Bryn was honorably discharged in 2008 after six years in the Louisiana Army National Guard. He served in Honduras, Germany and extended activations for Hurricane Katrina and Rita. The Montgomery GI Bill and in-State tuition exemption allowed him to afford to go to college and earn his Bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech University. Time management and self-motivation are the top two characteristics the military instilled in him that drives him forward every day on the farm.
"All of the products we bring to market have FVC and Homegrown by Heroes logos on them. I get motivated reading about success stories of vets who find success and FVC does as good of a job as anybody highlighting successes."
Busy Bees Bayou is a family-operated farm that began operations last year with 12 honeybee colonies. Through Spring Splits, Busy Bees Bayou is tracking to have between 25-30 hives prepared for the major nectar flow in Louisiana (May-June). They market honey through their Facebook page Busy Bees Bayou, local organizations, and through community events. In 2025, they extracted over 500 pounds of honey and by year’s end sold over 4/5 of their inventory, primarily to friends, family, foodies and many others interested in where their food comes from or those who have an understanding of the health benefits of hyper local honey.
Initially, Bryn wanted to establish a family farm to spend quality time with his family outdoors and where they work on something that makes a positive impact. They began with numerous fruit trees, berries, vegetables and pollinator-friendly ground cover. It was fun seeing hands in the dirt and kids working outside. As this progressed, he realized instead of only a large family garden, they could build upon what they had by keeping healthy and productive beehives. This could be scaled to something they could do as a family and if done sustainably, they could build a strong and loyal customer base and a farm that produces quality local honey for generations to come.
"I take great pride in being an American Farmer. While serving, I learned that incremental and consistent progress forward beats instant gratification and immediate results. It’s a sense of earning success through dedication and hard work that helps reach big goals. It becomes repeatable because you learned the ins and outs and the pitfalls, therefore, if you have to start over or recover from a disaster it’s the skill set you developed along the way that’s the asset not just the equipment, land, etc. I believe the military instilled this way of thinking in me and it guides decisions I make every day."
