The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre and workers from Sweet Beginnings winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre (center) checks on honey production as he and workers from Sweet Beginnings, including Joseph Smith (left) and David McDaniel, winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
David McDaniel (left) and other workers from Sweet Beginnings carry honey combs full of honey as they work to winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre and workers from Sweet Beginnings winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre pours dead bees from a honey-filled container. Workers from Sweet Beginnings winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015 as David McDaniel (center) and Lorenzo Morgan look on.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre and workers from Sweet Beginnings winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015. Petre (left) is checking on the honey production with David McDaniel (center) and Lorenzo Morgan.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre (left) stacks the plates with honey from the bee hives as workers from Sweet Beginnings, including David McDaniel (center) and Lorenzo Morgan, winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre (right) and workers from Sweet Beginnings winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre checks to see if there are any living bees in a hive as he and workers from Sweet Beginnings winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015. This hive was dead though it produced a substantial amount of hone
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre checks to see if there are any bees still alive in a hive as he and workers from Sweet Beginnings winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015. No bees were found alive in this hive though it produced a su
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre (right) and workers from Sweet Beginnings including Joseph Smith (left)) winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre (right) and workers from Sweet Beginnings including Joseph Smith (left) winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre (right) and workers from Sweet Beginnings including Lorenzo Morgan (left) winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre pulls a crate full of honey and dead bees from a hive as he and workers from Sweet Beginnings winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre (right) and workers from Sweet Beginnings including Joseph Smith (left) and Lorenzo Morgan (center) winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre pulls a crate full of honey from a bee hive as he and workers from Sweet Beginnings winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Lorenzo Morgan heat seals the lid on a jar of honey at the Sweet Beginnings home office, 3726 W. Flournoy Ave., December 9, 2015. Sweet Beginnings recently expanded its workspace in the North Lawndale Employment Network building.
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The basement workspace at the Sweet Beginnings home office, 3726 W. Flournoy Ave., is where the honey is poured, the jars are sealed, labeled and stored. The space was photographed December 9, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Beekeeper Cristian Petre and David McDaniel from Sweet Beginnings places a working bee hive in a warm spot as they work to winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
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A honey comb and hundres of bees are discovered by beekeeper Cristian Petre and workers from Sweet Beginnings as they winterize the hives in Salt Creek in Western Springs December 8, 2015.
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Workers take a break at the Sweet Beginnings home office, 3726 W. Flournoy Ave., December 9, 2015. Sweet Beginnings recently expanded its workspace in the North Lawndale Employment Network building.
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Workers take a break at the Sweet Beginnings home office, 3726 W. Flournoy Ave., December 9, 2015. Sweet Beginnings recently expanded its workspace in the North Lawndale Employment Network building. The space is in the shadow of one of the last high-ris
The Chicago Community Trust:
Workers take a break ouitside the Sweet Beginnings home office, 3726 W. Flournoy Ave., December 9, 2015. Sweet Beginnings recently expanded its workspace in the North Lawndale Employment Network building.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Workers take a break outside the Sweet Beginnings home office, 3726 W. Flournoy Ave., December 9, 2015. Sweet Beginnings recently expanded its workspace in the North Lawndale Employment Network building.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Workers take a break outside the Sweet Beginnings home office, 3726 W. Flournoy Ave., December 9, 2015. Sweet Beginnings recently expanded its workspace in the North Lawndale Employment Network building.
The Chicago Community Trust:
Workers take a break outside the Sweet Beginnings home office, 3726 W. Flournoy Ave., December 9, 2015. Sweet Beginnings recently expanded its workspace in the North Lawndale Employment Network building
The Chicago Community Trust:
Lorenzo Morgan (right) heat seals a bottle of honey while Dwayne Landfair stuffs a box at the Sweet Beginnings home office, 3726 W. Flournoy Ave., December 9, 2015. Sweet Beginnings recently expanded its workspace in the North Lawndale Employment Networ
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A sample of the products for sale at the Sweet Beginnings home office, 3726 W. Flournoy Ave., include lip and body balm. The products were photographed December 9, 2015.
The Chicago Community Trust:
A sample of the many honey items for sale at the Sweet Beginnings home office, 3726 W. Flournoy Ave., December 9, 2015. Sweet Beginnings recently expanded its workspace in the North Lawndale Employment Network building.
The Chicago Community Trust:
A sample of the honey and gift boxes for sale at the Sweet Beginnings home office, 3726 W. Flournoy Ave. The items were photographed December 9, 2015. Sweet Beginnings recently expanded its workspace in the North Lawndale Employment Network building.
