As a child, Christian Dale used to run from bees.
“I remember playing on a soccer field and taking off as soon as a bumblebee came near,” he said. “I was terrified.”
Now, the UNC Chapel Hill senior spends time suited up at beehives, calmly handling frames filled with buzzing insects. Learning how bees behave, he said, changed everything. “Once I understood how gentle they really are, it helped me connect with nature in a way I never would have before.”…