Local Beekeeper's Honey: A DFW Delight

0:00It's April 19th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Dallas News today, local news powered by AI. Fort Worse got this dedicated hobby beekeeper, named Lewis Elty, running 15 hives across residential spots like backyards and his neighborhood, Elito, Lake Worth, and Saginaw. He's tending to at least 150,000 bees, cranking out several hundred pounds of raw local honey each year, from spring nectar flows. He sells that golden goodness at the Saginaw farmers market, from late spring into early fall, pricing it at $1.25 per ounce, think 20 bucks for a pound jar, and sizes from four ounces up to courts. Feltie bottles it fresh for those second Saturdays in July, through sometimes November, sharing space with his Metro beekeepers association crew. Local folks appreciate his humane bee removal and relocation service when hives pop up too close for comfort, and he stresses taking beginner classes. To grass bee life cycles, pest control, and seasonal flows, unlike big commercial operations

1:03chasing max profit, hobbyists like him, pamper the hives, monitoring for mites, beetles, and foodstores to keep, colonies thriving. He leaves fall honey for the bee's winter stash, 30 to 40 pounds per hive, and advises never heating it past 104 degrees to preserve. Those healthy nutrients. Spoon it straight for the real benefits, saving the cheap stuff for tea. Next time bees buzz your spot, hit a Feltie, or the Metro beekeepers. They're keeping the hive alive right here in DFW.