How a chance meeting helped Texas become the nation’s top beekeeping state
Twelve years after a state law gave tax breaks for keeping bees on at least five acres, people are still getting into the trade — or throwing in the towel and hiring professionals to do it for them. Full Story
![A student learns how to inspect a hive of bees at Entomolgist Molly Keck’s house during a bee keeping class in Boerne on Friday, May 10, 2024](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Pi3RtpUECxzkQ4wy2amE0lP5OlA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b033aeb084ee5e515fb0ee2abc2a3c61/0510%20Beekeeping%20Field%20Day%20JV%2006.jpg)