In order to create great Texas wildflower honey, our bees need plenty of sources of pollen and nectar. That's why we spend time planting wildflowers (both perennials and annuals). Now when you …
Bee Pollen Patties
As our bees prepare for winter, it's important to make sure they have the resources they need to survive the cold weather. Right now, there are few flowers available for foraging. Because of this, …
Yellowjacket Wasps
Yellowjacket wasps are a menace to our honey bees. The photo above shows one of these wasps on top of a ranch bee hive. Yellowjackets will kill honey bees and raid the honey. The wasps are …
Beehive Entrance Location
The photo above is the view our honey bees see each morning as they start the day foraging among the ranch's wildflowers. Many people wonder if there's some secret to where to face beehive entrances. …
Drinking Water For Honey Bees
Like other livestock, honey bees need drinking water resources in order to survive. In the photo above, you'll see some of our ranch's bees landing at our pond's edge in order to get water. When …
Broomweed
Snow on the Prairie did the heavy lifting for providing our bees with pollen and nectar in August and September. As noted before, it's a throat irritant so we encourage the bees to stockpile it for …