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Fred Putnam finds sweet success with buzzy second career

September 23, 2019

BRANDON — Bees must visit 2 million flowers to produce a single pound of honey. So when beekeeper Fred Putnam Jr. says he expects to collect nearly a ton of honey this year, he’s talking about almost 4 billion flower visits. But the bees aren’t doing all of the work. Just as dairy cows rely on farmers to help them produce milk, bees rely on apiarists to help them keep producing honey. “It’s just like other farms,” said Putnam, who owns Busy Bee Honey in Brandon. “These are living organisms and you have to t … (read more)

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