Smithville Farm

Smithville Farm Dedicated to the memory of Steven Smith known by many as The Bumbling Beekeeper at Smithville Farm. Dear Hubby is now The Bumbling Beekeeper at Smithville Farm.
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I, Steven's wife and our oldest Daughter Rhiley will continue our honey business and continue to share beekeeping and farm info in honor of my Dear Hubby. We thought we would update our farm activities from the ones below that were our original start before we relocated from south of Tulsa. Our farm plan has taking a different direct these days after our move. But I wanted to leave our original en

deavors just to show how our farm has progressed. We now are the tenders of millions of honey bees. It is a fun new endeavor and our bees do great work making tasty honey and they give me lots of beeswax to make fun stuff. We have fun meeting new people at markets these days and hanging out outdoors. We still have alpacas and I always have fleece for projects and natural soil nutrients in the form of alpaca pellets and tea bags available. Activities have changed at the farm but we still enjoy all the great things you can do when you have fun being creative. (In the beginning) At Smithville Farm, we try to raise the friendliest goats, alpacas and rabbits for companion animals. We milk the goats and harvest the fleece from the alpacas. We also raise chickens, ducks, turkeys and quail, mostly from our own eggs and homemade incubators. We sell any extra birds that hatch. We custom incubate balut from duck and quail eggs when requested. We have also ventured into pigs.

06/26/2026

A quick trip to restock our stores became an 8-hour journey filled with flooded roads, overflowing creeks, and more waiting than driving. We even had front-row seats to a couple of swimming turtles keeping us entertained while we waited, yesterday was one for the books.

We finally made it safely to restock our honey at Bartlesville, Collinsville, and Claremore.

No delivery is worth risking your life. Never drive through moving floodwater. If the road is covered, wait or turn around.

Stay safe, stay dry, and if you’re in the area, stop by and see what’s new at Smithville Farm! 🍯🐝

Who can guess what I have been hunting??? Yum!!!
06/24/2026

Who can guess what I have been hunting???

Yum!!!

As we celebrate Father’s Day today, our hearts are missing someone very special.Happy Father’s Day in Heaven, Steven. ❤️...
06/21/2026

As we celebrate Father’s Day today, our hearts are missing someone very special.

Happy Father’s Day in Heaven, Steven. ❤️

To our girls, he is Dad. To me, he is my best friend and constant companion of 40 years and my Dear Hubby for the last 36 years. To many of you, he was The Bumbling Beekeeper.

There isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t miss him. Today especially, we’re remembering his laughter, his kindness, his love for his family, and the joy he found in sharing his bees with all of you.

Steven was the kind of dad who showed up, worked hard, loved deeply, and always made time for his family. We were blessed to have him, and that blessing continues in the memories he left behind.

We love you, and we miss you more than words can express. 💛🐝

We hope today is a beautiful celebration for him in Heaven. Here on Earth, we’ll be sharing stories, remembering the laughter, and holding close the love that never left.

Happy Father’s Day, Steven. Until we meet again, you are deeply loved, greatly missed, and forever a part of our family and Smithville Farm.

06/21/2026

🐝 Beekeeper Mistake… and an Important Lesson

This video was filmed the week before Steven passed away. During that week, we spent our days working hives and recording teaching videos, hoping to share some of the beekeeping knowledge we’d learned over the years.

In this hive, Steven discovered that a queen excluder had been left on over winter. If the bees needed to move up to reach stored honey, the queen may not have been able to move with them.

After removing the excluder, we inspected the lower box but found no eggs, larvae, or brood. We checked the upper box as well, just in case the queen had managed to move through during winter, but again found no signs of brood.

The hive still had a strong population of bees, which meant they had a chance to recover. This is one reason it’s helpful to keep more than one hive. When a colony becomes queenless, you can often give them a frame containing eggs or very young larvae from another hive, allowing them to raise their own new queen.

By the end of this inspection, we knew our next stop would be finding the right frame to help this colony get back on track.

Even now, I’m grateful for these videos. My Dear Hubby was always teaching, and I’m thankful we captured some of those lessons together. 💜

Did you know bees can raise a new queen from a young larva?

06/21/2026

Take a look at the bee traffic over our yard!

On a warm day, the air can be filled with thousands of bees coming and going from the hives.

Dear Hubby and I used to stand outside and watch them for a while, amazed at the constant activity. It was like watching a busy highway in the sky.

Every bee has a job to do, and together they create this incredible scene.

Do you think we could count them all? 🐝💜

06/21/2026

Not all creepy crawlies are pests!

A millipede can have hundreds of legs, but surprisingly, none actually have 1,000.

They help break down dead leaves and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

Millipedes don’t bite, sting, or chase people.

When threatened, they curl into a tight spiral to protect themselves.
Nature gave them armor instead of attitude!

Would you hold one? 👀

We will be back where Smithville Farm attended our very first market when our business began many years ago. My daughter...
06/20/2026

We will be back where Smithville Farm attended our very first market when our business began many years ago.

My daughter and I will be at The Oilton Flea and Farmers Market tomorrow Saturday June 20th. The market starts at 9 am.

This market has always meant a lot to Steven and I since we first started here with a little 3 foot table and two sizes of raw honey. We had sure come along way.

As my daughter and I take on the task of carrying this business forward in memory of my Dear Hubby The Bumbling Beekeeper things may look a little different. But still hope to bring you all the honey and flavors you loved and maybe eventually some new ones.

We would love your support at this market. Stop by and meet my daughter and taste the honey.

Since the outside heat is something that takes getting use to I'm breaking my daughter in. I can't guarantee we will make it to the total end of the market this first time. So if you have been longing for honey try for the earlier hours to make sure we haven't melted.

Hope to see you there.

06/19/2026

Most people know us for our bees, but they’re far from the only creatures that call Smithville Farm home.

Every summer, I look forward to seeing our tarantulas make their appearance. Watching this one cross the driveway brought back a sweet memory. My Dear Hubby used to call me whenever one found its way into the house and say, “Tammy, you need to come get your friend.”

Thankfully, this one was exactly where it belonged—outside, making its way across the driveway.

Who else thinks tarantulas are fascinating creatures?�🕷️

06/19/2026

Sometimes the hardest jobs are the ones you have to learn to do on your own. 💛🐝

These boxes didn’t want to come apart…

What you’re watching is me trying to separate two hive boxes that the bees have thoroughly glued together with propolis. Propolis is a sticky resin bees collect from trees and plants to seal cracks, strengthen the hive, and help protect it from pests and disease.

And these aren’t light boxes. A deep hive body full of honey can weigh 60-100+ pounds or more, making hive inspections a workout all by themselves.

The hive was also becoming honey bound, which means the bees had stored so much honey that the queen was running out of room to lay eggs. When that happens, it’s time to make some space so the colony can continue to grow.

It took me quite a while to break the propolis seal and get these boxes apart, and there were a few moments when I wondered if I was going to win. But eventually, I did.

As I worked, I couldn’t help but think about Steven, The Bumbling Beekeeper. He always made the hard jobs look easy. Now, every hive I inspect reminds me of the patience, knowledge, and love for bees that he shared with so many people.

I still miss him every day, but I’m doing my best to keep his passion alive, one hive inspection at a time.

And for anyone wondering… yes, I finally got the box off. ❤️🐝🍯

Have you ever been surprised by how much work goes into a single jar of honey? Let me know in the comments! 👇

06/18/2026

Continuing the work Steven and I started together hasn’t been easy, but the bees still have a way of teaching us something new every day. 🐝

Did you know bees actually sleep? Sleep helps them remember flower locations and perform their waggle dances accurately so they can tell other bees where to find nectar.

Steven loved sharing bee facts like this, and we are honored to keep sharing them with all of you.

Did you already know this bee fact? Let us know in the comments! 💛🐝

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