Candace is a trained social service worker who began beekeeping in 2022 under the tutelage of Blue Shoes Honey. As the sole employee working directly with the head beekeeper, she maintained just over 15 bee yards for a complete season. Candace has experience creating nucleus colonies, performing routine colony check- ups, building beekeeping equipment from scratch, raising queen bees, harvesting and extracting honey, and more. She strives to diversify her work with animals while contributing to work with bees and other vulnerable populations.