Meagan Rose, executive assistant to the Office of the Executive Council and a key organizer of the recent District Five Governor & Council Roadshow, congratulates Dan Wilson, vice president of the Merrimack Beekeepers Association, for his acceptance of a commendation on behalf of the MVBA, a group whose 400 members are dedicated to the preservation of all pollinators and to beekeeping at its highest level. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Fulchino Vineyard co-owner Al Fulchino, left, congratulates Dan Wilson, vice president of the Merrimack Valley Beekeepers Association, who on behalf of the membership accepted an official commendation from Governor Kelly A. Ayotte for the club's wide variety of conservation efforts on behalf of the pollinators that sustain the world's food sources and landscapes and agriculture. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

New Hampshire Executive Councilor Dave K. Wheeler shows some affection for the science and art of beekeeping at a recent District Five Governor & Council Roadshow he hosted at Fulchino Vineyard on Pine Hill Road in Hollis. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Members of the Merrimack Valley Beekeepers Association, honored for a wide range of bee-related activities by Gov. Kelly A. Ayotte, center, at a recent District Five Governor & Council Roadshow, include club representatives, from left, Claudia Dufresne of Hollis, Dan Wilson, MBVA vice president and a resident of Billerica, Mass., Claudia's husband, John Dufresne, and Mike Mattock of the Mattock Family Apiary in Hollis. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Dan Wilson, left, vice president of the Merrimack Valley Beekeepers Association, is greeted at the recent Roadshow event by Dave Priebe, NH State Apiary Inspector, and his wife, Dorinda Priebe, apiary consultant, both members of Pawtuckaway Beekeepers Association, Concord Area Bee Association and other groups in addition to being Certified Master Beekeepers since 2011 for the Eastern Apiculture Society (EAS), where Dave serves as Master Beekeeper Director sitting on the EAS Board of Directors. The Concord Area club maintains a teaching apiary at the Governor's mansion. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON