E260 - Plain Talk: Fishing for Beekeepers

This week on Honey Bee Obscura, Jim reflects on a familiar challenge in the beekeeping world: How do we find new beekeepers? A winter snowstorm derailed his plans to record with his grandson and two of his college friends, but the experience sparked a larger, thoughtful conversation about what draws people to bees—and why most people never pick up the craft.

Jim revisits his own journey into beekeeping, remembering how early exposures didn't quite "stick" until years later, when something finally clicked. This becomes the focus keyphrase fishing for beekeepers: the idea that only a small per...