Students feel the beewitching allure of the hive at bee camp

Stacy VanDortrecht shows, from left, Miles Bogan, Mabrey Calloway and Harley Rider a tray of live bees at the 4-H Junior beekeeping class conducted by the CABA and the Elmore County 4-H office Friday at Wetumpka Elementary School.

Stacy VanDortrecht knows her bees so well she doesn’t bother with protective clothing from the shoulders down when she takes them out of the hive.

“It’s too hot,” she said through the one shield she wears — a veil to keep them off her face.