Honey Bloom Retreat

Honey Bloom Retreat offers 21 acres between Johnson City and Fredericksburg, with a newly constructed custom home, pool and hot tub, and a separate insulated workshop with an adjoining apartment. The home and shop were completed in 2025. Open fields, scattered trees, and northern Hill Country views frame the improvements. The owner has carefully seeded the fields with wildflowers to support the property’s beehives, while a newly high-fenced five-acre area offers space for a future vineyard, orchard, or garden. Currently used as a short-term rental, the main home provides flexibility for a full-time residence, weekend retreat, and/or continued rental use.

LOCATION
Located on Grape Creek Road in eastern Gillespie County, the property sits across from Vineyard Ridge but is separate from the subdivision and is unrestricted. Two gated driveways provide access from the paved county road, with a custom stone entrance and electric iron gate at the main driveway to the home. The acreage and existing access offer potential to divide the property into two approximately 10-acre tracts.

TOPOGRAPHY, RANGELAND & HABITAT
The land is generally level, with approximately 20 feet of elevation change across the acreage. Open fields and scattered trees provide usable land and wide northern views of the Hill Country. The seeded wildflowers bring vibrant seasonal color to the landscape and provide forage for bees and other pollinators. The property is perimeter fenced, with approximately five acres enclosed by recently installed high fencing. All fencing along the road, as well as the high fencing, was installed within the last 18 months.

AGRICULTURE
The property currently carries an agricultural valuation, reducing property taxes on the qualifying acreage. The owner maintains Belted Galloway cattle and beehives as part of the agricultural use. Approximately five acres have been recently high-fenced, creating a defined area for a future garden, orchard, or vineyard. The fields have been seeded with wildflowers to provide seasonal blooms and forage for pollinators. Apple, fig, and peach trees, along with raised vegetable beds, add to the landscaping around the home.

IMPROVEMENTS
Completed in 2025, the custom home contains approximately 1,976 square feet with three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and an attached two-and-a-half-car garage. Bright living spaces open to a covered patio and outdoor kitchen overlooking the 25,000-gallon resort-style pool and hot tub, creating an inviting setting for outdoor dining and entertaining.

The separate metal-framed shop building, also completed in 2025, includes approximately 1,561 square feet of spray-foam-insulated workshop space with two roll-up doors and two wall-mounted air-conditioning units. An apartment adjoining the building offers approximately 924 square feet with two bedrooms, one bath, a full kitchen, and its own washer and dryer.

Both the home and apartment feature 2-by-6 framing and all buildings have spray-foam insulation. Additional features include smart-home controls and substantial floored attic storage in the main home. The main home is currently operated as a short-term rental. All appliances convey with the sale.

WATER
The property includes a 2,500-gallon water storage tank. The home has a water-softening system and reverse-osmosis filtration serving the kitchen and both refrigerators. The shop apartment has its own separate water softener and reverse-osmosis system. Both buildings share an aerobic septic system.

ELECTRICITY
Central Texas Electric Cooperative (CTEC) provides electric service. The property has 400 amps of total service, with 200 amps serving the house and 200 amps serving the shop. Fiber-optic cable has been installed underground between the home and workshop. The owner currently uses Starlink for internet.