Inspired by the places & people we love The stories
behind Paso.

The beekeeper whose hives sit
between the vines and the sky

Thomas McCall is a third-generation beekeeper. His hives sit in the wildflower fields of the Paso Robles Westside, where the bees forage the same land that produces some of California's most celebrated wine. Nobody has told his story. Until now.

He learned the craft from his grandfather Howard, who kept bees before Thomas was born. Now Thomas tends hundreds of hives across the Central Coast — placing them where the foraging is richest, where the wildflowers and the buckwheat and the fruit orchards make honey that tastes like a specific place in a specific season. Sierra Honey Farm honey is on the menu at In Bloom and Six Test Kitchen — Paso's two Michelin-starred restaurants. Most people eating it don't know where it comes from. We went to find out.