Let it Bee: Ephrata couple has a honey of a hobby
Ephrata-area beekeeper Bob Varah opens one of his hives. Varah wears a protective coat and a bee veil over his head, but does not wear gloves because he said gloves risk hurting or killing bees. Because of that, Varah said his hands get stung a lot.
Charles H. Featherstone
Bees on a cell full of larvae and pupae ready to emerge as adult honeybees.
Ephrata-area beekeeper Bob Varah shows off a frame from a hive. Frames must be taken out carefully and put back in a hive in exactly the same position they were pull out of, Varah said.
Bees on the upturned lid of a beehive.
Ephrata-area beekeeper Bob Varah is helped into his bee jacket by his wife, Connie.
Ephrata-area beekeeper Bob Varah shows a damaged frame from one of his beehives that he said he needs to fix.
EPHRATA — Bob and Connie Varah have always been a little interested in bees.
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