11117 Obsessives: The Bee Whisperer Thu Jun 12 15:30:00 -0700 2008 http://www.chow.com/stories/11117 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:30:00 GMT Secret lives of honeybees A beekeeper is like a good host: Make everybody happy, and the party will take care of itself. http://www.chow.com Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith 86 Obsessives 1

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Obsessives: The Bee Whisperer

By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith

Sonoma County beekeeper Serge Labesque treats his bees with respect, though that’s probably not all that’s needed to save the world’s swarms from Colony Collapse Disorder. The sticky stuff’s far-reaching power includes healing burns and adorning a fine panna cotta recipe.

This is a regular series called Obsessives, in which CHOW explores the worlds of singularly focused food-industry figures. These are the people with the dirty hands, answering detailed questions about the work they do.

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