HARPERS FERRY - Members of the honeybee-loving community gathered together on a farm in Harpers Ferry for the annual Eastern Panhandle Beekeepers Association (EPBA) picnic on Tuesday night.

EPBA members Linda Layne and Gary Donely, who own the farm, offered extra beekeeping suits to attendees, especially those who were not beekeepers yet but wanted to try out the beekeeping experience. A demonstration with one of Layne's beehives then began, as West Virginia State Apiary Inspector Rick Feagans explained what he looks for when conducting his annual beehive inspections.

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