Burleson, Texas

Texas Honey Bee Leasing, Nucs & Local Honey

Managed honey bee colonies for Texas agricultural appraisal, Texas-raised 5-frame nucs and queens, raw local honey, and beekeeping supplies.
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North Texas Beekeeping at Commercial Scale

900+ Managed Colonies | 75+ Landowner Clients | 2027 Nuc Pre-Orders Open | Serving North Texas

Customers rate us 4.9/5 based on 124 reviews.
Fully Managed Honeybee Lease Program

Texas Bee Ag Exemption Services

We place and manage honey bee colonies, maintain them through the year, and provide service records for your property. County appraisal districts make the final eligibility decision.
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Bee Leasing Without Becoming a Beekeeper

Ten Box Bees handles hive placement, routine care, inspections, and service records. Acreage, agricultural-history, and hive-count standards vary by county appraisal district.

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Harvested from active production hives across Fort Worth and North Texas. Raw, local honey that reflects the seasons and wildflowers of Texas.

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Texas Bee Ag Exemption FAQ

Texas recognizes beekeeping as an agricultural use. The county appraisal district makes the final decision on whether a specific property meets all 1-d-1 agricultural appraisal requirements.

Beekeeping agricultural use can apply to qualifying tracts from 5 to 20 acres, but hive-count and intensity standards vary by appraisal district. We review your county's current requirements before recommending a setup.

Managed colonies, installation, routine inspections, feeding and treatment when needed, queen and colony management, normal replacement support, and service records. The annual lease is $385 per hive plus a one-time setup fee for new properties.

Yes. We sell seasonal five-frame nucs and queen bees for local pickup. Purchased bees are separate from the fully managed agricultural leasing program.

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Texas-Raised 5-Frame Nucs — $275

Strong, Texas-raised 5-frame nucs featuring a proven laying queen, adult workers, brood in multiple stages, and food stores.

  • Proven laying queen
  • Brood in multiple stages
  • Built for Texas conditions

Limited spring availability. Pickup only in Burleson, expected in early May 2027. We do not ship live bees.

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Commercial Beekeeping. Local Service.

900+ Active Hives

75+ Landowner Clients

Serving Johnson, Tarrant, Hood, Wise, Hill, Parker, Somervell and Montague Counties

Trusted Across North Texas

★★★★★

"This is real local honey. The flavor changes with the season, and it's nothing like what you buy at the grocery store. Fort Worth Honey has become our go-to."

Sarah L.
Tarrant County
★★★★★

"We were overwhelmed trying to understand ag exemption requirements in our county. Ten Box Bees helped us and handled the hive management so we didn't have to."

Chris M.
Johnson County
★★★★★

"Ten Box Bees made the ag valuation process simple. They were proactive about communication and handled the hive management for us."

Robert H.
Tarrant County
★★★★★

"We needed help with agricultural valuation and didn't want to deal with livestock. Ten Box Bees handled the hive placement, maintenance, and service records."

Mark T.
Johnson County Landowner
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"I've purchased nucs from several suppliers over the years. The 5-frame nucs from Ten Box Bees were strong, healthy, and built up fast."

Daniel R.
Fort Worth Beekeeper

Texas Beekeeping & Ag Resources

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Nuc Bees vs. Package Bees in Texas: Why We Recommend Nucs (2027 Guide)
by Ten Box Bees
Ag Exemption with Bees in Montague County, Texas: Hives, Acres, Cost & How to File (2027 Guide)
by William Simmons
Ag Exemption with Bees in Hill County, Texas: Hives, Acres, Cost & How to File (2027 Guide)
by William Simmons

Texas Agricultural Property Tax Appraisal with Honeybees

Ten Box Bees provides managed honeybee colony programs for Texas landowners pursuing 1-d-1 Agricultural Appraisal on qualifying 5 to 20 acre tracts. Final eligibility, agricultural-history standards, and hive-count requirements are determined by each County Appraisal District.

Our lease program is $385 per hive per year plus a one-time $200 setup fee for new properties. We handle colony placement, hive management, inspections, and annual service documentation.

We manage 900+ honeybee hives for 75+ landowner clients across North Texas.

Services include:

  • Ag Exemption Honeybee Hive Leasing
  • Ongoing Hive Management
  • Annual Service and Compliance Documentation
  • Live Honeybee Nucs and Queens
  • Beekeeping Classes
  • Local Fort Worth Raw Honey
  • Beekeeping Supplies

Serving landowners in Johnson, Tarrant, Hood, Wise, Hill, Parker, Somervell and Montague Counties, including Fort Worth, Burleson, Mansfield, Cleburne, Joshua, Alvarado, Godley, Granbury, Glen Rose, Decatur, Boyd, Rhome, Springtown, Weatherford, Itasca, Covington, Hillsboro, Whitney and Bowie.

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