The hives at the California Bee Company in See Canyon.
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Bees around the hives at the California Bee Company.
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Transporting honey to be bottled.
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Honey at the Farmers' Market, along with honeycomb and bee pollen.
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Bees hard at work in Rob's flow hive.
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The flow hive is constructed so that the honey can be extracted by simply turning the knob at the bottom and letting the honey flow out.
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Rob's honey was very dark in color, almost like molasses, and had a wonderful earthly note on the palette.
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Bees produce honey. It’s a simple process, yet infinitely complex! And it’s certainly fascinating! This is a look into the world of honey production…which includes a lot about bees.
Fr. Ian Delinger currently serves as Rector at St Stephen's Episcopal Church in San Luis Obispo. He was born on the Central Coast, and was raised in both rural western Nebraska and on the Central Coast. He studied Chemistry at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. Then, he moved to the Silicon Valley where he was as a project manager in a consulting firm which specializes in environmental, health and safety issues for the semiconductor manufacturing industry and other high technology industries, followed by a couple of stints in corporate events management and marketing.