Bee Cave

History

Bee Cave was named by early settlers for a large cave of wild bees found near the site. A post office opened there under the name Bee Caves in 1870. The city was incorporated in 1987. Since April 2023, Bee Cave has been designated as an International Dark-Sky Community, making Bee Cave the seventh city in Texas and the 39th in the world with this distinction.

Geography

Bee Cave is located 12 miles west of Austin. According to the United States Census Bureau in 2010, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), all land. Prior to the 2010 census, Bee Cave went from being a village to being a city, increasing its area to , all land. It borders Lakeway to the northwest. The landscape of Bee Cave is generally hilly, with elevations ranging from above sea level. Bee Cave has a humid, subtropical climate, Cfa in the Köppen climate classification. Generally, the city has long, hot summers and short, cool winters.

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  47,572
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  35,787
• White-winged Dove

  Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  31,818
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  31,598
• Lesser Goldfinch

  Spinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves
  29,506
• Black-crested Titmouse

  Baeolophus atricristatus (Cassin, 1850) · Aves
  28,715
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  24,753
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  22,940

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2015-09-03
  7 km NNE of Leander, Texas