The Landing in Shakopee in Scott County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

What's the Buzz?

Photographed by McGhiever, November 8, 2024

1. What's the Buzz? Marker

Inscription.

These strange looking homes are hive boxes for honeybees! People have harvested honey and beeswax for thousands of years. Like many other farm animals, honeybees were imported to Minnesota. The bees in manmade beehives are used to produce honey for food, create beeswax, and to pollinate nearby crops. The honey is a delicious energy boosting treat and the beeswax makes candles to light homes past and present.

What Do They Eat?
Honeybees eat pollen and nectar from flowers. Prairies, gardens, clover, and dandelions are nearby for these bees.

Erected by Three Rivers Park District.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Animals.

Location. 44° 48.197′ N, 93° 29.417′ W. Marker is in Shakopee, Minnesota, in Scott County. It is in The Landing. It can be reached from County Road 101. The marker is at The Landing heritage park, near the Murphy's Inn ruins. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2187 County Highway 101, Shakopee MN 55379, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in the Minnesota River Valley

and in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Murphy's Inn (a few steps from this marker); Loads of Work (within shouting distance of this marker); Workin' on the Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Rich Land Abounds! (within shouting distance of this marker); Good for the Sole (within shouting distance of this marker); Bustles and Ruffles and Lace, Oh My! (within shouting distance of this marker); Carefully Crafted (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Foundation for the Future (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shakopee.

More about this marker. The grounds of The Landing are free to access year-round.

What's the Buzz? marker next to the Murphy's Inn ruins at The Landing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, November 8, 2024

2. What's the Buzz? marker next to the Murphy's Inn ruins at The Landing

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 5, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.