QUEEN BEE: 13-year-old Daviston girl tends to hive of bees after falling in love with hobby
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Gabrielle Jansen / The Outlook Rebecca Rasbury, 13, began beekeeping with her father when she was a child. she now has her own hive and collects honey.

 Gabrielle Jansen

Thirteen-year-old Daviston resident Rebecca Rasbury became fascinated with beekeeping at a young age.

Rasbury used to sit in a chair and read aloud to her father’s beehive. She’d move the chair closer and closer to the hive every few weeks, managing not to get stung while allowing the bees to grow accustomed to her scent and presence.

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Gabrielle Jansen / The Outlook Rebecca Rasbury keeps European Bees at her family's residence. The bees flew out of the hive because of Monday's warm temperature.