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What happened to the honey?

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 […]

Sowing the seeds….

This winter I am planning to add seeds to several bee yards. I encourage every property owner that I manage bees for – to plant wildflower seeds to promote forage to help the bees. In locations where no additional seeding has been offered to the Earth, I am doing some tests – with a goal […]

Texas Wildflowers In Bloom!

Many of the hives of honeybees that were removed from residences or collected as swarms and nursed to strength have been moved up to full 10-frame commercial-sized boxes. They are now re-orienting to a new field and feasting on some of the best forage that can be provided – land used as an organic farm, […]