Winter Garden Beekeepers Share the Latest Buzz
We watch in fascination as they probe their long tongues into clover flowers to collect nectar and swat them away from picnics, hoping not to get stung. We harvest honey to spread on toast, swirl into tea, and drizzle over yogurt. In addition to the roughly 150 million pounds of the sweet stuff they produce each year in the U.S., bees are responsible for pollinating about 35% of our food crops. They also pollinate the flowering plants that feed the livestock we eat.
Love them or fear them, honeybees are crucial to sustaining a diverse, nutritious food supply. No one understands this better than local beekeepers Bob Stevens and Paul Allison, who have been caring for bees for decades.
Kirsten Harrington 