I am a retired Engineer with a background in all things agricultural. From milking cows to building combines to now pollination of produce, in one way or another agriculture has been key.
I currently run ~5000 hives with a strong focus on pollination I also write monthly for American Bee Journal and occasionally for Bee Culture on industry topics.
I also run a plastics manufacturing project in the off season, where we make several things for the bee industry.
In the time left over, I am on the board for directors for the American Beekeeping Federation, where I focus on legislative issue and commercial beekeeping interest.
Every hobbyist beekeeper eventually contemplates scaling up to a commercial operation with thousands of hives. Our podcast guest, Charlie Linder, embraced this challenge and has been forging ahead ever since. Initially, Charlie's beekeeping business...