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.
FREE RSVP
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!