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Bee Farmer Reading

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Description: A bee farmer reads America's Bee Journal while sitting next to a number of hives.
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Bee Keepers Supply Store

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Description: Bee keepers supply store in the middle of winter with three men out on the loading dock.
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Bee Farmer in Field

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Description: A cyanotype postcard of a bee farmer working in his field.
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University of Minnesota Bee Culture

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Description: Display for the University of Minnesota's Division of Bee Culture. An unknown man wearing a suit and tie and holding a hive frame stands near the display. ...
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T.M. Yullick and Bee Swarm

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Description: Mr. T.M. Yullick holds onto a branch with a swarm of bees.
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Man and Boy near Bee Box

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Description: An artists rendition of a man showing a boy bees in a beehive. Caption reads: "'There, sonny! See the yellow pollen on their legs? They are carrying bee-br...
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Family Sitting in Apiary

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Description: A family, man, woman and infant, sitting under a tree in a bee apiary. Behind them are rows of hives.
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Beekeeper

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Description: A beekeeper stands outside in protective clothing.
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Man Checks Beehives

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Description: Beekeeper checks his beehives.
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Miniature Apiary

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Description: Miniature apiary owned by Mr. L.H. Bremen.
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Beekeeping Class

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Description: Beekeeping class in progress. All participants are wearing protective bee veils and hats, and some are wearing gloves. A crate or hive box in the backgroun...
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Roy Tait

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Description: Roy Tait standing next to some of his beehives.
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Apiary of Sophia Leonard

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Description: Sophia Leonard's 185 colony apiary.
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Bees on Hive Frame

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Description: Close-up of a man's hand holding a frame of bees from a hive.
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Farmer and Beehives

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Description: An unidentified Wisconsin farmer surrounded by his beehives.
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Swarm of Bees on Man's Back

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Description: Close-up of a small swarm of bees on a man's back. He is wearing a white sweater, and a bee hat with veil. He is among a group of people, facing away from ...
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Nonogakei Apiary

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Description: Men working, possibly breeding queen bees, in Nonogakei apiary in Okucho, Japan, Owari domain (present day Aichi prefecture).
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Man and Bees

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Description: A man stands near rows of beehives sitting on boards and saw horses.
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Agitating Bees in Log

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Description: A person with a protective hood over his head poking a log filled with honey bees.
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Man with Honeycombs

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Description: A mean, wearing a fedora and overalls, standing above a pile of honeycombs, presumably to collect honey.

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