By Amy Eddings
The phrase "busy as a bee" applies not only to bees this time of year, when flowering plants are in bloom, but to beekeepers, too. Just ask Michael Lablonski of Mike's Bees and Honey of neighboring Forest.
"I've probably got 40 to 50 orders for queens going back to last year that I've got to fill," he told the Ada Icon. The long, cool spring, he said, has meant sluggish hives, and that, in turn, has meant fewer bees, fewer queens and less honey. This week's warm weather has been welcomed by bee and beekeeper alike.
"It's absolutely fabulous that things are finally going better," he said.
