We do lots of tours here at Texas Honey Bee Farm! You are welcome to visit and do self-touring anytime during business hours if you can’t schedule a private tour and we always offer honey tasting in the store. š You can see info on all our paid tours below. We don’t open hives when the weather is colder than 70 degrees or over 95 degrees. Usually NOV – FEB we let the bees rest and focus on staying warm and in JULY-AUG its too hot for the bees and the beekeepers! š
EXPERIENCE bees, beekeeping, honey and more. We love ābee-curiousā visitors at Texas Honey Bee Farm! We will enthusiastically lead you through our unique central Texas apiary and share a taste of the beeās sweet honey. We offer various fee-based tours for groups. You can view options below. Email the store to schedule the Private Tour or the Bee Experience, but they are typically not available in JULY, AUG, DEC, JAN or when it is too hot or too cold for the bees or the beekeepers. All 3 tours include honey tasting if desired, just ask your guide. See you soon!
ON THE SPOT TOUR:Ā Our most common year-round tour, this is an impromptuĀ guided tour with a staff memberĀ that typically begins out on the Bee Observation Deck where you can watch bees from the safety of a screened in porch.Ā If time allows you may also go outside on the farm grounds to peek into some observation windows on the top bar hives or see the chickens and ducks in the back.Ā FEES:Ā On The Spot Tour is $10 for people 12 & older; $5 for children ages 3-11; and children under age 3 are FREE. This tour is unscheduled and does not include discussion with a Master Beekeeper or consultation help with your personal beehives. This tour is not a āPrivate Tourā and there may be other visitors joining the group if the store is busy when you are here. Staff memberās priority is to helpĀ allĀ customersĀ insideĀ the store with purchases and staff our phones, so please be patient and allow for possible interruptions if new customers arrive to shop. Total time is 15-30 mins. *BEST TIMES are 10:30-12:30 or 2:30-4:30 THU-FRI. Saturdays may be very busy and wait times vary. ***NOT ALL Staff members are beekeepers and they may not be ready to lead tours. You can always call or text ahead of your arrival to see if we have someone available to handle an on the spot tour.
PRIVATE HIVE TOUR: Not Available in JULY, AUG, DEC, JAN sorry. (Seasonal/Weather dependent) Our Austin Bee Deck is ready for your private tour! Relax in our bee proof, shaded, screened Bee Deck and see a beekeeper work a hive of bees and explain basic beekeeping practices and honey bee biology. Follow up your tour with a unique honey tasting ā local and exotic flavors! Fees for private group tour is $100 for up to 5 people, add more friends for an additional $20 per person. (no bee suits needed and under age 3 is free) Approximately 60 mins. To book please email the store. Only Available in Spring, Early to Mid Summer, and Fall. We can NOT open hives when it is below 70 degrees or in bad weather, nor when it is above 100 degrees.
BEE EXPERIENCE: Not Available in JULY, AUG, DEC, JAN sorry. (Seasonal/Weather dependent) Get ready to enter the exciting realm of the BEES! We will suit you up in a bee suit and take you out with an experienced beekeeper to get up close and personal with a live working bee colony. Enjoy a fun tour through a hive and see how a bee colony functions as a superorganism turning flowers into food! This is an up close and personal visit with the bees, an interactive experience. The experience is approximately 60-90 minutes and geared for ages 12 and up. The live bee experience is a $300 flat fee for 1-4 people, you may add more friends for an additional $75 per person. We can accommodate larger groups, but we may take you out into the hives in sub-groups depending on bee suit sizes and number of beekeepers we have available to help out. To book your Bee Experience please email or send a text to the store. Tours are almost exclusively done in the early part of the day and are available in Spring, Early to Mid Summer, and Fall. We can NOT open hives when it is below 70 degrees or in bad weather, nor when it is above 100 degrees.