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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 […] 
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, […] (Video below) These bees had a GREAT demeanor! They have been in the joist space for about 2 years according to the comb color and condition. When I found the queen – I carried the comb down off the ladder to capture her in my queen cage – however she fell off the comb on […] 
A trapout is an option for honeybee removal from a tree or structure. This short 11-minute video shows the process of a trapout that was started on 6-7-2015. Depending upon how many bees are in their colony, a trapout can take up to 6-8 weeks to complete.
Rex selling our honey at the Rose City Farmer’s Market in Tyler, Texas. This is our “Recycled Sunshine” honey. This honey is made by our own bees from hives that we manage. Recycled Sunshine Honey Recycled Sunshine Honey
[…] This swarm arrived today, and settled in Brianna’s Crape Myrtle tree by her driveway. She helped me go through the cluster (YES – No Gloves, and scooped the bees JUST like I do) and put the workers into the hive, whilst watching for the queen. We spotted the queen, put the queen into a clip, […] This has been a winter of winters so far this year – and we’re not even officially to winter, yet! I’m anxious to get out to the bee-yard and assess the hives. Once the ice and nastiness melts away, and the fields are dry enough to drive in – I’ve got a few hives to […] This month I attended a beekeeping conference in which disturbing advancements in technology have been announced. An employee of Monsanto, who works for acquired company BeeLogics indicated their intent and research into modifying the genetic makeup of honeybees by means of RNAi protein control. RNAi – when performed naturally by the body happens from the […] Late swarms sometimes happen. I received a call Friday morning about a swarm that occurred – most likely from another beekeeper who was out of town for the day. A neighbor contacted him about a swarm that had been found in her yard – behind his home. They found them while their tree-trimmers were working […] The bees need to be able to maintain their warmth throughout the winter to survive. That means that they need to have a ready supply of carbohydrates available to them – without my having to open their brood boxes, and allowing their heat to escape from the hive. These “candies” are placed directly above the […] |
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