This week on our show we visit with beekeepers at a “honey sling,” we talk with growers about cucumber grafting, and a biochemist about yeast hunting and sour beer making.

And Harvest Public Media has stories on a conservation reserve program and covid testing for farmworkers. 

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Honey Slinging

Wintertime is down time for beekeepers. It’s a time for waiting, watching and hoping that your bees have what they need to get through the winter.

If they do make it through the cold months and have a successful spring and summer, you might have a chance to harvest some of their extra honey in the fall.

A few years ago, I attended a Honey Sling in Bedford, indiana. It’s a honey extraction event and this one was organized by the Bedford Beekeepers Club. 

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