I am really sorry to read this news- Kim was ever the ambassador for beekeeping and had an infectious optimism that was always looking forward to the upcoming year and the promise it held.
It is in retrospect apropros that Jim Tew started a two-part interview of Kim's life and career in the December issue of Bee Culture, to be continued in the January issue:
https://www.beeculture.com/a-conversation-with-kim-flottum-part-1/
A friend recently told me, 'When someone dies, they take a book with them.'
And I expect in Kim's case it is a encyclopedic collection of stories, anecdotes and experiences in beekeeping that are the reflection of a life well-lived in support of a noble profession.
His contributions to 'Beekeeping Today' and 'Honey Bee Obscura' (among others) will be sorely missed.
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