ABOVE:Dink Briggs holds a beetle trap that will hopefully protect his bees from the destructive small hive beetles that are prevalent everywhere.
LEFT: Briggs holds the box that the queen is shipped in, when bees are ordered through the mail. The larger wooden box holds the rest of the bees that will be placed in a new hive.
BELOW: Dink Briggs received a certificate from the President Norman Freeman of the Escarosa Beekeepers Association, recognizing him for his exemplary beekeeping.
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