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Even during pandemic beekeeping remains an essential service
Read full article: Even during pandemic beekeeping remains an essential serviceThey and their colleagues have been deemed essential workers by the District of Columbia government in the middle of a pandemic. Kennedy looks down a fence line while Gleeson walks across the street and past a few houses. The truck moves slowly as they scan fences, trees, and rooflines all places where bee swarms might stop. Back out on the street, Kennedy and Gleeson collected their swarm in a specially designed white cardboard box. Collecting swarms of bees is challenging at any time, even more so during a pandemic.