From First Hive to Future Honey
Abeja means bee. We are learning both languages of the hive.
A build-in-public beekeeping journey sharing hive builds, gear reviews, lessons learned, and the road toward producing our own honey.
Not just honey. The whole hive story.
Abejabees documents the real process of becoming a beekeeper — from classes and hive setup to product testing, colony care, mistakes, improvements, and eventually honey harvests.
01
Learning
Courses, beekeeping education, and early lessons in plain language.
02
Building
Custom hive design, bought-hive comparisons, and honest setup notes.
03
Documenting
Written posts and videos about tools, products, and the day-to-day work.
Learning bees by doing the work.
Follow the journey from education and first hive setup to hands-on inspections, hive design, mistakes, lessons, and future honey harvests.
- 01 · DONE — Intro to Beekeeping completed
- 02 · DONE — Texas Master Beekeeper Program completed
- 03 · DONE — First purchased hive
- 04 · DONE — Custom hive design built
- 05 · IN PROGRESS — Gear testing and setup
- 06 · IN PROGRESS — Colony care documentation
- 07 · UPCOMING — First honey goal
- 08 · UPCOMING — Future Abejabees honey launch
Built, bought, and tested.
We built our own hive design and purchased one too, so we could compare both experiences honestly — what worked, what we would change, and what other beginners may want to know before setting up their own hive.
BUILT
Custom design, our materials
BOUGHT
Standard kit, side-by-side
Posts & videos, as it happens.
- Hive Build Notes
- Product Reviews
- Beginner Lessons
- Bee Yard Updates
- Mistakes & Fixes
VIDEO · BEE YARD UPDATE
Our custom hive design: what we built and why
Field note
POST · PRODUCT REVIEW
Beginner beekeeping tools we bought first
Field note
POST · MISTAKES & FIXES
Bought hive vs. built hive: early notes
Field note
What we bought, what we learned.
From hive tools and suits to smokers, boxes, frames, and beginner equipment, we share real notes on the products we buy and use. No hype. No pretending. Just honest beekeeping product reviews from the field.
- Bee suit & gloves — reviewed
- Smoker — reviewed
- Hive tool — reviewed
- Beginner setup cost — breakdown
A borderland hive journey.
Abejabees started with curiosity, beekeeping education, and the goal of learning the craft the right way. After completing Intro to Beekeeping and the Texas Master Beekeeper Program, we began building, testing, documenting, and learning in public.
We built our own hive design. We bought a hive to compare. We are testing the tools and methods beginner beekeepers actually wonder about.
The honey is coming — but first, we are building the trust behind the jar.
The road to Abejabees honey.
Our end goal is to produce our own honey, but we are not rushing the process. We are learning, caring for the bees, documenting the work, and preparing to offer honey when the hive is ready.
No spam. Just first dibs when the first jars are ready.
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