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Morgan Freeman Converted His 124-Acre Ranch Into A Giant Honeybee Sanctuary To Save The Bees
Actor Morgan Freeman attends a reception hosted by President Barack Obama Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Morgan Freeman, the actor, film director
and philanthropist has added a new title to his name: Beekeeper. The
81-year-old celebrity decided to convert his 124-acre Mississippi ranch into a bee sanctuary.
Freeman's foray into beekeeping began in 2014, where he discussed his
new hobby with Jimmy Fallon during The Tonight Show. Freeman had taken
up beekeeping just a couple of weeks before appearing on the show and
talked about his experience keeping bees and the need to preserve and
save wild bees for healthy environments.Freeman imported 26 bee hives from Arkansas to his ranch in Mississippi. There, Freeman works to feed the bees sugar and water and has help planting bee-friendly magnolia trees, lavender, clover, etc.
Freeman added that he never wears a bee suit or a bee hat and they haven't stung him yet. He only feeds them and has no intention of harvesting honey or disrupting the beehives.
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Research, published in the journal Science, links the declining bee populations to a combination of parasites, pesticides and habitat loss. While there is no evidence that bees are going to become extinct anytime soon, the decline of bee populations will continue to have ripple effects on wild vegetation and agricultural crops around the world.
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