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Festooning is a behavior where bees hold onto each other to create a scaffold while they build honeycombs. “It's one of my favorite things that bees do,” says beekeeper Hilary Kearney (@girlnextdoorhoney). Hilary owns an urban beekeeping business in her hometown of San Diego, California, where she harvests bees, services bee removals, holds educational classes and runs a program that places beehives in volunteers' backyards. As a beekeeper, Hilary strives to educate people about the friendly nature of honeybees and how much they contribute to our lives. With a background in visual arts, she uses Instagram as a channel to artistically and informatively communicate fun and interesting facts about bees. As she explains, “My visual inspiration mostly comes from the bees themselves, but my urge to share and teach is what motivates me.” For more photos and videos of Hilary's daily encounters with bees, follow @girlnextdoorhoney. Photo by @girlnextdoorhoney

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