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BY KATLYNN FOX
Round Rock Honey is a Good Food Awards nalist for its vanilla bean honey and miel picante honey.
Honey season starts on the last day of January, with peak season hitting mid-June.
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Round Rock Honey buzzes with local o erings Konrad Bou ard initially began beekeeping because he wanted to grow and source his own food. In 2003, he built his rst house in Round Rock, dedicating a third of the land to an expan- sive garden and four bee hives.
Round Rock Honey owner Konrad Bou ard has seen the business grow from four hives to 5,000 hives.
Respecting the craft The business sells a variety of locally-sourced honey, including orange cinnamon honey and reserve bourbon honey. The storefront sells skin care, soap and beekeeping products. At the honey house, Bou ard o ers tours for locals to learn about the bee lifecycle and taste honey. The business also teaches 6-8 beekeeping classes per year. One more thing Round Rock Honey can be found at H E B, Trader Joe’s and WalMart grocery stores, as well as at the Texas Farmers Markets, Waco Downtown Farmers Market and Wolf Ranch Farmers Market.
In order to supplement his income, Bou ard and his wife, Elizabeth, started selling produce from the garden at an Austin farmer’s market. “The vegetables didn’t sell well, but the honey just went like gangbusters,” Bou ard said. The background The couple grew the business slowly and organ- ically over the last 23 years, Bou ard explained, from bottling honey in their kitchen to selling products in H E B grocery stores.
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1308 Chisholm Trail Road, Ste. 107, Round Rock www.roundrockhoney.com
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