From Ukraine to the United States - Bees are Universal

Told by Mike Heath

Alan Chubak now lives Murray, Utah, but not always. While I was at the Wyoming Bee College Saturday morning (working on another article) I was attracted to some unusual bee boxes at a vendor's table. What made them so unusual was the intricate carving all around the boxes. They were so uncommon that I was willing to wait until the vendor returned to his booth. He was teaching a class for the Bee College and was due to return shortly before lunch.

I finally found Albert looking at wares from another vendor pretty intently. When I approached him about his booth he simply told...