It was a bright unusually warm February day as we ascended high into the Oregon Coastal Mountains. Tools in the truck bed rattled on our way up the narrow gravel logging roads. Julie, the caretaker and guide, was familiarizing us with the various arteries and spurs along the route pointing out possible areas that would be suitable for a half-million honeybees. 

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As a part of our apiary expansion we made a trip to Castle Rock Washington to inspect new hives we would be purchasing. We left Portland and headed north to Castle Rock Washington. Once there we met Alex and his father, a 3rd generation beekeeper. We followed them to their apiary. This is what we found...

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