PHOTOS — Beekeeping talk with Daughters of the American Revolution
Published 12:09 am Wednesday, November 13, 2019
- Len Van Marion, Texas master beekeeper, shows a pair of box hives he brought for his talk at a meeting of the Captain William Sanders Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. (Brad Robichaux/The News)
PORT NECHES — Texas master beekeeper and master gardener Len Van Marion gave a talk Tuesday about the art of beekeeping at a meeting of the Captain William Sanders Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the Effie & Wilton Hebert Public Library in Port Neches.
Van Marion is a member of the Texas Beekeepers Association and has more than 50 box hives of bees that he keeps in Orange County.
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Len Van Marion brought a bottle of locally produced honey from Orangefield. (Brad Robichaux/The News)
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Members of the Captain William Sanders Chapter enjoy refreshments while Len Van Marion gives his presentation on beekeeping. (Brad Robichaux/The News)
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Captain William Sanders Chapter regent Karen Thompson leads the meeting and discusses group business. (Brad Robichaux/The News)