Bee Friendly Austin

Saving the world…one bee at a time! Tanya Phillips, Master Beekeeper and Author of Beginning Beekeeping is the owner of Bee Friendly Austin, and she is a sideliner beekeeper in Central Texas. Tanya sells raw honey and hive products in several boutique shops in Austin and surrounding Hill Country locations.  Her interest in bees started out of simple curiosity and grew to sharing her passion, knowledge, and skills with others through education, community outreach, fundraising for research development, and generating increased public awareness for her beloved bees. Her husband Chuck shares that passion and together they founded a nonprofit that hosts an annual ‘Tour de Hives’ event to help fund bee research and education. Their apiary has been featured in several film documentaries, TV episodes, editorials, and websites discussing the importance of bees to the global food supply and she is frequently asked to speak as an expert in beekeeping on radio programs and at public events.  As the founder of the Travis County Beekeepers Association, she served as board President from 2013-2016 and is a graduate of the first Master-Level Beekeeping Course with the University of Montana. Future plans include travel into third world countries to teach beekeeping skills to the local residents and to continue in her quest to help save the world, one bee at a time! Chuck Reburn, Master Beekeeper and Mead Maker Extraordinaire has experience managing hundreds of hives in dozens of locations for the Bee Friendly Austin operation, their Agricultural Exemption clients and urban customers.  What started as a hobby and an idea to build and sell a little extra equipment to recoup expenses quickly grew from a pastime into a full-time job where a good portion of most weeks are spent working in hives.  Involved in every aspect of the business (honey bottling and marketing, nucs and queen production, equipment manufacturing and sales, speaking and publishing), Chuck enjoys taking on several special projects each year most recently producing foundation-less comb honey and making several award-winning meads. If you need to lease bees, beekeepers, bee & beeswax products, or equipment for TV, film, commercial, advertising, art, or print work, please contactTanya Phillipsto discuss needs and availability. Beginning Beekeeping– Penguin Random House Books American Bee Journal– July 2018 Austin Monthly – Trailblazers June 2018 Community Impact Newspaper– Vol. 10 Issue 12 – March 26, 2018 Texas Beekeepers Association– Issue 17-6 (Cover by Tanya Phillips) Biker Bees Caught in Honey Trap– Austin Chronicle Austin’s First Tour de Hives on National Honey Bee Day– Oakhill Gazette Austin 360: Long Weekend– Tour de Hives – Austin American Statesman Zilker Botanical Garden to hold weekend Bee Celebration– Austin American Statesman 2015 Community News – Tour de Hives– Austin American Statesman Home Matters: More Fresh Food This Year– Austin American Statesman 2013 – First Tour de Hives– Austin American Statesman Second Act Careers – Charles Schwaab – Chuck Reburn Bee Supportive – Fresh Food Matters– Sub Zero, Wolf, and Cove Beekeeping – Central Texas Gardener– KLRU Broadcast HEB Superbowl Commercial– with Bee Friendly Austin Bees and Honey – 2018 Local Buzz– A Vimeo Short by Jerry Standefer Austin City Council measure to protect bees – Kvue.com Chuck in the News Talking About Bee Friendly Seeds from Cheerios! Bee Venom – Secret Ingredient? – Keye TV News Sweet Tips for Starting Beehives– KLRU Broadcast Vinny & Ma Eat America– Episode filmed at Bee Friendly Austin Honey Pairing 101– Studio 512 KXAN Bee Human– Dylan Tidmore Short Film on Vimeo WWOOF-USA Bee Friendly Farm TourAdopt a Hive– NPR.org Pubic Radio StationAdopt-a-Hive: Save-a-Beekeeper– Delmarva Public RadioHiving a Swarm – part 1Hiving a Swarm – part 2 Featured Speaking Events/Vending Armadillo Bazaar– Dec 13-24, 2018South Texas Market Days– Dec 7-8, 2018Joyeux Noel: A Christmas Affair