He is charged with expanding access to beekeeping training and ensuring Texas beekeepers, from hobbyists to commercial producers, have the science-backed tools and education they need to succeed.

Beekeeping isn’t the kind of thing you can learn on YouTube. It takes real training, the right equipment — and plenty of patience.

What started as a niche class for Central Texas hobbyists has grown into a statewide movement to support and educate a new generation of beekeepers.

The Leon County Sheriff's program training inmates on beekeeping launched last year. Detention facilities across the country have similar programs.