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The Heart of a Beekeeper
![]() The Heart of a BeekeeperA passion for the outdoors, for wildlife and for agriculture led Witt Davis to keep bees as a hobby. Witt invests a heavy sum of money and time into what has become one of the best decisions he has ever made. | ![]() Jonathan Rakestraw prepares the smoker before he takes it to the hive. | ![]() Witt Davis waits for his friend, Jonathan Rakestraw to arrive and help him take apart the hive. | ![]() Witt Davis, right, dismounts a super from its brood nest as Johnathon Rakestraw inspects another super for backfilling. |
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![]() Witt Davis lifts a top super, preparing to extract honey from the hive. | ![]() A colony of bees swarm in and out of crevices in stacked supers of a hive. | ![]() Witt Davis studies part of a bee colony before uncapping one of its frames. | ![]() Witt Davis takes a piece of honeycomb from one of his hives to sample the honey. |
![]() Honey extracted from one of Witt Davis' bee hives. | ![]() Witt Davis samples the first bit of honey from his hive. |
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