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The Iowa State University Extension office that serves Hamilton County is offering a beginners class on bee keeping.

Bees are vital to our lives; without them, there would be no almonds, and few apples, onions, blueberries, carrots, or even, perish the thought, coffee. According to the Center for Biological ...

CHEROKEE, Iowa (AP) -- Darrell Veencamp of Cherokee has a little hobby of making honey. Three years ago, Veencamp and one of his friends, Paul Huffey, decided to throw their hats over the wall and try ...