Creating a buzz: Bee club hopes to increase community outreach
Joe Conti, president of the Oglethorpe County Bee Club, examines several of the 14 hives that he keeps in his backyard. (Elena Westbury/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Joe Conti, president of the Oglethorpe County Bee Club, stands in front of several of the 14 hives that he keeps in his backyard. (Elena Westbury/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Joe Conti keeps 14 hives in his backyard. (Elena Westbury/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Joe Conti shows his homemade honey and beeswax candles, which he sells on the Oglethorpe County Bee Club’s website and at festival booths. (Elena Westbury/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Homemade honey and beeswax candles are sold at the Oglethorpe County Bee Club’s website and at festival booths. (Elena Westbury/The Oglethorpe Echo)
Joe Conti’s spacious backyard is dappled with purple flowers that lure bees from their hives. Once airborne, they whirl around heads and feet with a steady hum.
