LYFORD — Dawn and Devin Johnston are the mother-daughter tandem who own and operate R9 Hive & Honey. Together, they respond to calls for bee removals throughout the entire Rio Grande Valley, and sometimes as far as Corpus Christi.
What started out as a hobby has grown into a passionate effort to not only save bee populations, but to also educate the uninformed about bee safety.
Beekeepers Devin, left, and Dawn Johnston examine bee hives at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Dawn Johnston zips up her bee suit before examining bee hives at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Devin Johnston lights a smoker before examining bee hives at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Devin, left, and Dawn Johnston scoop rescued bees into a new hive at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Dawn Johnston examines bee hives at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Devin, left, and Dawn Johnston place rescued bees into a new hive at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Devin Johnston examines bee hives at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Beekeepers Devin, left, and Dawn Johnston examine bee hives at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])A frame of bees are removed for examination of the hive at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Beekeeper Dawn Johnston walks out of a shelter at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Beekeeper Dawn Johnston carries a scoop of pollen to feed the bees at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])A bee pollinates a cactus flower at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Beekeeper Dawn Johnston moves equipment to the bee hives at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Bee hives are stored at R9 Hive & Honey on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, near Lyford. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
