That's an interesting line of work. Does your friend do it as a hobby or a business?

My brother-in-laws grandfather used to keep bees. When I met him, 25 years ago, he was a spry and active 90 year old. We were having a few beers on his front porch and he was telling us what life was like in rural Espersen NY, about 4 hours horse carriage ride west of Albany NY. A bee landed on my arm and I was about to swat it. He told me not to, and then picked it up in his fingers, walked it to the end of the porch and let it go. I guess it was one of his.