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Five decades of beekeeping fills the pages of New Haven man’s memoir
NEW HAVEN SEPTUAGENARIAN Kirk Webster tends some of his hives on the edge of a hayfield during a recent warm fall day. He has been a beekeeper for five decades and shares some of his experiences in a new book.
Independent photo/Ian Curry
October 16, 2025
Kirk Webster’s new memoir, “Many Best Kept Secrets: A Wonderful and Unusual Life Around Honey Bees,” grapples with what farming really is.
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