Written in Aug 2023 after retiring from a 22 year career. As a leader, I was guilty of perpetuating a busy culture.  Only now that I am...

If you discover your purpose...do yourself and the world a favor and fully embrace it. You won't always understand the impact or import...

I am humbled to have an  accidental skill set  (bee caretaking*) that allows me to start my day with a cup of tea on a hill country drive...

A TINY FRIDAY REFLECTION. Many years ago, I sent out "Feel Good Friday" notes because I think everyone should start Friday with a smile....

Muck fork minus one critical tine! As a leader, I always felt the most basic responsibility I had was to make sure my team had the right...

What Beekeeping Taught Me About Leadership (and Mite Management) There are so many great leadership analogies in beekeeping, but one of...

This post is written for the few hundred wonderful folks who joined Forester’s webinar in April. If you didn’t attend the webinar, you...

If you watch beekeeping on You Tube you’ll see people preparing their colonies for winter.  The thing is…in Texas we don’t really have...

There are lots of reasons to move bees.  The biggest is pollination.  You might have seen 18 wheelers going down the highway full of bee...

All About Our Approach to Rescuing Honey Bee Swarms Swarming is natures way of perpetuating a honey bee colony.  It’s usually a sign of...

Honeycomb is made out of beeswax.  I'm often asked what we do with our beeswax. It takes 8oz of nectar - the sweet stuff bees collect...

Last season we caught 25 swarms. Have you ever referred to something as a freebie? Well, swarms are FREE BEES. We also think they...

Add a little spice to your Valentine's Day this year! Our families favorite Mexican brownies include cinnamon & cayenne for a near...

We talk about swarms a lot — the way a colony replicates itself — because those are usually the bees we rescue in the Spring.  Fall /...

Ever had a dish that stayed on your mind for weeks?  One so delish you trekked blocks in the bitter cold to enjoy it two days in a row? ...

This time of year is wicked on the sinuses with all of the allergens in the air.  In Central Texas, Cedar (Ashe Juniper) drives people...

When I retired at the end of 2022 I purposefully began the new year without a plan. I’m a planner - so it is hard for me to take things...

Just like people rescue dogs and cats, we rescue bees. The way a colony of bees perpetuates itself is by swarming. The bees make a new...

In the 30 years I worked in the food industry I was lucky enough to travel the world over. As a lover of Chai, I’ve tried every...

I grew up on Squirrel Tree Ranch, named for the rural area's number one nemesis of the old pecan trees that provided shade and some of...