In The News — hive management
Heroes to Hives teaches veterans beekeeping skills
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By Michael Sobeck NEWBERRY, Mich. (WLUC) - Heroes to Hives hosted an on-ground session Saturday at Beewise Farms to demonstrate the winterization of their hives along with other maintenance skills. Founded in Newberry, Heros to Hives works with schools across the U.S. to provide veterans a goal after service. Heroes to Hives Founder Andy Ingrao said beekeeping allowed him to continue to serve after the military. “When I found beekeeping it was the first time in my life that I felt like there was a mission that I could get behind just like I was in the military. I was in...
Bee Wise Farms teaches the community about bees
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by: Audrey Pentecost NEWBERRY, Mich. (WJMN) – Bees might be scary to some of us, but this farm in Newberry thinks differently. A Newberry couple is making a difference through honey bees. Adam and Lacey Ingrao fell in love with bees and decided to start Bee Wise Farms. “Well it’s been quite a journey for us, we started with our journey to beekeeping in 2009,” said Adam Ingrao, one of the owners of Bee Wise Farms. “I took a beekeeping class as an undergrad at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and it pretty much was the moment, I mean, point in...