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Who Lives in the Hive? This 11-Year-Old 4-H'er Can Tell You!

Who lives in a honey bee hive? Eleven-year-old Lexi Haddon Mendes of the Vaca Valley 4-H Club, Vacaville, who has been keeping bees for five years,...

Vaca Valley 4-H beekeeper Lexi Haddon Mendes responds to questions from her evaluators. In back is Kate Frenkel of the Suisun Valley 4-H Club. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Vaca Valley 4-H beekeeper Lexi Haddon Mendes responds to questions from her evaluators. In back is Kate Frenkel of the Suisun Valley 4-H Club. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Vaca Valley 4-H beekeeper Lexi Haddon Mendes responds to questions from her evaluators. In back is Kate Frenkel of the Suisun Valley 4-H Club. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lexi Haddon Mendes, next to her display board. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lexi Haddon Mendes, next to her display board. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lexi Haddon Mendes, next to her display board. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 6:56 PM

It's All the Buzz: 4-H'ers Learning How to Keep Bees

Nathaniel Haddon of the Vaca Valley 4-H Club, Vacaville, is only nine years old, but he already knows more about honey bees than many adults do. He...

Nathaniel Haddon, 9, of the Vaca Valley 4-H Club, Vacaville, discusses bees at the Solano County 4-H Presentation Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Nathaniel Haddon, 9, of the Vaca Valley 4-H Club, Vacaville, discusses bees at the Solano County 4-H Presentation Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Nathaniel Haddon, 9, of the Vaca Valley 4-H Club, Vacaville, discusses bees at the Solano County 4-H Presentation Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Beekeeper Nathaniel Haddon fielding questions about bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Beekeeper Nathaniel Haddon fielding questions about bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Beekeeper Nathaniel Haddon fielding questions about bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Solano County 4-H Presentation Day evaluators Brenda Torres (left) and Cara Kent listen attentively. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Solano County 4-H Presentation Day evaluators Brenda Torres (left) and Cara Kent listen attentively. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Solano County 4-H Presentation Day evaluators Brenda Torres (left) and Cara Kent listen attentively. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 4:49 PM

Keeping Bees

So you want to keep bees in your backyard... When do you start? What should you do? Newly retired Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC...

A drone (male bee) emerging. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A drone (male bee) emerging. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A drone (male bee) emerging. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This frame is buzzing with bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This frame is buzzing with bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This frame is buzzing with bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at 9:59 PM
Tags: 4-H (0), beekeeping (0), Eric Mussen (0), honey bees (0)

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