Article: The Buzzword ; No Sting In Beekeeping For Those Who Find Peace In Working Around Honeybees And Want To Protect Them Plan Bee

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Luke Bunting climbed into a white, sting-proof jumpsuit. He pulled on a hat with a veil like a screened-in porch.

Honeybees teemed in the hives around him.

Probing gingerly with a small plastic trapping device, the Conestoga man quickly snared a queen bee.

Christina Seldomridge dabbed the queen with a tiny dot of white paint, the better to spot her among the multitudes.

Bunting, a new convert to beekeeping, was thrilled by the chore. He said he has grown to admire the energy and intricacy of bee civilization.

They really set an example of how the world could work, said Bunting, who has become an advocate of bee husbandry.

He and other amateur beekeepers are reporting a ...

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