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Tom Garcia, a seventeen-year veteran of the US Air Force, discusses why he and his wife Nancy have taken up beekeeping in Washington. Most of them \"revolve around sustainability and environmental protection of the bees.\" Almost a third of American crops depend on pollination and that crop value is estimated at $15 billion. Garcia is the founder of the Beaufort County Beekeepers Association.
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"For one Beaufort County group, beekeeping is essential and exciting." Matt Hooker of Washington is a member of the Beaufort County Beekeepers Association. He is a full-time beekeeper, overseeing as estimated 40 hives across Beaufort County. His hives can produce hundreds of pounds of honey annually. The Association partners with Beaufort county community College to offer a three-week course in February on how to start bee-keeping.