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Beekeeping 101
Beekeeping 101 <p>Honey bees form an organized society with their lot in life decided early on. <a href="/videos/profiles/about-mary-reilly">Mary Reilly</a>, chef/owner of <a href="http://thesavorykitchen.net/chef.htm">The Savory Kitchen</a>, and recreational beekeeper, walks us through the details of setting up your own beehive, from brood chambers to honey supers to the queen excluder, how to maintain the hive, and what to expect as a result. This is an endeavor we found absolutely fascinating! We hope to follow up with Mary in the Fall of 2010 to film her harvesting the honey.</p>

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Honey bees form an organized society with their lot in life decided early on. Mary Reilly, chef/owner of The Savory Kitchen, and recreational beekeeper, walks us through the details of setting up your own beehive, from brood chambers to honey supers to the queen excluder, how to maintain the hive, and what to expect as a result. This is an endeavor we found absolutely fascinating! We hope to follow up with Mary in the Fall of 2010 to film her harvesting the honey.

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Mary Reilly

Mary Reilly worked in the business world for many years while honing her culinary skills. In 2007 she became chef/owner of The Savory Kitchen, which offers baking, in-home catering and personal chef services, She lives in a small town North of Boston and is a recreational beekeeper and an avid gardener. You can enjoy her inspired cooking blog at cooking4theweek.blogspot.com.

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