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DEER GRAZE on the Shingle Springs property of Don and Julie Mack who do not own horses or dogs. Photo courtesy Julie Mack

SWARM CHASERS Nick Pesola, left, vacuums bees into a bee box as wife Eileen Zichichi smokes their hive at a barn on the Mack residence in Shingle Springs Sunday morning May 20. The Mack residence is a haven for pregnant does that are expected to give birth in the coming months. Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum

NICK PESOLA, Swarm Chaser, places a framed portion of honey comb in a bee box. Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum

BEE COLLECTOR Nick Pesola prepares to frame a honey comb for his bee boxes. Swarm Chasers Pesola and wife Eileen Zichichi volunteered to remove a hive on a Shingle Springs barn to protect deer habitat. Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum