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Bee Season has begun!

Though the “swarm season” may have another week to go before it hits fully (and it WILL after a full week of rain next week) – customers from North Texas are already calling for removals of bees that have established in areas of their homes, trees, and yards.

Yesterday was removal #7 for the 2016 […]

Garden 2 Table event – Dallas

The Texas Agrilife Extension office is presenting a Garden 2 Table event – this Saturday March 5th- from 8:30am-1:00pm at Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Hitt Auditorium – at the corner of Colorado Blvd. and Bishop Ave.

I will be offering two “Bee Talk” presentations/Q&A sessions throughout the morning, and will also have honey available […]

Portable Skylight? or Solar Wax Melter?

To the untrained eye – this may simply look like an innocent portable outdoor solar-powered skylight. However, to the trained and experienced eye – a solar wax melter is seen.

Take off the lid, and you may see the remnants of honeycomb that has been cleaned of it’s honey by honeybees – and then placed […]

2016 Honeybee Removal Information

Rex Smith’s Honeybee Removal – 2016

If you are in need of having a honeybee swarm picked up, or a full colony of bees removed from a structure – please see the following links for my contact information: (These same links are in the top menu bar on this website as well.)

Also please […]

I Will Survive – Event in Midland, Texas (Dec 12-13)

Rex Smith – Texas Master Beekeeper will be speaking at 1pm on Saturday Dec 12th in Midland, Texas – at the Midland County Horseshoe Pavilion. This is an event for preppers, homesteaders, and survival enthusiasts.

More information at: I Will Survive Events

I will also have a table for selling my Harmony Hollow Honey, […]

Holistic Festival of Life and Wellness – Sunday Dec 6

The Holistic Festival of Life and Wellness

This coming Sunday – 6 December 2015 – from 10am-10pm at the Plano Centre – just east of I-75 on Spring Creek in Plano, Texas. FREE to the public!!!

A GREAT opportunity to get holiday gifts (of Harmony Hollow Honey and other hive products)

Information and a […]

Grilled Portobello Mushroom Salad with Greens, Honey Vinaigrette and Roquefort

Grilled Portobello Mushroom Salad with Greens, Honey Vinaigrette and Roquefort Ingredients 1/3 cup – Harmony Hollow Honey 1/4 cup – balsamic vinegar 3 Tablespoons – soy sauce 2 cloves – garlic, coarsely chopped 1/3 cup – olive oil 4 (3 to 4-inch) – portobello mushrooms, cleaned with stems removed 1/4 cup – bacon, chopped (or […]

Honey Cough Syrup

Honey Cough Syrup Ingredients 1½ tablespoons – Zest of 2 lemons ¼ cup – peeled, sliced ginger , or ½ teaspoon of ground ginger 1 cup – water 1 cup – Harmony Hollow Honey ½ cup – lemon juice

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine lemon zest, sliced ginger and 1 cup of water. […]

De-Crystallizing Honey – DIY

One of my best harvests this summer was from a few hives that had been near a LOT of mesquite trees while they were in bloom. The honey is some of the lightest, sweetest honey that I have seen.

Unfortunately, though, mesquite nectar tends to crystallize. Quickly. Did I mention that it gets granular and […]

Cowgirl Boots – Leather Restored and Conditioned

My daughter was given these cowgirl boots as a holiday gift approximately 6 years ago. She wears them pretty regularly while working with horses. Riding, cleaning stalls, tromping through fields and streams, and more. They have been well used, and the leather was DRY. Until yesterday, she had not treated the leather with anything (nor […]