Beekeeping has her buzzing with excitement

BUSY BEEKEEPER: In addition to maintaining her own hives, Little Rhody Beekeeping owner Cynthia Holt harvests and sells honey, teaches beekeeping classes, conducts pollen monitoring and works as a contractor for the state’s apiary inspector. 
PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY
BUSY BEEKEEPER: In addition to maintaining her own hives, Little Rhody Beekeeping owner Cynthia Holt harvests and sells honey, teaches beekeeping classes, conducts pollen monitoring and works as a contractor for the state’s apiary inspector. 
PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

From a young age, Cynthia Holt had a connection with nature, and recalls that her 8-year-old self dreamed of becoming a zookeeper. “I’ve always loved insects,” Holt said. “I was a loner as a child, in many ways, and I spent a lot of time looking under rocks, looking at flowers, and I love animals.”

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