Pre-eruption, I was thinking about keeping bees.

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was beginning to plan on getting honey bees again.
Today was a nice, warm, still and calm day.
Looked up at the Alexander palm flowers.
They were full of honey bees gathering pollen and nectar.

Whoever the local beekeeper is, they're back in business again.
My fruit trees should bear nicely in the coming seasons.

I have watched the bees as they leave here for home.
If the new batch of bees go in the same direction as the previous batch, I'll trace where they're going.
Then, I can check to see if I need to get my own.

EDIT:
@dan d
I did see your offer of a hive.
I did not respond because things have been so up-in-the-air since the eruption began.
Plus, my plan was to build my own Langstroth hive[s] for as many as 2 apiaries in my back yard.
I did do a UHH evening Commumity Ed. class 2 or 3 years ago, and will do another refresher if I decide to go through with it.
I have a few other projects to get done before I jump into beekeeping.

Thank you for the offer, though.

If and when I do decide to take up bees, I will need to find references for where to acquire good healthy bees and a young queen from.