Bees wintering in Haines do not require all that much more than humans do- “plenty of food,” according to local beekeeper Darren Schweinefus. “And moisture will kill them,” he added.
Recently Schweinefus inspected his hives, peeling back a layer of canvas covered in propolis, a natural layer of glue bees make to seal their hive, to expose a humming population of some 25,000 Alaska honey bees. The…