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OK, you can make honey, but no buzzing the field

August 10, 2012

O'Hare installed the nation's first on-airport beehive farm in 2011 on land that was previously undeveloped. The beehives are tended by ex-offenders, who get a second chance by learning job training skills through collecting and processing honey. The apiary produced 1,200 pounds of honey in 2011 and expanded to 50 beehives from 28 beehives this year, with more than one million bees. No word yet...

Source: http://dailyherald.com/article/20120810/business/708109805/
 
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