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Reflections: Beekeeping has a long history in Perth County

For generations, professional and hobbyist beekeepers throughout Perth County have been harvesting honey and other hive products.

For generations, professional and hobbyist beekeepers throughout Perth County have been harvesting honey and other hive products for a variety of purposes.

Delicious food and drinks, candles, cosmetics and natural remedies are a few everyday uses for this versatile harvest. An article printed in the Atwood Bee in May 1923 summarized why thousands of Canadians were beekeeping for profit.

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“The establishment of a small apiary requires very little capital,” the story read, “and its successful management does not require the expenditure of a large amount of time, while the return from honey produced makes it a very profitable investment.”

While in most cases beekeeping remained a small secondary source of income for farmers, the article reported that people were increasingly able to make it their primary........

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