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An Alameda beekeeper collaborates with Oakland businesses to make sweet soaps

By Oakland North Staff | May 15, 2013 | 11
Jean Chen gave up her job as a tattoo artist for ten years last month to make soap full time. She cares for five beehives with her husband and uses the honey and wax produced to make her products. Photo courtesy Jean Chen.

When she started keeping bees as a hobby six years ago, tattoo artist Jean Chen never thought she’d be making a living from them in her kitchen. But on April 28, Chen quit her job after ten years. Her new job—soap maker.

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