How to Use beekeeper in a Sentence
beekeeper
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The number of urban beekeepers, like Sam, has grown exponentially.
— Cristina Mueller, Town & Country, 6 Dec. 2012 -
Over time, beekeepers have kept hives that are more docile and exterminated bees that show aggressive tendencies in an effort to keep the majority of wild bees calm.
— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024 -
He was treated by a royal nurse and the ceremony took place as planned after the royal beekeeper, Peter Sheppard, removed the bees.
— Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2015 -
Then the beekeeper lifts [a frame with] the rest of the bees into the air.
— National Geographic, 5 Jan. 2016 -
Yes, there are bees on the roof, and the beekeeper sells his swag here, too.
— Perri Ormont Blumberg, Bon Appetit, 28 June 2017 -
Yes, there are bees on the roof, and the beekeeper sells his swag here, too.
— Perri Ormont Blumberg, Bon Appetit, 28 June 2017 -
The beekeeper used foam to subdue the bees and the hive was removed.
— Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2021 -
The beekeeper stood beneath a bright blue sky and the cloud of an eight-year war.
— Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2022 -
Karen Lorence agrees there is a sort of a beekeepers club.
— David Sharos, Aurora Beacon-News, 18 Jan. 2018 -
Some beekeepers will come and collect swarms to give the colony a home.
— Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 30 Apr. 2018 -
This is the canyon where an old-time beekeeper named James T. Smith lived during the 1800s.
— Karin Klein, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2017 -
They were rescued by a beekeeper from the Lido, the beach in Venice.
— Christina Mayo, miamiherald, 1 June 2017 -
Patrick Genay, a beekeeper with 300 hives in the area, is among those seeking to quash the Amazon project for good.
— Liz Alderman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2020 -
Our beekeeper, Tony Poe, came out and retrieved the swarm.
— Cincinnati.com, 27 Apr. 2017 -
The head and neck of a beekeeper are covered with a mass of bees that resemble the mane of a lion.
— Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 18 Aug. 2019 -
Then dim the lights, put on your beekeeper’s outfit, and take a new profile pic.
— Wendi Aarons, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2020 -
Commercial beekeeper Jim Oberton has one of the rare Biden signs out in the area.
— Rochelle Olson, Star Tribune, 3 Nov. 2020 -
In an adorable move, the Middleton clan stepped in and helped get James started as a beekeeper.
— Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 July 2020 -
At the edge of the village, a beekeeper invited us to look at his apiary.
— New York Times, 20 Apr. 2022 -
The process of moving the bees to a safe area starts with the queen, according to aspiring beekeeper Noah Lange.
— Kody Fisher, The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2021 -
Bryan Specht, a 25-year-old beekeeper who lives in Colerain, also hopped on board to help.
— Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 26 June 2024 -
Then everyone donned beekeeper suits to open up the hive.
— Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024 -
New for this year are displays of a floral peacock, duck, and a beekeeper.
— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2022 -
He and a few others from Burford — including one who was a beekeeper — called 911 and tried to keep the bees away from Amos’s face.
— Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 5 June 2023 -
That all changed this spring when our beekeeper retired.
— Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 7 July 2023 -
The beekeeper said the truckload of bees was worth between $1 million and $2 million.
— Robert Rhoden, NOLA.com, 4 Nov. 2017 -
But the Texas beekeepers all pointed to one clear reason for the bee boom — and that reason answered the phone on our second try.
— Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024 -
The drought also has affected fruit and grain producers in the south and beekeepers in the center of the country.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2019 -
Las Cruces firefighters called Johnson, who was off-duty but is a beekeeper in his spare time, to help clear the bees off the scene.
— Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2021 -
The beekeepers found no hives nor bee activity and gave the property the all clear.
— Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
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