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Seeing is Bee-lieving

This morning, when I woke to the faint buzz of more than 1,000 sleepy honeybees, it felt like Christmas in June. Rob the Beekeeper had arrived to establish our much-anticipated first colony of honeybees before the heat of early summer became too intense. Which it soon did, spiking today at 101 degrees. But inside the bee’s brood chamber, the temperature stays between 92 and 97 degrees all year long. “They cluster together to keep warm when it’s cold, or they... Read More

To Bee or Not to Bee?

I heard about Rob the Beekeeper at lunch last week. Actually, overheard. But, I inserted myself into my neighbor’s conversation and extracted info about a honeybee enthusiast who manages residential hives. So, Rob the Beekeeper paid a visit to our busy corner of Atlanta and found a suitable site for a soon-to-bee colony tucked under the magnolias and crepe myrtles. In 48 hours Rob will arrive with our busy new residents, and I can’t wait. Why? Because not only are... Read More