About Us
Who We Are
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 apiary, not a storefront, and not a resale operation. 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.
Not a Broker. Not a Middleman.
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. It means we understand the genetics, the health history, the strengths, and the 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, leasing bees for agricultural valuation purposes, and providing pollination services both locally and across the country.
We do not operate a brick-and-mortar retail store, do not ship bees, and do not offer tours. All bee and supply pickup is 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.
Our operation did not start as a business venture. It started with a garden, a lack of pollinators, and a return to skills learned decades earlier.
If you are interested in how The Bee Place grew from a couple of hives into a full-scale working apiary, we invite you to read Our Story.
