Kearney couple drawn to bees and enjoy their honey
MARY JANE SKALA, Kearney Hub
July 23, 2021
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They’ve been beekeepers for the last four years.
Last week, they stepped into generous white bee suits that cover them from head to toe and include a wide-brimmed hat and netting over their faces. They enmeshed their hands inside thick gloves.
Judy stuffed a small metal smoker with dry pine needles and set it afire. Then, with their smoker in hand, the couple headed out to their hives to harvest this summer’s first honey.
For Marv, a licensed mental health practitioner, and Judy, the owner of the Barking Barbershop dog grooming studio, the process is the culmination of the hobby they’ve grown to love.