Join us at the Vista ranch for a free, family-friendly event on Saturday, July 25 for a celebration of pollinators, honeybees & all things HONEY, presented by the Texas Natural Beekeepers Association and Vista Brewing.
From 11am to 3 pm:
Honeybee education, including an observation hive, a frame of live and active honeybees in a fully enclosed box with a viewing window
Honey tastings from apiaries around Hays County - taste the natural variance in honeys based on what bees have foraged
Live demonstrations of extracting & spinning honey
Honey food specials from the Vista Grill
Trying on a bee suit
Kids’ activities including a scavenger hunt, coloring sheets & painting a bee box
Hosted walk to the Vista apiary & TNBA teaching apiary
Demonstration of how to render pure beeswax using a solar melter
Samples of Hive Mind Honey Ale, the sixth iteration of Vista's award-winning collaboration with local beekeepers
The release of the 2026 harvest from Vista's onsite apiary, all-natural comb honey and raw honey
Visit with these local partners:
Texas Natural Beekeepers Association will be onsite if you’re interested in learning how to get started beekeeping. TNBA's mission is to encourage an educated and intelligent nature-centric management of honeybee colonies with the end goal of a chemical-free and sustainable approach to beekeeping and honey making.
Hunter's Hive Candles is a a family owned and operated business that sells scented beeswax candles. All of our products are made with pure, filtered beeswax and are infused with essential oils.
Beanz Creamz will be onsite with sweet treats! Beanz Creamz is a local ice cream manufacturer who specializes in tapping into your nostalgia by adding our elevated gourmet twist into a portable push pop style container. Everything is handmade from scratch, using commonly found, and easy to pronounce ingredients...you won't want to miss their honey-inspired pop!!
Grow Slow is a mother-daughter pop-up shop in Austin, TX, with a simple idea: sell easy-care plants (think cactus, succulents & houseplants), create beauty & teach entrepreneurial skills.
Other partners to be announced!