Asheville Daily Planet publisher (and former beekeeper) John North has outdone himself on his reports of USDA Bee Lab leader, Dr, Jeff Pettis’, recent keynote addresses during Pollination Celebration! week in Asheville. Read the two stories here. In this photo Pettis is tasting honeys from exotic invasive kudzu and Japanese knotweed during the reception before the Give Bees A Chance presentation on June 18.