How to Use beekeeper in a Sentence

beekeeper

noun
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Any earlier would’ve been risky, said Jones, a beekeeper of 15 years.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The beekeeper in Atlanta, Edward Morgan, called more than a dozen people to go to the airport and try to save any bees that were still alive.
    — NBC News, 1 May 2022
  • Thomas Bacon of Union is an avid beekeeper who knows just about everything there is to know about the buzzing and busy insects.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Classes are typically held in the winter, and new beekeepers get their bees in the spring.
    — Scott Kirkwood, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
  • State troopers asked people driving in the area to be cautious as the beekeepers tried to capture the bees that got released, per WJXT.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 May 2023
  • The aviary will likely expand, and an artisan knife maker will join a beekeeper on the site.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 3 Nov. 2020
  • An aide suddenly appeared on the screen in her beekeeper’s garb.
    — Lorrie Moore, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The best way to learn about the makeup of your honey and how it’s been handled is to talk to the beekeeper, for example at your local farmer’s market.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • But in the face of global warming, early warning is not enough, beekeepers say.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Chapple — who has been the royal beekeeper for 15 years — hopes that bees continue to have a home on royals grounds.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Flood, 64, a potter and beekeeper, brings to her work what the sisters bring to theirs: a deep commitment to social justice.
    — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 6 May 2021
  • Her brother, James Middleton, has been a beekeeper for over a decade.
    — Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 23 June 2021
  • Do fellow beekeepers a favor and keep watch for the yellow-legged hornet.
    — Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 16 Aug. 2023
  • To get that type of insight, a relationship must exist with the person who harvests the wax—the beekeeper.
    — Maria Geyman, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2020
  • My neighbor, Erin, who is a knowledgeable beekeeper with her own hives, has been my go-to teacher.
    — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 7 July 2023
  • The beekeeper took care of the left-beehinds and students can safely return Thursday.
    — Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 26 May 2021
  • Her husband ran a window-making business and worked on the side as a beekeeper, tending 40 hives.
    — Liz Alderman, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Patterson’s great-great-grandfather, Kupollee – a beekeeper, farmer and woodworker – was one of the 110 on the ship.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022

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