Mary Kosenski and her husband Ed own E&M Gold Beekeepers, LLC. They are suppliers and producers of Jersey Fresh and regional honey products in Monmouth County, N.J. “We use natural and chemical-free beekeeping techniques and also breed our own queens”, as stated on their website, www.emgoldbeekeepers.com,“We supply local retailers and caterers with honey including local… Continue Reading
Category Archives: BeePeople
Dennis Meyer
(a.k.a. The Allergic Baker) Dennis Meyer owns Colorado’s renowned Das Meyer Bakery. They have been awarded the prestigious Best of Wedding Cakes by The Knot in 2007, 2008, and 2009. A real cake boss himself; Dennis’ work has been featured in Colorado Expressions, 5280, Confetti, The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. Dennis has been… Continue Reading
Tony “Bees” Planakis
(a.k.a. The Bee Cop) Tony Bees! That’s what his friends call him. NYPD’s official go-to guy for all things bees, Tony began his beekeeping activities as a teenager, learning from his Cypress born father – who also kept bees since he was a boy. Tony is often called on to recover bee swarms in the… Continue Reading
Anthony and Molly
(a.k.a. The cute bee couple) Anthony and Molly are perhaps the cutest couple in Colorado. Students of The Bee Guru’s adult beekeeping class, this dynamic duo is saving up for their first house and they are very serious about becoming future bee people themselves. So they may very well start out with a hive of… Continue Reading
Tate
(a.k.a. The Beekeeping Apprentice) Tate got into keeping bees at an early age, given that he is only 11 now. The Colorado seventh grader is very focused for someone of his youth. He is fairly certain that he’d like to be a translator for the military and no doubt beekeeping will be part of his… Continue Reading
Mike Gallagher
(a.k.a. The Bee Medic) By day, Mike is the president of an insurance agency. By nights and weekends, he is a backyard bee and California quail keeper. Along with a few chickens. He got into beekeeping because he was affected by reading the disturbing news concerning colony collapse disorder. Given that he is also an… Continue Reading
Susan
Susan is a professional executive by day and a brand new beekeeper. Unbeknownst to Susan is that she already was a beekeeper. For the past two or three years a feral hive had taken up residence in her barn. It was time to call in the professionals. Upon arrival, The Bee Guru and Billy Bee… Continue Reading
Seth Belson
2011 President, New Jersey Beekeepers Association We caught up with Seth Belson for an interview for the film as he was closing out his term as president of the New Jersey Beekeepers Association. An attorney with the New Jersey Public Defender’s office, Seth bought a copy of Beekeeping for Dummies and started with one hive… Continue Reading
Dr. Larry Connor
Dr. Larry Connor earned his Ph.D. at Michigan State University upon completion of his dissertation on strawberry pollination, and assumed the position of extension apicultural entomologist at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. There his program attracted the attention of investors interested in moving the Dadant Starline and Midnite Hybrid Queen Program to Florida… Continue Reading
Bill Schlenker
(a.k.a. Billy Bee) Bill is a partner and the right hand man of The Bee Guru. Bill has assisted Gregg on bee rescues that number so high, it hurts his head to calculate. Like Gregg, Billy Bee has had several occupations before catching the Bee Fever. He is very handy and indeed constructed a solar… Continue Reading