The start of Burt's Bees began when co-founder Burt Shavitz picked up a hitchhiker in 1984 in his yellow Datsun.
Burt Shavitz, who died at age 80, had a roadside honey stand.
The beekeeper and businessman co-founded the personal care products company in the 1980s.
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