Source: Emily Willis, HICKORY RECORD, 3/21/17

 
As spring begins, residents of Catawba County and surrounding areas will begin to prepare for a garden, which is good news for honey bees and local beekeepers. “If you only have one type of forage available, then bees can’t live,” Carolyn Treffinger, the president of the Catawba Valley Beekeepers Association (CVBA), said. “They can’t live off just one crop; they need multiple plants to forage on.”

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