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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

These are cared for by a local beekeeper, with their honey available at the on-site honesty shop.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

There are even bees and a beekeeper, who harvests honey for employees to take home.

From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

She still knows more about bees than anyone who isn’t an actual beekeeper because she got so into her sixth-grade science fair project.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Two hives were initially installed and staff were recruited to train as beekeepers.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

That could have implications for beekeepers, growers and integrated-pest-management planners, particularly during periods when bees are actively foraging or colonies are expanding.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

"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

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

New beekeepers are told that the way to find the elusive queen is by first locating her circle of attendants.

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


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