Where the Bees Are

Photo by Nicola Parisi
Photo by Nicola Parisi
Bonnie and Gary Morse tending to some of their Marin County hives.
Photo by Nicola Parisi
A hot knife is used to cut away the wax cappings on honey-comb before honey is extracted.
Photo by Nicola Parisi
The couple works together in hive management and beekeeping education.
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Rob checks the Langstroth hives at the French Laundry garden in Yountville.
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Rob leads honey tastings from his own custom honey tool box.
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Meticulous notes detail bee activity and honey propagation for the many hives Rob manages throughout Napa County.
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Bees cultivate vertical rows of comb inside hollow log hives.
Photo by Nicola Parisi
A “swarm trooper” for Sonoma County Beekeepers Association, Candice is on call during the spring months when bee swarms can be active.
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Candice pours warm beeswax into a candle mold at her “sugar shack” studio in Healdsburg.
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Sonoma County Bee Co.'s beeswax honey pots and candles.
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At the threshold of her “sugar shack” at Preston Farm and Winery in Healdsburg.
Photo by Nicola Parisi
Photo by Nicola Parisi
Photo by Nicola Parisi
Photo by Nicola Parisi
Photo by Nicola Parisi
Photo by Nicola Parisi