ADKX-tra Credit
A history podcast for students made by the Adirondack Experience, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, located in the heart of the Adirondack Park of New York State. ADKX-tra Credit is both an introduction to Adirondack history and a resource for tidbits of history, folklore, and facts. Use it with classroom instruction or enjoy as entertainment. New episodes are added every two weeks.
ADKX-tra Credit
Busy Bees
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Adirondack Experience
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Beekeeping was a very important part of farming in the Adirondacks many years ago. At a time when farmers relied solely on subsistence farming to live, keeping bees gave farmers access to honey for something sweet to eat, beeswax for high quality candles and medicine, and pollination for their crops. Listen in to learn about traditional beekeeping, and to hear from a local Adirondack beekeeper about hobby beekeeping today!