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Published: September, 2006


Sonoma/Napa beekeeper guru, Serge Labesque tends to a hive and, as it appears, one of the resident bees keeps watch. Seasonally, it’s prime time for lavender honey. See story on page 22.


Photo by Bobby Winston.

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