Tara Chapman

Author/Business Owner

Tara Chapman is the founder and owner of Two Hives Honey, a full service honey and beekeeping company serving Austin for almost a decade. Tara started her career working in intelligence for the federal government, but a chance beekeeping class inspired her to quit her job and become a beekeeper. An accomplished speaker and educator, she is asked to speak and educate beekeepers across the United States each year, and has taught thousands of beekeepers in her ten year tenure. She has been featured on the Today Show, VICE Media, Amtrak's magazine The National, and others. Tara’s beekeeping book, “For the Bees: A Handbook for Happy Beekeeping” was published by the University of Texas Press in November 2024.