by Shane Smith, Outreach Coordinator
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| Allen gets excited about his bees! |
Einstein
is supposed to have said humanity would have four years once the bees were
gone. I don’t know if that’s true but it
seems like a forgone conclusion that we must protect important pollinators like
bees if for no other reason than our own survival. Honeybees
are known to pollinate more than 100 crops in the U.S. alone. Luckily, in our neck of the woods we
have Allen Lindahl, and he knows
bees... he also stay on top of current trends and research in the beekeeping.
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| Really...no gloves? |
Hillside Apiaries honey is
made from several New Hampshire bee keepers with Allen managing the refining
and processing. When we visited Allen at his home in Merrimack he showed us his
extensive cultivated high bush blueberry patches pollinated by his bees whose
hives line the path between the patches. He also showed us the area where the honey is
processed into jarred and bulk honey, beauty creams and other products.
Allen is eager to teach
others about the joys and rewards of bee keeping. He is always a hit at the Co-op’s annual Spring Into
Healthy Living event each spring where he brings his portable see- through
hives to help educate people about the life cycle and purpose of bees. He also operates a store from his home where
anyone can purchase supplies and jump into bee keeping. Read more about Hillside Apiaries by clicking here.
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| The Co-op's own Brad Turgeon created this idiomatic painting. Can you guess the idiom? |
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