The Rural Voice, 2002-05, Page 38Bitten by
the bug
Beekeeping started
early for young
Seaforth-area
entrepreneur John
Storey
Story by Bonnie Gropp
Photos contributed by the
Storey family
Getting the most out of
agriculture has been a Storey
family tradition for many
years. Ray and Barb Storey of
McKillop Twp., have made a career
out of diversified farming, involved
in everything from raising hogs and
chinchillas to producing maple syrup.
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John Storey began his beekeeping career in Grade 9 when he took lessons from Ernst
Bayer of Mitchell. Today he has 50 hives which his father Ray helps him maintain
(above taking a frame from a hive). Spring means more work in the bee yards (below
left) where bees wi!I begin filling hives with honey. Eventually the honey will be
harvested with an extractor (below right).