MOTHER EARTH NEWS Starts Beekeeping

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The MOTHER EARTH NEWS office was all abuzz this morning — literally — with four packages of freshly delivered honeybees. The agitated buzzing of about 40,000 securely boxed bees  attracted many visitors from other departments around the building.

Cheryl Long, our Editor-in-Chief, fed the bees, spreading the food with a spoon onto the mesh exterior. The bees immediately made their way to the food, and we watched their tongues lick it up almost as fast as she could deliver the spoonfuls of sweet goodness. After the feeding, the buzzing became distinctly calmer, the sound reflective of their satisfied bellies. Soon after, two of the packages were loaded up to be delivered to their future home in Cheryl’s garden.

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