{"id":1019,"date":"2012-02-05T10:16:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-05T16:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rex.bohemianutopia.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:37:30","slug":"about-my-beekeeping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?page_id=1019","title":{"rendered":"About Us \/ Newsletters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"harmonyhollow_5898774435790848\" class=\"agile_crm_form_embed\"><span style=\"display: none;\">Fill out my <a href=\"https:\/\/harmonyhollow.agilecrm.com\/forms\/5898774435790848\">online form<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newsletter Links (click month\/article to open)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=3947\">October 2026 Newsletter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=3910\">September 2026 Newsletter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=3849\">August 2026 Newsletter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=3683\">Where&#8217;s the Honey?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=3683\">Summer Solstice Newsletter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=3653\">June<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=3626\">May<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=3574\">March<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=3514\">January<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=3362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=3322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Plant Spotlight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?p=3528\">Pollinator Plant Spotlight- Mexican Buckeye<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Our Beekeeping<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So you want to know a little about our beekeeping practices?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rex and Laura place and manage hives on land for Texas Agriculture (Ag) Valuation.\u00a0\u00a0 Contact us for pricing on hive management for your 5-20 acres in North Texas.<\/li>\n<li>Our honey is RAW. I never heat my honey beyond or above normal ambient summer temperatures during extracting or bottling. Doing so may damage the beneficial enzymes &amp; amino acids, and lower its amazing health benefits.\u00a0 Our honey (and apiaries) were run to the standards of &#8220;Certified Naturally Grown&#8221; (CNG) &#8211; and as of January 2014 &#8211; they approved my CNG status (2015 update &#8211; I have since let the CNG status lapse &#8211; I may reinstate it later on &#8211; but it really seemed to be more of a &#8220;marketing thing&#8221; at the time we were certified.\u00a0 \u00a0It appears that as of 2026 &#8211; they have much more strict guidelines in place for beekeeping.).<\/li>\n<li>We lightly strain (NOT filter!) honey using a single pass to remove only hive debris and bits of wax. We<strong>\u00a0do NOT filter out pollen granules<\/strong><strong>! All of nature\u2019s goodness is in the bottle! You can taste the difference.\u00a0 (And yes &#8211; unfiltered honey <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">will granulate<\/span> at cooler ambient room temperatures &#8211; it is STILL honey &#8211; it can be warmed, or used as-is as a spread on your foods).<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Our honey bees are queened with reliably sourced queens, bred over the years for behavior, pollination, and honey production, and varroa sensitive hygiene in certain locations. We also select for excellent hygienic behavior in the hives when we are raising our own queens. These girls like their house clean!\u00a0 Long-term goals are for Varroa-Sensitive hygine (VSH) behavior in all bee yards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The end result of all this careful effort is an excellent wildflower honey that we carefully bottle and sell on a limited basis for those looking for the very best local honey available.<\/p>\n<p>Ask your doctor (or qualified specialist) to explain the details and fill you in on the medically recognized benefits of local, organically managed, RAW honey!\u00a0 The FDA says that I cannot make claims as to any medicinal benefits of honey or bee-products such as pollen.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or you live close enough to pick up a jar or two (I don\u2019t ship at this time) please contact me by email or call my bee line at (Dallas area) 469-251-2BEE (2233).\u00a0\u00a0 Deliveries can also be arranged.<\/p>\n<p>Rex Smith<br \/>\nHarmony Hollow Apiaries<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rex Smith<\/strong> has been beekeeping for 16 years (as of 2026); and for the last 14 years as his full-time vocation. His passion for bees started after being challenged to make his garden produce more \u2013 without using chemicals in the garden.\u00a0 Rex provides beekeeping services in the form of bees and hive management for land ag. valuation, as well as classes \/ education, honey production and sales. He resides in N. Texas and is the past President of the Texas Association of Professional Bee Removers trade organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>International field work:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\">October 2016 &#8211; <strong>India<\/strong> (Darjeeling Region Village Initiatives), <\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Tiger Hill, Rampuria Forest Village, Rampuria Mountain Village, Bansbotte, West Bengal, India<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-row justify-space-between\">\n<div class=\" display-flex flex-column full-width\">\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-wrap align-items-center full-height\">\n<div class=\"display-flex \">\n<div class=\" display-flex full-width\">\n<div class=\"display-flex align-items-center mr1 t-bold\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\"><strong>Field Education<\/strong> &#8211; ATREE &#8211;<\/span><span class=\"t-14 t-normal\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment<\/span><\/span><span class=\"t-14 t-normal t-black--light\"><span class=\"pvs-entity__caption-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> &#8211; <\/span><\/span><span class=\"t-14 t-normal t-black--light\"><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Economic Empowerment<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"YioTLPXwKCeTxcAIgcIvCWTmnWrCiQStDGc pvs-entity__sub-components\">\n<div class=\"display-flex \">\n<div class=\" display-flex full-width\">\n<div class=\"kElzpedzzbcqNIxStQbLBreVkNwdXSzbidLkFE full-width t-14 t-normal t-black display-flex align-items-center\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"pbAsfeVikAPsqbkcPLLjlirlEeVYCJjEpHebd full-width\" dir=\"ltr\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-artdeco-is-focused=\"true\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Performed field hive-inspections of apis-cerana honeybee colonies for ATREE.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pbAsfeVikAPsqbkcPLLjlirlEeVYCJjEpHebd full-width\" dir=\"ltr\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-artdeco-is-focused=\"true\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Taught the agriculture practice of beekeeping in rural and typically impoverished locations of India, including life cycles and biology of the hive to provide biodiversity to the flora of the ecosystem, as well as an opportunity for a skilled trade for local farmers and enthusiasts of beekeeping and products of the hive.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pbAsfeVikAPsqbkcPLLjlirlEeVYCJjEpHebd full-width\" dir=\"ltr\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-artdeco-is-focused=\"true\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Evaluated the applicable beekeeping knowledge of the various farming communities, and developed a curriculum of education that would allow the individual farmers to become independent \/ self-sustaining &#8211; and less dependent upon ATREE for the physical labor of honeybee management.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEAY\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Laura Winters<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> is a passionate educator, community leader, and dedicated beekeeper based in North Texas. From her earliest years, she developed an innate bond with nature, spending her childhood exploring the outdoors, crafting mud pies, and gently burying insects that had passed on. This lifelong affinity for the natural world eventually harmonized with her background in music as a guitar player, creating a unique foundation for her rhythm-driven, mindful approach to managing honeybee colonies.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEAk\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Today, Laura is deeply embedded in the regional apiculture community, serving as a trusted voice and educational figure through organizations like the <span class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><a class=\"H23r4e\" href=\"https:\/\/tvbees.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiQwoquuoCXAxXBlmoFHZ3WHxQQg5wReggIAggBCBMQCg\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEAo\" data-sb=\"\/url?sa=i&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https:\/\/tvbees.org\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiQwoquuoCXAxXBlmoFHZ3WHxQQg5wReggIAggBCBMQCg&amp;opi=89978449&amp;cd&amp;psig=AOvVaw0Pa94-YaTwpSkiX7M9MRH5&amp;ust=1790106995917000\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-label=\"Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association. Link preview. Site: Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association. Title: Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association. URL: https:\/\/tvbees.org\/.\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline 1px rgb(21, 88, 214); border-bottom: 0px rgb(21, 88, 214);\">Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association<\/a><!--TgQPHd|||[[&quot;https:\/\/tvbees.org\/&quot;,null,null,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[282115,null,0,1],null,null,[{&quot;1218&quot;:[0]}]],null,null,&quot;Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association&quot;,&quot;2026 Beginner Classes! * Jan: Setting up Your Apiary and Equipment Summary,John Greiner. * Feb: Hive Safety, Christi Baughman. * Mar: Honeybee Biology and Anatomy, Ryan Giesecke. * Apr: How to Inspect a Hive, Shawn Smith. * May: Products of the Hive, Laura Winters. * June: Honey Extracting (Dry Demo), Pat McKannan. * July: Pests \\u0026 Disease, Rex Smith. * Sep: Winter Prep, Chris Chance. * Oct: Summary; a year of beekeeping, LeeAnn Derdeyn. * Nov: So you&#39;re considering beekeeping, Kevin Church. * Dec: ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY POT-LUCK \\u0026 AUCTION.&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/images?q\\u003dtbn:ANd9GcQ6siA48Z3unxTd5yL5ZJltokCzufzPymFdHt9BFyWrSVSPiDtVPurRPlqzRFc88tIgpZV5bT8L7hS7AwY&quot;,&quot;Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/faviconV2?url\\u003dhttps:\/\/tvbees.org\\u0026client\\u003dAIM\\u0026size\\u003d128\\u0026type\\u003dFAVICON\\u0026fallback_opts\\u003dTYPE,SIZE,URL&quot;,[[1790020595917072,90871489,337630877],null,null,null,null,[[2,1,11]]],null,&quot;de14fa0d-6d49-423c-90d8-577ad1e9e3f8&quot;]]--><\/span> and <span class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><a class=\"H23r4e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?page_id=1020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiQwoquuoCXAxXBlmoFHZ3WHxQQg5wReggIAggBCBMQCw\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEAs\" data-sb=\"\/url?sa=i&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?page_id%3D1020&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiQwoquuoCXAxXBlmoFHZ3WHxQQg5wReggIAggBCBMQCw&amp;opi=89978449&amp;cd&amp;psig=AOvVaw0Pa94-YaTwpSkiX7M9MRH5&amp;ust=1790106995917000\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-label=\"Harmony Hollow Apiaries. Link preview. Site: Harmony Hollow Apiaries. Title: Beekeeping Classes - Harmony Hollow Apiaries. URL: https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?page_id=1020.\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline 1px rgb(21, 88, 214); border-bottom: 0px rgb(21, 88, 214);\">Harmony Hollow Apiaries<\/a><!--TgQPHd|||[[&quot;https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/?page_id\\u003d1020&quot;,null,null,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[282115,null,0,1],null,null,[{&quot;1218&quot;:[0]}]],null,null,&quot;Beekeeping Classes - Harmony Hollow Apiaries&quot;,&quot;Education for Groups: * DFW Area Beekeepers Conference. Oct 24 2026 9am-5pm. Location: Texas A\\u0026M AgriLife Extension Center, Fort Worth. Bees for Tax Purposes \u2013 (Classroom B) \u2013 Rex Smith. Pollinator Plants \u2013 (Classroom B) \u2013 Laura Winters. * Brazos Valley Bee School \u2013 Bryan \/ College Station, TX \u2013 Sept 26 2026 \u2013 Making Splits. Brazos Valley Bee School \u2013 Bryan \/ College Station, TX \u2013 Sept 26 2026 -Pests of the Hive.&quot;,null,&quot;Harmony Hollow Apiaries&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/faviconV2?url\\u003dhttps:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\\u0026client\\u003dAIM\\u0026size\\u003d128\\u0026type\\u003dFAVICON\\u0026fallback_opts\\u003dTYPE,SIZE,URL&quot;,[[1790020595917072,90871489,337630877],null,null,null,null,[[2,1,13]]],null,&quot;838e6f6c-5760-4d8e-9da0-2051b316ff00&quot;]]--><\/span>. Her work spans practical apiary management, specialized public workshops, and collaborative agriculture ventures.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=ZRH6xb_1w\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong>Community Engagement &amp; Education<\/strong><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEA8\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Laura is a frequent speaker and instructor at local bee schools, apiaries, and agricultural initiatives. Her teaching profile highlights a broad spectrum of expertise, including:<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiQwoquuoCXAxXBlmoFHZ3WHxQQ-7AUeggIAggBCBMQEg\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEBI\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiQwoquuoCXAxXBlmoFHZ3WHxQQ-7AUeggIAggBCBMQEg\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEBI\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEBM\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEBQ\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">The Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association:<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> As part of their recurring beginner and advanced curriculum, Laura leads specialized instruction on <strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">&#8220;Products of the Hive&#8221;<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong>, introducing students to the crafting, extraction, and utility of honey, beeswax, and propolis.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<p><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEBc\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEBg\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Local Apiary Partnerships:<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> Alongside fellow apiarist Rex Smith, she co-hosts seasonal beginner beekeeping bootcamps and classes through the <span class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><a class=\"H23r4e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Birds-And-The-Bees-Apiary-61561052700247\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiQwoquuoCXAxXBlmoFHZ3WHxQQg5wReggIAggBCBMQGQ\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEBk\" data-sb=\"\/url?sa=i&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Birds-And-The-Bees-Apiary-61561052700247\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiQwoquuoCXAxXBlmoFHZ3WHxQQg5wReggIAggBCBMQGQ&amp;opi=89978449&amp;cd&amp;psig=AOvVaw0Pa94-YaTwpSkiX7M9MRH5&amp;ust=1790106995917000\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline 1px rgb(21, 88, 214); border-bottom: 0px rgb(21, 88, 214);\">Birds And The Bees Apiary<\/a><!--TgQPHd|||[[&quot;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Birds-And-The-Bees-Apiary-61561052700247\/&quot;,null,null,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[282115,null,0,1],null,null,[{&quot;1218&quot;:[0]}]],null,null,&quot;Birds And The Bees Apiary | Garland TX - Facebook&quot;,&quot;Beekeeping class starting in March!! Sign up now!!! Brought to you by Rex Smith and Laura Winters! \u00b7 . Birds And The Bees Apiary. Feb 16 . . Laura Winters is with Harmony Hollow Apiaries and 2 others. Feb 15 Justin Hurwitz ... Beekeeping class starting in March!! Sign up now!!! Brought to you by Rex Smith and Laura Winters! \u00b7 . Birds And The Bees Apiary. Feb 16 . . Laura Winters is with Harmony Hollow Apiaries and 2 others. Feb 15 Justin Hurwitz ...&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/images?q\\u003dtbn:ANd9GcShavRJ-YCBUWTdidpohuAc0Uo4dBRWCJgK1md3GZsoRrv4gT5n0ELqWzIcyKKNhBoQOn-R0_DdweCCCIg&quot;,&quot;Facebook&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/faviconV2?url\\u003dhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\\u0026client\\u003dAIM\\u0026size\\u003d128\\u0026type\\u003dFAVICON\\u0026fallback_opts\\u003dTYPE,SIZE,URL&quot;,[[1790020595917072,90871489,337630877],null,null,null,null,[[2,1,10]]],null,&quot;6d42c8a0-552e-461c-93a2-9bc7a9ae4f77&quot;]]--><\/span> in Garland, Texas.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<p><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEBw\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTEB0\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Regional Bee Schools &amp; Conferences:<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong> Laura is a staple presenter at major regional events, such as the <em class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">DFW Area Beekeepers Conference<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/em> at the Texas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Center, where she instructs on <strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">&#8220;Pollinator Plants&#8221;<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong>, teaching apiarists how to curate essential forage environments for native bees and managed honeybee colonies.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<p><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"aria-level=ZRH6xb_2w\/fLk2Md\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\"><strong>Hive Management &amp; Agricultural Valuation<\/strong><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTECE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">In addition to traditional education, Laura works directly with North Texas property owners to manage hives intended for <strong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">agricultural tax valuation purposes<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/strong>. Through these partnerships, she oversees colony expansions, conducts critical swarm management, performs hive health evaluations, and navigates seasonal challenges to ensure both the property owners and the bees thrive.<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/div>\n<div class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAQgTECQ\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Laura\u2019s educational outreach extends to urban agriculture hubs as well, where she frequently collaborates with organizations like <em class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style=\"font-family: Google Sans, Arial, sans-serif, Noto Color Emoji; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);\">Grow North Texas<!--TgQPHd|||[]--><\/em> to mentor aspiring urban farmers and mentor classes directly at community resource centers like the Owenwood Farm and Neighbor Space. Guided by a deep respect for the hive, Laura continues to expand her mission of connecting people to the vital world of pollinators.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*********<\/p>\n<p>Other Businesses we support:<br \/>\nKey Change Instrument Repair<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keychangemusicrepair.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.keychangemusicrepair.com<\/a><br \/>\nBrass, Woodwinds, and Strings repair shop in Redmond (North Seattle area, Washington).\u00a0 Private music lessons also offered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fill out my online form <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Newsletter Links (click month\/article to open)<\/p>\n<p>2026<\/p>\n<p>October 2026 Newsletter September 2026 Newsletter August 2026 Newsletter Where&#8217;s the Honey? Summer Solstice Newsletter June May March January <\/p>\n<p>2025<\/p>\n<p>September August<\/p>\n<p>Plant Spotlight<\/p>\n<p>Pollinator Plant Spotlight- Mexican Buckeye<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>About Our Beekeeping<\/p>\n<p>So you want to know a little about [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3417,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1019","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","odd"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P2ze45-gr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1019"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3953,"href":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1019\/revisions\/3953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bohemianutopia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}