So, You Want to be a Beekeeper
Stephen Bishop Earlier this year, the leadership of my local bee club unleashed me onto our newest crop of initiates. I’m proud to say…
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The Beekeeper and the Big Bad Monk
By: Stephen Bishop Once upon a time, a young downtrodden beekeeper, Fred, slogged up a mountain to visit a beekeeping monk. He was the…
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To Beekeep or Not to Beekeep?
I suspect you normally don’t read Bee Culture for existential ponderings, but before you skip over this article for more practical beekeeping advice, I…
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Thinking Outside the Bee Box:
Unusual Ways to Turn a Profit Stephen Bishop Life is full of little ironies. Last year I was on a podcast—and get this, the…
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Your Ad Deer, Inc.
Stephen Bishop For anyone looking for prime advertising space, boy have I got a deal for you. Last night, while I was driving home…
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A Foolproof Way To Keep Your Smoker Lit
Fool being the Keyword Stephen Bishop If there’s one universal truth to life, it’s that your smoker will die at the most inopportune time….
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The High Art of Elevated Dumbery
The High Art of Elevated Dumbery By: Stephen Bishop Some people think you can just do dumb things without any forethought, but learning how…
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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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Beekeeping Youtubers You Might Like
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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