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Mexican Buckeye trees are great native Texas (and Southwest portions of North America) pollinator-supporting trees. These trees are early-blooming, with a soft pink bloom and is a nectar and pollen source for the bees, butterflies, moths, and more. While they are not in the true buckeye family – their seed pods look similar. The Mexican […] 
Upcoming Events Sept 26 – Bryan-College Station – Brazos Valley Bee School Oct 24 – Ft Worth – DFW ABC ( Area Beekeeper Conference) Questions? Please email us at HarmonyHollowBees@gmail.com or visit our website or social media accounts. Or call at 469-251-2BEE (2233) https://www.BohemianUtopia.com Harmony Hollow Apiary PO Box 852912 – Richardson, TX 75085 […] 
Spring 2026 has turned out to have a slim prospect for a honey harvest. As we touch to the Summer Solstice – usually we are readying equipment for extracting honey. We have had moisture this spring… and it’s been very warm as well – yet we have yet to touch triple-digits in North Texas. So […] 
by Laura Winters – June 2026 Spring is wrapping up and we have been just as busy as the bees!!!! While managing honeybee colonies on our locations for agricultural valuation for property owners, we are also mentoring and teaching classes at Owenwood Farm and Neighbor Space – with big thanks to Grow […] 
Texas weather is finicky. Some years we have a good nectar flow… and some years – we don’t. By early-May we have a good idea of how the year is going to look. Laura and I have noticed MANY locations this year that the hives are dry as a bone inside – with […] 
March 2026 Newsletter – Laura Winters This March, Spring started early!!! With warmer temperatures upon us, the honeybees are gearing up for reproduction. We are noticing our queen bees laying many more eggs, which means her worker bees are bringing in a significant amount of pollen. The pollen is deposited within the cells of the […] 
Here’s a list of the beekeeping related podcasts I enjoy listening to. My current podcast player of choice on my Android phone – is called PodBean. You can find these podcasts on multiple outlets, though. iTunes, PodBean, CastPlayer, Spotify, etc… Kevin Inglin of Beekeeper’s Corner – is probably the longest-running podcast I have listened […] 
January 2026 – Newsletter (Laura Winters – Birds and the Bees Apiary) Over the past month and a half, my business partner Rex and I have been busy preparing for the upcoming season. We’ve assembled new hive equipment, including medium supers and deep boxes, then applied a coat of primer and paint to protect and […] 
The Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa) is a Texas-native, deciduous ornamental shrub or small tree (8–12 ft, up to 30 ft) with distinctive 3-lobed,, reddish-brown seed capsules containing poisonous, black, shiny seeds. It features fragrant spring whiteish-pink flowers, yellow fall color, and high drought tolerance, thriving in limestone soils, full sun, or partial shade. It blooms […] 
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 […] |
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