“When we learn to appreciate the smallest creatures, we learn to appreciate and value all creatures.”
-Tara Chapman
Two Hives Honey was started by Tara Chapman, a Texas native from the tiny West Texas town of Smyer. After graduation from Duke University in 2003, Tara started her career working in intelligence for the federal government, but a chance beekeeping class inspired her to quit her job and become a beekeeper.
An accomplished speaker and educator, she is asked to speak and educate beekeepers across the United States each year, and has taught thousands of beekeepers in her tenure. She has been featured on the Today Show, VICE Media, Amtrak’s magazine The National, and others. Tara has completed the Level One certification of the American Honey Tasting Society. Tara’s beekeeping book, “For the Bees: A Handbook for Happy Beekeeping” was published by the University of Texas Press in November 2024. Tara lives with her husband and her favorite little beekeeper, Atlas, at the Honey Ranch,
A team of Austinites that get to make loving on bees our day jobs. Meet the folks responsible for every single drop of liquid gold.
Tara
BeeEO
My favorite way to eat honey is on top of a banana with a bit of cinnamon and peanut butter!
Evie
Chair of Problem Solving
My favorite way to eat honey is with goat cheese!
Cyn
Bee Whisperer
My favorite way to eat honey is drizzled over yogurt and strawberries.
Carla
Honey Bee Experience Specialist
My favorite way to eat honey is on cheese.
Jared
Jared of All Trades
My favorite way to eat honey is to dip French fries directly into honeycomb still on the frame! There’s no fresher way to eat honey than that!
Nona
Honey Bee Experience Specialist
My favorite way to eat honey is drizzled atop a hot bowl of oatmeal loaded with fresh fruit and nuts.
