ag kids: GARRETT POWELL
Beekeeping for Fun
and Profit
BY MELISSA MOORMAN
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
can be produced in a single hive, he’s a veritable fount of
information on how to care for his buzzing little friends.
Garrett started beekeeping when he received a scholarship from the Metro Beekeepers Association (MBA).
The group has been granting scholarships since 2011 to
encourage kids to get involved in beekeeping. He went
through a multi-part interview process and received his
scholarship earlier this year. His scholarship includes a
one year membership in the MBA, beekeeping course and
book, wooden-ware for a beehive, a package of bees for
JUNE 2016
“It’s a hobby and a business,” says 12-year-old beekeeper
Garrett Powell. He’s raising bees for fun and profit on his
family’s five acre property in Parker County. Although he’s
new to beekeeping having started his hives about a month
ago, but according to his mother Jana, “He’s very invested
in it, he reads his books and visits his hives regularly.”
Just speaking with him for a few minutes, it’s obvious he
is very knowledgeable about how the different types of
bees live and work inside the hive, how to divide hives,
the different ways to feed the bees and how much honey
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