 This week, we talked to Father Benedict at the Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia. Bees. We see them flying in the spring and summer, but what is it like to care for and handle these creatures? Many people may have beehives on their farms, and some even have them in their backyards. At this monastery, they have 100 active hives and sell their bee products to the public. The monastery has always had bees, actually. The Brotherhood was founded in 1986 in How Springs, Missouri.