How to Use beekeeper in a Sentence

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  • Soon, beekeepers will be able to try to find out what is troubling a colony by listening to the buzz using a smartphone app.
    The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Birds in Michigan sing so loudly that the beekeeper, Abdullah, hears them through her phone.
    Elizabeth Toohey, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2018
  • This led in turn to the idea of developing a machine that could, like a seasoned beekeeper, listen to the buzz of bees to help determine their health.
    The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
  • French beekeepers near the town of Ribeauville noticed in 2012 that their bees were producing blue honey.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2018
  • But the master beekeeper, who has been keeping hives for more than 40 years, has found herself in a fight against a tricky and evolving foe — honey fraudsters.
    Daniel Matthews, Fortune Europe, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Pyong Livingston, the beekeeper Reyes was filming, told the station his first choice would be to relocate the bees from the Murphys’ home, not kill them.
    Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Statistics aren’t in for this season, but beekeepers reported an approximate 61 percent loss on their hives last winter.
    Jordan Otero Sisson, Courant Community, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Michigan's bee population is disappearing at an alarming rate, causing concern for beekeepers and farmers, who need bees to pollinate their crops.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Everyone who fences wears protective gear, including masks that resemble something worn by a beekeeper or a Marvel super-villain.
    San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Currently, nine participating hotels share resources, best practices, and a beekeeper.
    Bailey Bischoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • Some beekeepers will come and collect swarms to give the colony a home.
    Jennie Key, Cincinnati.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Darrow has been a beekeeper for four years, and had been looking for a swarm ever since her hive of bees died over the winter.
    oregonlive.com, 20 June 2019
  • Because beekeepers did not find evidence of the bees that attacked Messina, the swarm was likely a traveling one, the team said.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 July 2024

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