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Frank Gordon talks with Joel Greenberg and me about 55 years of keeping bees around Kankakee this afternoon on Outside.

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“Outside” airs from 4:30-5 p.m. Mondays on WKCC-FM (91.1) in Kankakee.

Gordon lives in Kankakee, but keeps his bees just outside of the city. He touches a lot of points with us, including bee stings and their powers, why he prays over his bees and why he does it and has for so long.

I was simply expecting some background and basics of beekeeping, instead we ended up in some other places.

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