Michael Collins’ day starts at 3:00 in the morning.
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Michael Collins stands in his shop in New Underwood. Stacked behind him are thousands of bee "supers," the boxes that make up the visible outer portion of a beehive.
Darsha Dodge
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Michael Collins stands in front of stacks of thousands of bee "supers" at his shop in New Underwood.
Darsha Dodge
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Michael Collins pulls out a frame from a bee super out in the field in New Underwood. The holes of the perfectly hexagonal comb can be seen on top.
Darsha Dodge
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Michael Collins holds a frame from one of his beehives.
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Michael Collins with Western Dakotas Apiaries fires up the smoker before heading out to his hives in New Underwood.
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Michael Collins with Western Dakotas Apiaries opens up one of his hives in a field near New Underwood.
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A look at the delicate structures inside one of Collins' beehives.
Darsha Dodge
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Dozens of Collins' hives sit dotted in fields across New Underwood.
Darsha Dodge
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