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Busy Bees

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In a community garden on Arthur Street in the Hill, Dillan, a junior at High School in the Community, kneels on the ground and feeds grass into a smoker to “cool” the fire inside. (more…)

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Bee Pluses

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Last Saturday, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station at 123 Huntington Avenue was abuzz. Over 100 enthusiasts swarmed its auditorium, searching for knowledge about their passion: Apis mellifera.  (more…)

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Hive Mind

Bee hive

This article about a busy bee, updated for 2014, was originally published on May 2, 2012. Enjoy! Ben Gardner’s day might sound oddly bucolic for a small business owner in New Haven. Sunrise often finds him in his backyard, collecting chicken eggs and tending to his homemade coop. He might spend the remainder of the […]

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A Hive Mind

Pollen

Ben Gardner’s day might sound oddly bucolic for an area resident and business owner. On a recent Thursday, sunrise found him in his backyard, collecting chicken eggs and tending to his homemade coop. He spent the remainder of the morning planting a garden landscape in Fairhaven, and then headed out to check on a half […]

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