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beekeeper

[bee-kee-per] / ˈbiˌki pər /
NOUN
caretaker for bees
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A Riverside County beekeeper lost millions of bees in last week’s Verona fire and warns that the effects of the devastation will be widespread.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Funkhouser, a veteran commercial beekeeper, should have around 1,200 hives under his care.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

Teddy, a hobbyist beekeeper, opens the film alarmed that now the bees have disappeared, too.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2025

"There's not enough help," said Bartolo Quirino, a 42-year-old beekeeper.

From Barron's Oct. 15, 2025

A writer, an English teacher, and a beekeeper.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

"The war came and destroyed the beekeeping sector by more than 95 percent because most beekeepers were near the border areas," he explained.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Lamas and his colleagues then formulate advice to share with beekeepers around the nation.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

"This question did not start in the lab. It started in conversations with beekeepers," Baer said.

From Science Daily Apr. 20, 2026

By 1947 commercial beekeepers were moving their hives miles away; smog was killing the bees, or making them crazy so they couldn’t find their way back home.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

Among them were suits brought by beekeepers in several areas of New York State.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson



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