I Told You So
Stephen Bishop It only took 97 needles in my back for an allergy doctor to confirm I’ve made poor life choices. And I’m not…
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Stephen Bishop It used to be if you wanted to get into hobby beekeeping, first you planted a little garden, then you got chickens,…
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The World’s Best Pollinator Plot
Stephen Bishop Well, I’ve done it. I’ve made a contribution to beekeeping science. I would like to thank everybody who has ever doubted my…
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A True Beekeeping Ghost Story
Stephen Bishop One Saturday morning, my wife’s second cousin, Katie, came pedaling up the road. She veered into our driveway and then dismounted her…
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Meeting Adjourned
Stephen Bishop Some curious readers have inquired about my credentials, and some conspiratorially-inclined question whether I even exist. The same happened with Shakespeare; he…
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A Royal Drama
Stephen Bishop [While working a hive, a BEEKEEPER carried on a thoughtful conversation with HER MAJESTY, who just happened to be in a chatty…
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An Early Swarm
By: Stephen Bishop This article originally appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Sometimes life, like swarm season, comes…
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By: Stephen Bishop This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years We all like to think we…
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Hypothetical Honey
By: Stephen Bishop This article originally appeared in the Spring 2019 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years At the only stoplight in Polkville,…
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Glimmer in a Ditch
By: Stephen Bishop This article originally appeared in the Winter 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Somewhere in a ditch guarded by…
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TV Proposal
By: Stephen Bishop For those who have Netflix, I recommend for consumption: Detectorists. This show has nothing to do with beekeeping other than the fact…
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Self Incrimination
By: Stephen Bishop This article originally appeared in the Summer 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Apparently, I had been speeding down…
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