The Bee Supply — Blue Ridge and Round Rock, TX equipment

Category: Equipment Also called: TBS; The Bee Supply Blue Ridge; The Bee Supply Round Rock; Texas Bee Supply (texasbeesupply.com redirects here); thebeesupply.com

What it is

The Bee Supply (TBS) is a family-founded beekeeping supply store in Texas, with a main store in Blue Ridge (Collin County, north of Dallas) and a second store in Round Rock (north of Austin), plus an official online shop and cart at thebeesupply.com. Its own About page says Blake Shook and his parents, Lyndon and Tammy Shook, founded it in 2016, and that it sells bees and queens, “a full line of beekeeping equipment,” beekeeping classes and extracting services. The catalog covers woodenware and starter kits, tools, protective gear (including its own “Super Suit”), feeders, pest management, extractors, bottles and labels, and 2027 nucs, package bees and queens. This listing is for the supply store with an official Shopify cart and on-page prices, not a club and not a university course.

Official URL

Official shop (with cart): https://thebeesupply.com/

Beekeeping Supplies: https://thebeesupply.com/collections/beekeeping-supplies

Cart: https://thebeesupply.com/cart

Woodenware Starter Kits: https://thebeesupply.com/collections/woodenware-starter-kits

Beekeeping Tools: https://thebeesupply.com/collections/tools

Protective Beekeeping Gear: https://thebeesupply.com/collections/protect-yourself

Extractors: https://thebeesupply.com/collections/extractors

2027 Nucs, Singles, and Package Bees: https://thebeesupply.com/collections/2027-nucs-singles-and-package-bees

2027 Queen Bees: https://thebeesupply.com/collections/2027-queen-bees

On-Site Classes: https://thebeesupply.com/collections/on-site-classes

Virtual Classes: https://thebeesupply.com/collections/virtual-classes

Locations & Store Hours: https://thebeesupply.com/pages/locations

Shipping, Pick Up, & Returns: https://thebeesupply.com/pages/shipping-returns

About Us: https://thebeesupply.com/pages/copy-of-about

Last checked

2026-10-20. All URLs above returned HTTP 200 with a desktop Chrome user agent on that date.

Who it’s for

Beginning and experienced beekeepers in North Texas and Central Texas who can visit the Blue Ridge or Round Rock store, and beekeepers elsewhere who order equipment online. The About page says the store exists to help “new, intermediate and advanced beekeepers,” whether they keep “1 or 1000 hives.” Not a membership club and not a university program.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party Equipment operation. It runs an official catalog with a cart and dollar prices, and prints two store addresses, a phone number and store hours.

Identity (About Us page, checked 2026-10-20): founded in 2016 by Blake Shook with his parents Lyndon and Tammy Shook. The page says TBS sells bees, queens and equipment, delivers orders to some local beekeeping clubs at no charge, offers classes and extracting services, and is “the only distributor in the world of the SUPER SUIT.”
Stores and hours (Locations & Store Hours page, checked 2026-10-20): 14665 County Road 633, Blue Ridge, TX 75424 and 1205 Round Rock Ave, Suite 119, Round Rock, TX 78681. Both list the same “Winter Hours”: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10 AM–5 PM; Wednesday closed; Saturday 9 AM–5 PM. Phone 800.356.4229.
Sample prices (official collection pages, checked 2026-10-20): 10” Stainless Steel Hive Tool $16.59; Bee Brush $17.59; Amish-Made 10 Frame Beehive, one deep and one medium $155.00; Amish-Made 10 Frame Beehive, two deeps and one medium $199.00; Amish-Made 8 Frame Beehive, one deep and one medium $149.00; Super Suit (No Veil) 1.0 $189.05; Super Suit 2.0 (No Veil) $199.05; Fencing Veil for Super Suits and Jackets $49.95; TBS 8-Frame Electric Honey Extractor DC $869.00; TBS Economy Honey Extractor (pickup only) $125.00.
Live bees for 2027 (collection pages, checked 2026-10-20): 2027 Texas 5000 Nuc with Marked Queen $282.00 (unmarked $272.00); 2027 Texas 5000 Single Story Hive with Marked Queen $499.00; 2027 OHB Italian or Carniolan package bees (pick-up) $214.00; Saskatraz package $220.00; Golden West package $234.00; 2027 Italian queen bred in Hawaii (unmarked, pickup only) $46.00.
Classes (On-Site and Virtual Classes pages, checked 2026-10-20): on-site “2026 Beginning Beekeeping Class” $99.00 (a 5-hour class) and “2026 - 201 Advanced Beekeeping Class” $129.00; Virtual Class – Beginning Beekeeping $49.99, most other virtual classes $29.99 (Simplified Varroa Control marked down to $14.99).
Shipping and returns (policy page, checked 2026-10-20): orders typically process in 1–2 business days and ship UPS Ground (1–5 business days); no expedited shipping. Bees, syrup, extractors and certain glass jars are pickup only. Returns or exchanges within 30 days for new-condition items; after 30 days, store credit only. Queens are non-refundable. In-store pickup orders must be collected within 5 days or are refunded and restocked.

Stock, prices, hours and policies above are what the official pages showed on the check date. They can change.

Location

Two stores, both printed on the official Locations page (checked 2026-10-20):

Blue Ridge: 14665 County Road 633, Blue Ridge, Texas 75424 (Collin County).
Round Rock: 1205 Round Rock Ave, Suite 119, Round Rock, Texas 78681 (Williamson County).

Phone 800.356.4229. Store hours are posted as “Winter Hours” and are closed Wednesdays; confirm before you drive out.

This is a retail supply store. Do not treat it as a club meeting hall.

Notes

Category is Equipment. This is the site’s first Texas Equipment listing; Texas already has club and Learning listings (Houston, Alamo Area, Collin County, Paseo del Norte, Texas Master Beekeeper).
The old domain texasbeesupply.com redirects to thebeesupply.com, and the header’s About link still points to the old domain.
Nearly every product card carries a theme “Sale” badge, including items with no crossed-out price. Prices above are the current prices shown, not discount claims.
The on-site class listings still carry “2026” in their names. Check the class pages for current dates before you register.
The shop briefly returned HTTP 403 to rapid repeated automated requests on the check date (rate limiting); every cited URL returned 200 when fetched at a normal pace.
First-party image saved beside this listing as the-bee-supply.png: the store’s official 2025 header logo file (2025_UPDATED_The_Bee_Supply_Logo_1_1.png, original Shopify file, no resize parameter), 1347×355, unedited.
Not affiliated with Beekeeping Plaza. No purchase, contact or form submission was made; the cart was only checked for an HTTP 200 (it showed empty).

FAQ

Q: Where are The Bee Supply’s stores, and when are they open?
A: The official Locations page (checked 2026-10-20) lists 14665 County Road 633, Blue Ridge, TX 75424, and 1205 Round Rock Ave, Suite 119, Round Rock, TX 78681. Both show winter hours of Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10 AM–5 PM, Saturday 9 AM–5 PM, closed Wednesday. Phone 800.356.4229.

Q: Does it have an online store and cart?
A: Yes. The official site at thebeesupply.com has a shop with prices and a cart at /cart, with collections for woodenware, tools, protective gear, feeders, pest management, extractors, bottles and labels, live bees and classes.

Q: What does a beginner hive kit cost?
A: On 2026-10-20 an Amish-made 10-frame beehive with one deep and one medium was $155.00, and an 8-frame kit with one deep and one medium was $149.00. A 10-inch stainless steel hive tool was $16.59. Check the live page before buying.

Q: Does it sell bees for 2027?
A: Yes. The 2027 collection listed Texas 5000 five-frame nucs ($272–$282), a single-story hive with bees ($499) and pick-up package bees ($214–$234) on 2026-10-20. Bees are pickup only, per the shipping policy.

Q: Can I return something?
A: The policy page (checked 2026-10-20) allows returns or exchanges within 30 days for new-condition items, then store credit only. Queens are non-refundable, and used, damaged or clearance items are not accepted.