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Notes from the Beeyard 
• Season 1 
• Episode 15

The Summer of the Bear

Bear, wood engraving, artist unknown
Bear, wood engraving, artist unknown

Tom Theobald and Laura Tyler chat about the nature of bears. Tom relays a story about a particularly skilled bear who raided numerous Boulder County beeyards.

“Beekeeping lore is filled with stories of marauding bears and the destruction they bring.”

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CREDITS

Producer: Laura Tyler

Author: Tom Theobald

Editor: Andy Schwarz

Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0

Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

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