Beekeepers are like missionaries. If you meet one, you might walk away with a phone number and a head full of bee thoughts. And, it's getting to be that time of year when the bees are out in full force. Ann Arbor is no different. Bees don't need to be in the country, they could be right in your backyard. Just like those of the Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers.
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The Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers (A2B2) is an informal group of area
residents interested in tending bees in their backyards. They meet once
a month to discuss honeybees, their survivability, habitat and trade
tips on how to raise healthy hives. They drop terms like nuke and talk
about after swarms and virgin queens. It’s fascinating and a little
overwhelming.
Raising bees seems like a strange and potentially painful hobby.
Whatever happened to getting an exotic pet like a ferret or a giant
snake?
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