Brush Clearing & Forestry Mulching in Tomball, TX

Tomball grew up as a railroad town. It was renamed in 1907 for Thomas Ball, who brought the Trinity & Brazos Valley Railroad through downtown. Today it sits where northwest Harris County's pine and hardwood woods meet open pasture, along FM 2920 and SH 249. New neighborhoods keep pushing out from town, but there's still plenty of acreage, and on that acreage brush never stops growing. Farmer Brown & Co. is a family land-services and beekeeping business based in Sealy, run by Henry Brown Jr. and Zanaria Brown. We bring high-flow Kubota skid steers to Tomball to clear wooded lots, pasture and fence lines. We also relocate live honeybees, place hives for ag valuation, and sell raw local honey.

Call or text 979-627-1998 · Get a land clearing quote · Skid steer & brush clearing

Brush clearing for wooded lots and acreage

Tomball properties tend to be a mix: a few acres of pine and hardwood with yaupon and vines underneath, plus a pasture that keeps trying to turn back into woods. A skid steer is the right size for most of it. It's nimble enough to work between trees on a homesite and strong enough for real brush. Common Tomball jobs include:

  • Underbrush removal: clearing yaupon, briar, vines and saplings under mature trees so the property is walkable and easier to look after.

  • Pasture and fence-line clearing: cutting back brush that's creeping into horse and cattle pasture and swallowing fences.

  • Homesite and driveway openings: clearing the area for a house, shop or barn and the path in from the road, before the builder arrives.

  • Lot cleanup: making vacant or inherited acreage presentable for a sale, survey or appraisal.

  • Access trails: opening up paths, lanes and equipment access through wooded ground.

  • Finish work: power raking, grading and gravel spreading for drives and pads.

Selective forestry mulching

We do selective forestry mulching of brush and small trees. Everything is ground into a mulch layer that stays on site, so there's no burn pile and no haul-off, and the pines and oaks you want to keep stay standing. Large timber and big trees get scoped separately, and we'll tell you up front if your job needs it. Check your deed restrictions and any floodplain or permit rules for your tract before work starts, especially near Spring Creek and its tributaries.

How a Tomball quote works

Tomball is more than 30 miles from our Sealy base, so the quote or site-visit fee is $125. Send photos of the brush and stem sizes, the address or nearest crossroads, the approximate acreage and the finish you want. You'll get a written scope and price, with travel from Sealy included, before anything is scheduled. Request a land clearing quote →

Live bee removal in Tomball

Honeybees move into soffits, attic vents and wall cavities in Tomball's newer subdivisions, and into hollow trees, sheds and barns on the acreage around town. We're beekeepers, not exterminators. When bees move in, we:

  • look at your photos and tell you whether it's likely a swarm or an established colony,

  • confirm the entry point, height and building materials,

  • give you a written scope that lists exactly what's included, and

  • remove the bees alive and relocate the colony to a managed apiary when conditions allow.

We take swarm calls 7 days a week. Please don't spray the colony or seal the opening first. Request bee service →

Hive placement & ag exemption beekeeping

Texas allows beekeeping as a qualifying agricultural use under 1-d-1 open-space valuation on tracts between 5 and 20 acres. The city of Tomball is in Harris County, so most land here is appraised by the Harris Central Appraisal District. Some Tomball mailing addresses north of town are in Montgomery County, under the Montgomery Central Appraisal District. Check your tax statement, then ask your district for its current beekeeping standards. The regular deadline for Form 50-129 is April 30, and land generally needs qualifying ag use for five of the previous seven years. We'll write a hive placement and management plan and keep dated visit records. Only the district decides approval. Learn about beekeeping ag valuation →

Already keeping bees? We offer hive inspections and seasonal management.

Raw local honey

Our raw Texas Wildflower Honey and creamed honeys (Texas Velvet Original, Cinnamon Trail and Blue Velvet Reserve) come from hives we manage ourselves. Order through our online shop and choose from the delivery options available at checkout.

Why Tomball calls a Sealy crew

  • Right-sized equipment. High-flow Kubota skid steers fit between the trees you want to keep.

  • Written scope first. You'll know what's cleared, what stays and what it costs before we start.

  • One team for brush, bees and honey, with one number: 979-627-1998.

  • Nearby areas too: Magnolia, Cypress and Hockley. See our Magnolia, Cypress and Hockley & Pattison pages.

Tomball FAQs

Can you clear brush but leave my big trees? Yes. Selective clearing is the most common job on wooded Tomball lots. Mark the trees you want to keep.

Is there a charge for a quote in Tomball? Yes. Tomball is beyond our 30-mile free-quote radius, so the quote or site-visit fee is $125.

What happens to the brush? It's usually mulched and left on the ground. If you want debris hauled, we'll put it in the written quote.

Do you remove bees from houses in Tomball? Yes. Send photos and your address, and we'll tell you whether it's a swarm or an established colony.

Which appraisal district handles my land? Harris Central Appraisal District for most of Tomball. Montgomery Central Appraisal District for parcels on the Montgomery County side.

Get your Tomball property back

Overgrown woods, a pasture going wild, or bees in the wall? Call or text 979-627-1998, email info@farmerbrowncompany.com, or request a land clearing quote online.