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Bee not afraid

Lori Mowad shares home-made fermented honey mead with adult attendees of Wednesday’s seminar. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
Lori Mowad shows what parts of the country specialized types of honey are cultivated in like Ohio’s blueberry honey, Michigan’s tulip honey, and Florida’s orange honey. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
Lori Mowad shared a wide variety of products made from her own hives with the audience and taught them about the different parts and functions of a hive, and the roles of the bees within. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
Diane Gardner tries on a beekeeping coat and shroud. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)
Attendees had the opportunity to try a wide variety of honey and beeswax products including lotion, different flavors of honey, honey spreads, and even fermented honey mead. (Photo by Morgan Ahart)

As Salem celebrated National Pollinator Week, several residents attended a seminar on bees, honey, and beekeeping by the Columbiana Mahoning County Beekeepers Association at the Smucker House Wednesday. Three Educators from the Association, Lori Mowad, Laurie Coy and Dorothy Sabol, discussed the importance of bees — which pollinate approximately a third of all foods — to both the environment and agriculture. They also discussed ethical beekeeping practices and the varieties of honey and beeswax. Shown, Lori Mowad shares home-made fermented honey mead with adult attendees of Wednesday’s seminar.

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