Posts Tagged: Epiphany Episcopal Church

'Bee Man' Norm Gary Weighs in on 'Blessed Bees in the Bell Tower'

You've heard of "bats in the belfry," right? Well, how about "bees in the bell tower"? The Epiphany Episcopal Church of Vacaville, Calif., has...

Honey bees head into their home in the the bell tower of the Epiphany Episcopal Church, Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bees head into their home in the the bell tower of the Epiphany Episcopal Church, Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Street scene of the bell tower at the Epiphany Episcopal Church, Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Street scene of the bell tower at the Epiphany Episcopal Church, Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blessed Are the Bees

Blessed are the bees. When honey bees swarmed last week at the entrance to the Epiphany Episcopal Church in Vacaville, the site seemed quite...

The honey bees swarmed last week to the entrance to the Epiphany Episcopal Church, Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The honey bees swarmed last week to the entrance to the Epiphany Episcopal Church, Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Vacaville beekeeper Alyssa Hunt, 13, with a box for the bees. The queen, however, was not in the cluster--just her pheromone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Vacaville beekeeper Alyssa Hunt, 13, with a box for the bees. The queen, however, was not in the cluster--just her pheromone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Veteran beekeeper Craig Hunt raises a frame to the site where the small cluster was. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Veteran beekeeper Craig Hunt raises a frame to the site where the small cluster was. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A drone hanging out by the cluster, waiting for his sisters to feed him. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A drone hanging out by the cluster, waiting for his sisters to feed him. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The bees may have swarmed from what appears to be a permanent colony in the bell tower of the Epipany Episcopal Church. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The bees may have swarmed from what appears to be a permanent colony in the bell tower of the Epipany Episcopal Church. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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