Meet the Speakers
  • Dr. Ferhat Ozturk
    Medicinal Honey Researcher and Faculty at UTSA
  • Charlie Agar
    TV's own! From Charlie Bee Company
  • The Felcman Family
    Beekeepers / honey producers in San Angelo: Saint Abigail
  • Dodie Stillman
    Drone Hunter
  • Tiffany Harelik
    Best selling author and honey production specialist in Buffalo Gap: Hacienda Harelik
  • Instructor 6
    Bee health expert
Wild World of Beekeeping and Bees 101
Charlie Agar runs Charlie Bee Company in Seguin, Texas, where he rescues feral colonies from walls and trees to be “bee-habilitated” and shares his passion for these incredible creatures. Once a travel writer and newspaper reporter (with a career history as winding as a river), Charlie transitioned to full-time beekeeping and now manages hundreds of hives, mostly for agricultural valuation in and around Seguin, New Braunfels, and San Antonio. On the 15-acre homestead he shares with his wife Kaye and lots of little dogs, Charlie teaches the lessons bees have imparted to him about resilience, connection, and land stewardship. Charlie also hosts small-group tours and bee encounters for the public on site, and for him, beekeeping is as much about storytelling as stooping to lift boxes. If it's not on YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram, it didn’t happen—his work was also featured in the PBS docu-follow series Charlie Bee Company, with season 2 set to debut in fall 2025.
Location: The Barn at Cliff Spring
Buffalo Gap, Texas

Coffee, BBQ sandwich Lunch, and Honey Tasting is included in your ticket.
There will also be a few vendors with beekeeping supplies and honey available for purchase on site. There is plenty of parking.

Traveling? The nearest accommodations are local airbnb's or hotels in Abilene, about 15 miles North.

Questions? Email Tiff@TiffanyHarelik.com
Bee School Agenda
8a-9a: Check in & Coffee
9a-9:45a: The Wild World of Beekeeping (101 + Charlie-stories)
Charlie Agar, Charlie Bee Company
10a-10:45a: Fall Hive Inspections + Prepping for Spring
Michael & Nikki Felcman, Saint Abigail
11a - 11:45a: Honey Production for home, market, and show
Includes a sweet honey tasting :) Tiffany Harelik, Hacienda Harelik Honey
12p-1p: BBQ Sandwich Lunch
1:15p-2p: Removals
Panel Discussion: Charlie, Michael, Eli, + Special Guests
2:15p-3p: TBD
TBD: Splits, and Master Beekeeping
3:15p-4:30p: Medicinal Beekeeping
Dr. Ferhat Ozturk
Photo courtesy of Daniel X. O'Neil / flickr.com

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