Category: Stephen Bishop
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Friends in Low Places
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop Although pant fit may be a reliable indicator that you’ve gained weight, I prefer a more holistic gauge of body mass, specifically snugness in the crawl space. I don’t go…
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The Flow Suit
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop My wife is a big believer in weather-appropriate clothing. In the morning, she consults a weather app on her phone to inform her wardrobe decisions for the day. Sometimes after…
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Building Frames
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! Building Frames By: Stephen Bishop Only beekeepers with the most trained and disciplined minds should tackle the tedious task of building frames. Unfortunately, frame assembly has broken many of the most promising beekeepers…
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Bee Trucks
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop A truck used primarily for the husbandry of honey bees is known in popular parlance as a “bee truck.” However, my wife, who is not up-to-date on trendy lingo, instead…
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This is the Year
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop I’m a firm believer that farm animals exist primarily to torment farmers. The fact that we eat livestock feels like rightful payback for all the trauma these creatures inflict during…
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Carolina On My Mind
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop I have divided allegiances. I’ve spent most of my life living within fifteen minutes of the North Carolina/South Carolina line. I lived on the northern side, while my grandparents lived…
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A Helping Hand
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop A few years ago, at a beekeeper’s meeting, we experienced a medical emergency when a speaker from out of town fainted, and we had to call an ambulance. It turned…
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Dream Jobs
Click Here if you listened. We’d love to know what you think. There is even a spot for feedback! Read along below! By: Stephen Bishop After thoughtful consideration, I think I’ve discovered my new dream job. No, it’s not full-time beekeeping (that was my old dream job, then I became a sideline beekeeper and realized…