Eric McEwenEric McEwen heads the beekeeping operation for Diggin' Livin' Farm & Apiaries located in the Illinois River Valley of southwest Oregon. He has spent the last twenty years experimenting with the development of organic management practces for up to 700 honey bee colonies. A former mentor for the Oregon State University Master Beekeeper Program, Eric currently serves as the southern Oregon representative on the Oregon State Beekeepers Association administrative board. He is the originator and manufacturer of Natural Nest Beehives, an improved style of eight-frame Langstroth equipment for organic beekeeping. Eric is also a trained naturalist who loves the wild side of the great outdoors.