 acres.

Texas Tax Code: Subsection D states:

The term ( Agricultural Use) also includes […]

October 24th, 2025 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Ag Valuation, Bee Yard, Beekeeping, Birds and the Bees, Harmony Hollow Apiaries, Legislation, | Leave a comment

Pesticides – Death and destruction to bees

This week, in my personal back yard – I have experienced a fairly fast die-off of 5 colonies. These bees were here simply for the purposes of building them up to be strong, so they could be placed onto agriculture contracts.

Usually, I’ll give a build-up and background before I tell the meat of what’s […]

October 1st, 2025 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Bee Yard, Beekeeping, Birds and the Bees, Bohemian Life, Garden, Gardening, Harmony Hollow Apiaries, Plants and Gardens, Pollinators | Leave a comment

September 2025 Newsletter

September 2025 – Newsletter: (Laura Winters – Birds and the Bees Apiary)

Rex and I are still making 1st and 2nd rounds of Apiguard to our north-western clients (Denton county and western Collin County). While making our rounds to the colonies that have already been treated, we are removing shims and noticing increased laying pattern […]

September 15th, 2025 | Tags: , , , | Category: Ag Valuation, Bee Yard, Beekeeping, Birds and the Bees, Bohemian Utopia, Community, | Leave a comment

Varroa Mite Management – in 2025 for Harmony Hollow Apiary

Probably one of the widest talked-about topics in beekeeping is that of Varroa mites.

It is now the end of August of 2025, and it seems that we as an industry are both (a) nowhere close to where we WANT to be in regards to varroa and their destruction of colonies of bees – and […]

August 29th, 2025 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Ag Valuation, Bee Yard, Beekeeping, Birds and the Bees, Bohemian Utopia, Harmony Hollow Apiaries, Pollinators, Sustainability, Texas Master Beekeeper | Leave a comment

August 2025 Newsletter

Laura and I have made rounds, now that hot temperatures are here – to add beetle traps to each colony. The high humidity this spring / early summer has made the hives a favorable place for small hive beetles (SHB) to lay their eggs. The larvae from the beetles consume proteins from pollen, as well […]

July 28th, 2025 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Ag Valuation, Bee Yard, Beekeeping, Birds and the Bees, Bohemian Utopia, Harmony Hollow Apiaries, Nature, Pollinators | Leave a comment

Propagating Pollinator Plants

This year I *really* noticed the Western Soapberry trees in the North Texas (North of Dallas / Ft Worth MetroMess) area during their bloom, and the pollinators all over the trees while in bloom. I suspect this was a 2nd bloom for the year. My time really noticing them was from the end of May […]

June 11th, 2025 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Ag Valuation, Bee Yard, Bee Yard Projects, Beekeeping, Birds and the Bees, Bohemian Life, Bohemian Utopia, Crafts, DIY, Garden, Gardening, Harmony Hollow Apiaries, Homesteading, Nature, Permaculture, Plants and Gardens, Pollinators, Projects, Sustainability | Leave a comment

2025 – Central Texas Bee School – Brenham Tx

If you’re available to attend the Central Texas Bee School on March 1, 2025, it’s a great place and opportunity to learn more about bees and their management.

Rex Smith will be teaching (2) sessions – on performing hive inspections at the bee school.

Sign up ASAP to reserve your space.

https://centraltexasbeekeepers.org/bee-school/

 

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January 19th, 2025 | Tags: , , | Category: Ag Valuation, Beekeeping, Birds and the Bees, Bohemian Utopia, Community, Harmony Hollow Apiaries, Legislation, Pollinators, Sustainability, Texas Master Beekeeper | Leave a comment