About Us
Who We Are
And why we do what we do
The Bee Place is a family-owned honey bee farm established in 2014 and located in the Somerset, Texas area, just minutes south of San Antonio. We serve South Central Texas and beyond by providing healthy honey bees, beekeeping supplies, education, and pollination services.
We are a working bee farm (apiary), we do not have a walk-in store, but we do sell supplies and take orders through this website. Ordering in advance is recommended - especially during the peak season. Our focus has always been on managing bees properly, keeping them healthy, and supporting both new and experienced beekeepers with reliable stock and practical knowledge.
Texas Grown - We're From Here
We do not buy bees from unknown sources and turn around and resell them. The bees we offer are raised, managed, evaluated, and maintained as part of our own operation.
That distinction matters because it means we understand the genetics, health history, strengths, and limitations of the bees we provide. It also means we stand behind what we sell because those bees come directly from our yards, not from a catalog or an out of state broker/supplier.
What We Do Today
Today, The Bee Place manages hundreds of hives year-round. Our work includes producing starter colonies (nucs), teaching beekeeping classes, providing bee leases for agricultural valuation, and offering pollination services locally and across the country.
We do not operate a brick-and-mortar retail store, but we gladly accept orders through this website and schedule pickup appointments in advance.
For several reasons, with bee safety being the most important, we do not ship nucs, bee packages, queen bees, or full hives.
We provide training classes and often participate in public bee education programs for groups and events, but we do not offer tours.
All bee and supply pickups are scheduled in advance and coordinated around seasonal availability and weather conditions.
How We Operate
Beekeeping is seasonal and weather-dependent. We work within those constraints rather than forcing production on an artificial timeline. Nutrition, mite management, and colony strength are priorities, and we supplement and manage accordingly when conditions demand it.
Our goal is not to rush bees out the door, but to provide strong, productive colonies that give beekeepers the best chance of success.
Organic Evolution
Our operation did not start as a business venture. It started with a garden, a lack of pollinators, and a return to skills learned years earlier.
If you are interested in how The Bee Place grew from a couple of hives into a full-scale working bee farm, we invite you to continue on to Our Story.
