From Books to Bees, Young Beekeepers’ Go-It-Alone Approach Pays Off

By Jack Barlow

The Advocate

When brother/sister duo Cecil and Cora Mae Gregg became entranced by beekeeping over the course of an idle summer, their parents encouraged them to get involved.

With one caveat: they had to figure it out themselves.

For the eager Baton Rouge kids, that was no deterrent. The pair — Cecil, 14, and Cora Mae, 10 — have navigated the world of beekeeping on their own, armed with little more than a beekeeping book and curiosity.

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