Some find the company of bees anything but calming. But Las Vegas resident Jeremy "The Bee Man" Shane said he finds it very relaxing to get inside a hive and oversee the bees' work.

He keeps about 12 hives, or starts of hives, in his backyard in east Las Vegas, and 32 more hives at several other locations in the valley. In spring, he situates queen bees in each hive and then watches as each hive grows strong and independent.