Dillingham beekeeper abuzz over plan to help hive survive winter

Pamela Murphy checks her honey bee hive. Credit: Avery Lill/KDLGHoney bees aren’t native to Alaska, but four beekeepers are making an experiment of keeping hives in Dillingham. That’s something that’s been done before, but infrequently. As KDLG’s Avery Lill reports, they are hoping to expand their operations beyond the summer, wintering their bees over. And that is something new.
Pamela Murphy’s bee box sits in a sunny clearing. Several bees meander toward a small o