Wilson County Beekeepers

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The story goes like this: David’s father, Arthur Hoehn, was looking for a way to stay busy when he retired. So, one day, he bought some bees.

David Hoehn’s father, Arthur, right, taught the family everything they know about beekeeping. Arthur was a beekeeper for 27 years, raising up to 70 hives at his peak. He died in April, but this photograph hangs in the family’s honey house so Arthur can keep an eye on things.

“The thing about beekeeping is it gives you something to do all year long,” David says. “In the spring, in the summer. In the winter you work over the boxes, cut out all the rotten wood. And the next thing you know, here come the bees again.”

Arthur’s hobby blossomed into an obsession. At the height of it, he managed 70 hives, producing hundreds of gallons of honey each year.

“When you have one hive, you want two. When you have two, you want four,” David explains. “And if you got four hives, you want eight — that’s just being a beekeeper.”  [ … continue reading ]

Source: http://www.shawneedispatch.com/news/2013/jul/25/shawnees-most-honest-business-has-no-employees-cus/

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