ABOUT TEXAS BEEWORKS

Founded by Erika Thompson on the principle of putting hives before honey, the mission of Texas Beeworks is to raise awareness about the work that bees and beekeepers do through education, advocacy and acts of service. All of our bee removal services are done free of charge to help people and bees in need. Out of an abundance of respect for the bees and their hard work, we do not sell honey from our bees.

In addition to being a leader in Texas beekeeping, @TexasBeeworks is the most-followed online beekeeping account in the world with over 13 million followers on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

About ERIKA THOMPSON

Erika Thompson is a professional beekeeper, the Founder and Owner of Texas Beeworks and the most-followed beekeeper in the world. She is an expert on bee behavior and is best known for rescuing colonies of bees and showing the world the true nature of bees. Erika is a proud native Texan and has called Texas home every day of her life. As a child, she was fascinated with insects and spent her nights and weekends in her backyard in Houston, Texas collecting every bug and critter she could find. Her love for bugs continued throughout her life and she took a beekeeping class in 2011 with no intention of becoming a beekeeper, but simply because she wanted to learn more about honeybees as a species. She walked away from the class enamored with bees and started her first hive in her backyard in central Austin. As her adoration and admiration for honeybees grew, so did her number of hives. She started Texas Beeworks in 2016 while working a full-time, fast-paced job as a Communications Director. After years of doing beework on nights, weekends, and even lunch breaks, she quit her office job to become a full-time beekeeper and hasn’t looked back. She has been the voice of bees and a passionate advocate for legislation to protect bees and other pollinators at local, state and national levels. Her work with honeybees and her advocacy efforts to protect pollinators has been featured on Jeopardy, CNN, the BBC, the Washington Post, NPR, the Today Show, the Joe Rogan Experience and more. You can support Erika and her bees by following her beekeeping adventures on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram @texasbeeworks.

Email Erika at erika@texasbeeworks.com.

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