The boys had their first experience as a beekeeper's assistant this weekend. They suited up in kid sized bee suits and helped our neighbor smoke out and check his hives. The boys were brave, very brave! Kuba calmly watched and Anders took his job seriously, using the bee smoker to interrupt the bee's alarm system and help calm them down. Our neighbor lifted each section out and checked them as about 30,000 bees crawled back into the comb, or flew around in a swarm. NO one got stung, and Kuba stated "I know I am safe, but I don't know that I know it yet." The neighbor was impressed with their steady focus and lack of fear. How cool is that? Neighborhood honey being made by our local bees right now.
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