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California State Beekeepers: Much Love and Appreciation for the Late Eric Mussen

He cared for the honey bees, the beekeepers cared about him, and the California State Beekeepers' Association (CSBA) won't forget...

Some 150 people attended the Eric Mussen Memorial Luncheon hosted by the California State Beekeepers' Association. (Photo by Brooke Palmer)

Some 150 people attended the Eric Mussen Memorial Luncheon hosted by the California State Beekeepers' Association. (Photo by Brooke Palmer)

Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño (foreground at right) helped coordinate the CSBA luncheon memorializing Eric Mussen. A member of the UC Davis faculty since 2014, she is also the director of the California Master Beekeeper Program. (Photo by Brooke Palmer)

Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño (foreground at right) helped coordinate the CSBA luncheon memorializing Eric Mussen. A member of the UC Davis faculty since 2014, she is also the director of the California Master Beekeeper Program. (Photo by Brooke Palmer)

In this 2017 image, Eric Mussen, co-founder and a six-term president of the Western Apicultural Society poses with his wife, Helen, by the ceramic-mosaic sculpture, "Miss Bee Haven," that anchors the UC Davis Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road. The 2017 WAS convention took place at its birthplace, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

In this 2017 image, Eric Mussen, co-founder and a six-term president of the Western Apicultural Society poses with his wife, Helen, by the ceramic-mosaic sculpture, "Miss Bee Haven," that anchors the UC Davis Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road. The 2017 WAS convention took place at its birthplace, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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