{"id":74050,"date":"2018-12-02T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interac1.wpengine.com\/content\/%content-category%\/sweet-deal-how-interac-helps-this-sky-high-urban-beekeeping-company-keep-its-costs-low\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:34:22","slug":"sweet-deal-how-interac-helps-this-sky-high-urban-beekeeping-company-keep-its-costs-low","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/stage.interac.ca\/en\/content\/business\/sweet-deal-how-interac-helps-this-sky-high-urban-beekeeping-company-keep-its-costs-low\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet deal: How Interac helps this sky-high urban beekeeping company keep its costs low"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since his uncle taught him the art of beekeeping at age 15, Alex Mclean has been fascinated with these communal insects. That passion inspired him to forge a unique career path and start his own urban beekeeping business. 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