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Each veteran gets two hives
to manage for the year and
learns skills like honey harvest-
ing and wax processing. One
veteran who completed the
program wants to start a hon-
ey mustard business; another
wants to make lip balms using
bee wax.
At the University of Minne-
sota, Rebecca Masterman runs
its bee squad. One of its pro-
grams works with veterans who
manage 18 hives on the grounds
of the Minneapolis-St. Paul In-
ternational Airport. She said the
program’s main goal is to expose
veterans to beekeeping, though
it also promotes the therapeutic
benefits of working with bees.
She was cautious, however,
about commenting on whether
beekeeping could be treatment
for veterans with PTSD. U.S. Army veterans Vince Ylitalo, left, and Wendi Zimmermann, back, check bees for disease and food supply at the
“We know that beekeeping
is an amazing experience,” said Veterans Affairs’ beehives in Manchester, N.H. (The Associated Press)
Masterman, whose program impact on veterans with PTSD. trying to do therapy without set- would specifically do therapy.”
is seeking funding to study its “But at the same time, we’re not ting up an actual program that » The Associated Press

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