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The first year I kept bees the hive swarmed three times. For a long time I thought this had been due to overcrowding or mites. Now I realize that wasn’t it at all. The ladies just wanted some STYLE. So this year they’re getting their choice of a Mountain Retreat or By the Sea in Provence. Once I set up the little saunas, sound systems and wide-screen tv’s, those gals ain’t leavin’! — Kathy Cope

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 Central Coast Beekeepers at the Michael Bush event in Hood River, Oregon, April 23, 2016.

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 Michael Bush gave a compelling talk on his natural, practical system of beekeeping using minimal intervention– techniques he has honed over decades. Many of his methods are contrary to “conventional” beekeeping theory.

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2016 Oregon State Beekeepers Association meeting with Tom Seeley.