Ep. 53 // Mike Stumreiter's Class Bee License

Published: Jan. 14, 2020, 9 a.m.


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\nJump back in with Mike Stumreiter this week as we buzz through a conversation on he and his wife\u2019s new hobby and small business \u2013 beekeeping. It will not bee boring, and the bee puns are actually surprisingly minimal.
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\nWhat started as a battle royal\xe9 with wildflowers turned into a welcoming of 20,000 bees into his eternally flowering backyard.
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\nEnjoy this buzzworthy episode, from the \u201cah-ha!\u201d moments to the connection Mike makes between beekeeping and trucking. You\u2019ll learn and laugh guaranteed.
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\nQuotes
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\n* \u201cWe went to the store, and it was $8 for a little jar of honey\u2026 that one ingredient costs more than the meat we put into the meal!\u201d* \u201cIf we lose bees, the downside is, we lose everything, people.\u201d* \u201cIn beekeeping, ten beekeepers will give you 12 different answers. I go, \u2018It\u2019s kind of like trucking!\u2019\u201d* \u201cI don\u2019t know why we don\u2019t have a truck driver president yet. We know it all. And if we don\u2019t know it all, we will ask another trucker that does know it all.\u201d* \u201cEach hive had a three-pound package [of bees]. In the three-pound package, there are 10,000 bees.\u201d* \u201cIt looked like an Armageddon of bees. I\u2019ve never seen so many bees in my life.\u201d* \u201cYou want to see a dance that\u2019s never been invented \u2013 let me get stung.\u201d
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\nLinks
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\n* Ep. 52 // Breaking the Law with Mike Stumreiter* Ep. 365 “On Beeing” from 99% Invisible Podcast* Business of Bees Podcast Series by Bloomberg Environment* Stumreiter\u2019s Goodies YouTube Channel
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