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56,000 Bees Rescued in Portsmouth Sting Operation

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PORTSMOUTH, R.I. —  Jon Nelson of B.B. Nelson Apiaries in Woonsocket and Roger Robitaille of Papa Roger’s Honey Farm in Warwick recently rescued nearly 60,000 bees.

Nelson got a call July 20 that a dilapidated building at Glen Farm was going to be razed. He and Robitaille arrived at 1 p.m. and spent the next several hours tearing down an outside wall to get at a hive that run from floor to roof. The duo rescued 16 pounds of bees, or about 56,000 bees, as there are 3,500 bees per pound, and 10 frames of honey.

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  1. Terrific video to tell a great story of bee legacy in RI. Thank you for this thoughtful reporting and education!

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