Colin Kuehl, left, and Angie Kuehl, open one of their beehives at their father’s home in Alto Pass. “Colin and my dad usually handle the bees with little to no protection; they learned how to do it without and keep the bees calm enough to work with,” Angie said. Angie, however, has developed an allergy and has to wear head-totoeprotection. They open the hives to collect honey and check the health of the colony.