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Alexander Crawley
pest control expert and entomology consultant
Melbourne, Australia
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About Alexander:
Alexander Crawley is an entomology consultant for Fantastic Services in Brisbane. In his spare time, he loves to photograph insects and study their behaviour. He has always been fascinated with them so this is more than a job for him. It’s a passion.
About Ann:
Ann Barczewski is a follower of Jesus and a lover of all things natural, especially our pollinators, a beekeeper and aspiring gardener. She enjoys watching the chickens, pigeons, guineas, quail and wildlife in her back yard. She lives in rural Cecil County, Maryland with her husband and special needs daughter along with a Cane Corso Mastiff. She is the founder and owner of Ann Bee’s Naturals LLC. When she’s not advocating for environmental issues she spends her time developing and manufacturing completely natural products for body and home as well as running the day to day affairs of her home and business.
About Bobby:
I started beekeeping after my supervisor told me of her time as a beekeeper on Sapelo Island some years ago and how much she loved it. I had numerous conversations with her about beekeeping and started reading about this fascinating little creature and then I became hooked. I honestly never even thought about where honey comes from. Sure, I knew about beekeepers but I never imagined that people still kept bees in our day and age with all of our technology. I am glad I was wrong! I purchased two nucs on the 4th of May, 2016 and have been enamored ever since and learn something new all the time.
About Brad:
Brad James is the only guy on the team who can pull of a suit and tie in the bee yard. He covers the business of beekeeping and implementation of beekeeping systems from every angle — as well as occasional other topics. Before joining Beepods, Brad has helped many startups get off the ground through implementing organizational strategy that leverages current personnel and implementing tried and true business processes that promote business growth and leadership development. Brad’s personal goal is to make it as easy as possible for anyone to get into beekeeping. He sees that it to save the bees, it takes more responsible, forward-thinking beekeepers to make it happen. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @BJJames23 to see what he’s doing with beepods during all hours of the day.
About Carl:
Carl Jackson has been a beekeeper for eight years in Southeast Kentucky. He produces honey from 40 hives without using chemicals. He designed a rotatable bee hive for physical challenged individuals which will be marketing under Royalty Hives.
About Charlotte:
Master Beekeeper, Charlotte Anderson shares her love of all things honeybee. She helps others become better beekeepers and teaches new beekeepers how to get started. Her mission is spreading awareness of the importance of honey bees. She is a former Beekeeper of the Year in South Carolina.
About Chloe:
Chloe Bennet is a blogger at Best dissertation writing services UK and Cheap Assignment Help websites. She writes about green living and learning all stuff about bees. Also, Chloe teaches academic writing at Essay Service.
About Claire:
Claire has been an organic beekeeper for over 20 years and a gardener and lover of nature all of her life. She owns her own business, Claire Jones Landscapes, LLC, and creates gardens of all kinds, using pollinator friendly and native plants in her designs. Mentoring and guiding new beekeepers, blogging at TheGardenDiaries, photographing and painting bees and flowers, and keeping up with her two active dogs, keeps her busy with the activities that she loves best.
About David:
My name is David Avvisato and am 48 years young. My true profession is in the landscaping business, but seven years ago my wife and myself tried our hand at small scale farming. We eventually found out that our area was lacking pollinators for the vegetables on our farm and purchased two hives and continue to add more every year. I thought my wife was crazy when she first wanted to start keeping bees, but it now has become our hobby.
About Donna:
Donna James is a high skilled freelance essay writer and proofreader from Michigan, United States who currently works on various projects focused on the IT&C industry. She is interested in everyday development and writes blog posts on various topics, such as marketing, technology and lifestyle.
About Gene:
I've kept bees for about 5 years. I learned organic management from Don "the Fat Bee Man" and John Seaborn of Wolfe Creek Apiaries, and I now teach beginners how to get started keeping backyard bees. I'm grateful that I've had the privilege of knowing these veterans of beekeeping and to have spent time with them getting to understand these wonderful creatures and sharing my knowledge with others.
Hilary Kearney
Author, Entrepenuer & Full-time Beekeeper
San Diego, California
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About Hilary:
Hilary Kearney is author of the books Queenspotting and The Little Book of Bees. Her business Girl Next Door Honey provides educational opportunities for hundreds of new beekeepers each year. Her beekeeping exploits and unique business model have inspired people all around the world. She is also the author of the beekeeping blog Beekeeping Like a Girl and maintains a popular Instagram account. When she’s not rescuing bees, teaching about bees, photographing bees or managing one of her ninety colonies… she’s sleeping and dreaming of bees.
About Jennifer:
From Iron Oak Farm.
Melissa Caughey
Freelance writer, backyard chicken keeper, nurse practitioner
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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About Melissa:
Melissa Caughey is a backyard chicken keeper, beekeeper, gardener, and cook who pens the award winning blog, Tilly's Nest. She lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts with her family of four and her Miniature Schnauzer. She regularly writes for HGTV Gardens, Community Chickens, Grit magazine, and contributes to Country Living Magazine. Melissa is currently working on a backyard chicken book with Storey Publishing to be released this upcoming year.
About Nichole:
I’m a native Vermonter. I enjoy being outside, beekeeping and gardening.
Nicole Gennetta
Owner, Heritage Acres Market & Show Host, Backyard Bounty Podcast
Southern Colorado
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About Nicole:
Nicole Gennetta lives on a small farm in Southern Colorado where she keeps various poultry and several hives. She owns HeritageAcresMarket.com and the Backyard Bounty Podcast which offers many helpful articles on poultry, bees, and sustainable living. Nicole has a passion for learning and enjoys sharing with others! #heritageacresmarket #backyardbountypodcast
About Rachel:
I've called Lawrence home for most of my life. When we decided to buy a house, we ruled out many houses because they lacked adequate yards for the garden I envisioned. While my house may still not have the acreage I dream of, we love our suburban homestead. Besides beekeeping, my interests include backyard orchard culture, chickens, native plants, and heirloom vegetable gardening.
About Scott:
Scott is an owner in the company, Beepods, a top bar hive manufacturer and beekeeping system provider to backyard beekeepers, zoos, botanical gardens, schools and corporations alike. As an entrepreneur, Scott enjoys identifying and reaching new business markets, growing online communities and partnering with business start-ups. With a strong background in the field of web development, Scott currently focuses on online marketing strategy consulting. In his off time, Scott enjoys running various tech meetup groups. He also spends as much time as possible with his wife, his baby girl and his Great Dane.
About Susan:
Susan's books celebrating our deep and healing connection with nature and animals are published in more than 20 languages world-side. Her bees are “relatives,” along with her dogs, cats, ducks, and backyard frogs. Susan is devoted to her bees and to bee-centered beekeeping—a philosophy that puts the bees’ needs first. Susan’s hives are treatment free, collected yearly from wild swarms. Susan experiments with many kinds of hive bodies for her bees, including log hives, top bars, Warre’s, and now Sun Hives and skeps. She also creates pollinator hotels for her yard, attracting more varieties of native pollinators each year. Susan teaches beginning beekeeping classes in the Pacific Northwest.
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