At The Bee Place -
We're passionate about bees!
The decline of the honey bee population in recent times has been a
subject of serious discussion around the world for the last several
years. Through a joint effort with the community we hope to help rescue,
restore, and rebuild at least some of the bee population, as well as
help educate others about the importance of these unique and much needed
creatures. Our goal is to offer assistance to anyone wanting to get
involved in the age old art of beekeeping by providing the basics needed
to get them started.
We also offer an array of bee related
services, as listed below, to help keep existing bees from becoming
statistics and also help those with crops in need of pollination,
satisfy their needs safely and effectively. By educating the public,
helping newcomers get started in beekeeping, offering pollinating services where
they are needed, providing bees and supplies for beginners as well as
experienced beekeepers, we hope to contribute by doing our part to keep
the beloved honey bees off the extinction lists.
Through education and observation, the
gratification of understanding can be achieved.
Honey Bees For Sale or Lease
- Nucs, Colonies and Queen Bees
Are you or someone you know wanting to keep bees or add to your current
apiary? We offer honey bees of a gentle nature and top quality genetics.
Depending on the season and what we have in stock, we offer a variety of options
including starter Nucs (colony nucleus), full colonies and queens when
available. Please visit our Honey Bees For Sale page for prices, options and availability.
Ask about our Lease Contracts for Ag
Honey Bee Classes
We also provide the basic information and instructions needed to
get started in beekeeping. Honeybees 101 for
adults and youth as well. Bees can be for the entire family to experience and
enjoy. Come out to pick up your hives and stay for an afternoon of gleanings
in beekeeping, as they say, with a member of the Master Beekeeper Program of
Texas including a Q & A segment as well as hands on over an active hive.
Advanced and private lessons are by appointment only.
- Hives, Tools & Supplies
We offer a full line of Beekeeping Supplies. From basic Bee Hive
Sets to full
Apiary Starter Kits to
Individual Hive Parts,
Clothing & Protective Gear,
Feeders, to the Tools
& Accessories needed, we are here to help. The standard 10 Frame Langstroth
style hives are the most common, so that is what we recommend and use in our own
yards. These are the type we have most readily available, but we also offer the
Langstroth 8 frame equipment as well as Top Bar Hives and Swam Traps. We keep
the most of the basics in stock, but for large orders we may require time to
fabricate and / or treat raw woodenware to protect it from the elements.
Please Note: Beekeeping Supplies and Bees are Local Pickup
and by Appointment Only
- What's in your Crops?
The bulk of the world's crops require
pollination by pollinating insects such as honey bees, some birds and even
bats. Many crops benefit and produce at a much higher rate when honey bees
are introduced to the fields when the crops are in bloom. We understand this
need by fellow farmers, but we also value our bees, so only offer
Pollination Services to chemical
conscious farmers. Anyone requesting our bee pollination services must be
operating a pesticide free environment and sign a contract agreeing to meet
this requirement. Meaning, if and when chemicals are to be used on the farms
around or near the bee yards, ample notice will be given so the bees can be
Pure Honey - We offer a variety of pure golden
As the bees gather the nectar from
the wildflowers, the clover, or the mesquites and even the highly sought after
huajilla blooms, they all offer their unique flavors and colors in the honey
they produce. Some say the huajilla honey actually has healing properties.
We have bees in more than one area, so we have "local honey" from multiple
counties. Contact Us to find out what we currently have available.
Apiary Maintenance -
Honey Bee Hive Management Services
Whether our customers already have hives
they want managed, or we remove bees from a customer's location, then they want
to keep their bees there, but do not want to personally maintain them, we can
help. We offer the option to leave the bees on
their property to pollinate the crops, gardens, flowers and trees in their area. As
part of this service, we have Bee Hive Kits and Supplies to get started.
In the case of relocating from a structure into bee hives, we remove the bees from a wall, shed, tree or other location and put them into a
standard bee hive. We help with the location and set-up of the apiary and the
new hives in a location out of the way of normal foot traffic and pets somewhere
on the customer's property. We also offer to help manage hives for customer that
may have special needs or be physically unable or even be away on travel for
extended periods. In either case, we offer a
maintenance agreement to monitor and maintain the hive to what ever extent is
right for the customer.
- Bees for Bee Venom Therapy (BVT)
There are countless health issues that
are being treated with the use of the beloved honey bees. These range from
Arthritis to Lyme Disease and have been helpful for many years. Small
quantities of BVT Bees can be purchased for using in treatments. Please use the
Contact Us page to inquire about custom size
orders. For more information on BVT, visit our
Apitherapy Information page.
We are registered with and permitted by the Texas
Apiary Inspection Service. We service south and central Texas and
will consider other areas as well. Contact us or click below for more information and to see
photos of removal work in progress and bee supply options. References available.