Here's an audio snippet from an article in our most recent edition of
Bee Culture Magazine.
Beekeeper (DVM) Story | By: Dr. Gina Calvo Sandor
Hi, I am Dr. Gina Calvo Sandor, DVM, Cheatham County Animal Clinic, Ashland City, TN.
In high school, I was taught about two different versions of heroes. There was the typical protagonist, but then there was also the “reluctant hero”, or a character that rises to the occasion when needed. Mid-January, I saw the blurb in the February edition of Bee Culture about needing keepers to speak to media, and I thought “Oh, why not, let’s rise to the occasion.” I was not expecting a prompt email reply from Jerry Hayes in less than 24 hours! I was also NOT expecting to be prompted to write an article! Other than a few brief tidbits about dental health in dogs/cats and nutritional requirements of herbivorous reptiles, the last prose I’ve written was probably in my fictional creative writing class in undergrad well over 10 years ago…so here goes nothing. Now, I’m no Dr. Tracy Farone/Bee Vet at this point in my beekeeping. I’m her at...
