Our son, Travis, began beekeeping with his grandfather. He continued beekeeping through high-school, when David took over the hives.
Travis got his own hives when he was about 14 years old. He had help from the Williamson County Beekeepers Association.
Travis loved his grandmothers sourdough bread that she made each Tuesday.
He even wrote a poem about it. Now, we use the yeast in our meads.
Our apiary at our farm
All of our mead is made, bottled, and labeled at our meadery on our farm in Adams, Tennessee.
An apple press. We use this to press pears from our pear trees.
We started out having tastings in the basement of our farmhouse. We met some lovely people.
Travis' wife, LeAnn, was an integral part of our business from the beginning.
We decided to open a tasting room in downtown Clarksville. This is what it looked like when we moved in.
David and Travis handcrafted our unique bar.
Travis and David built out our space.
We purchased a gazillion tasting glasses.
LeAnn painted our hive wall where visitors can take photos.
Finally, our place was done.
Travis founded Trazo Mead - named for Travis and Zola - in 2017. He navigated us through the pandemic and establishing our tasting room in downtown Clarksville.
David is our mazer - the maker of the mead. He sources honey from all over the world and nurtures it into full-flavored meads.
Becky is a retired attorney and a writer. She handles things behind the scenes.
Ever wonder what happens to bees in the winter?
Free Range Honeybee Apiary is all about the bees. 2023 was the first year we were able to make a batch of mead from our own honey.