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Bee Hive

Also Bee Hive ice-cream stand; formerly Harbor View stand

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Summary

The Bee Hive was a new 1973 summer ice-cream and lunch business operated by Betty and Ricky Guarino. The former Harbor View stand was used for storage.

Evidence and limits

The source does not establish a formal business record, exact location, or later continuity.

The dated record

2 dated events · 1973–1974These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Reports Betty Guarino and Ricky Guarino serving at the Bee Hive in a new building, while the old Harbor View stand was used for storage; it gives no address, registration, or exact opening date.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-07_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Lists the Bee Hive among the island food businesses open for the season; it does not establish ownership, licensing, or a complete operating schedule.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eleven-page combined May–June issue scan is paired with the OCR source stored under the archive 1974-05 key and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Bee Hive”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/organizations/bee-hive-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “Businesses Open for the Summer.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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