Tanya and her husband Chuck are small-scale beekeepers and own Bee Friendly Austin, a small Certified Naturally Grown Apiary in Southwest Austin. Tanya tends the Top Bar Hives and teaches beginner and hands-on beekeeping classes, while Chuck works with the Langstroth Hives and also builds beehives from beautiful milled cedar. tanya bee flies copy For the last 3 years their apiary has been the headquarters for the Central Texas Tour de Hives where folks can tour different bee yards between Georgetown and Dripping Springs. The Tour de Hives has helped hundreds of visitors learn about the amazing honey bee and see how beekeepers keep bees in their own backyards. The tour date coincides with National Honey Bee Day, the 3rd Saturday in August and is a fun family event.