Editing Beekeeper (section)

==Notable beekeepers==

[[File:Bee-keeper.jpg|thumb|upright|Beekeeper on an old German stained glass painting. Underneath the refrain of a children's song by [[Hoffmann von Fallersleben]]]]

Since [[Petro Prokopovych]] became the first major commercial beekeeper, there have been people along the way who have contributed to the success of keeping honey bees. From studying their genetics, to writing well-known novels, to constructing tools to assist in the industry, these beekeepers helped guide the profession.

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* [[Petro Prokopovych]]
* [[Johann Dzierzon]]
* [[L. L. Langstroth]]
* [[Anton Janša]]
* [[Peter Pavel Glavar]]
* [[Émile Warré]]
* [[Karl Kehrle|Brother Adam]]
* [[Moses Quinby]]
* [[Juraj Fándly]]
* [[Gregor Mendel]]
* [[Georges de Layens]]
* [[Robert A. Holekamp]]
* [[Charles Dadant]]
* [[Amos Root]]
* [[Walter T. Kelley]]
* [[Roger Morse]]
* [[Jacqueline Gowe]]
* [[Tarlton Rayment]]
* [[Erika Thompson]]
* [[Gordon Dougan]]

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Other practising keepers have included:

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* [[Jiří Dienstbier Jr.]]
* [[Gordon Dougan]]
* [[Edmund Hillary]]
* [[Martha Kearney]]
* [[Bob Maguire]]
* [[Terry Nutkins]]
* [[Nayef Rajoub]]
* [[Paul Theroux]]<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/the-bee-business-an-amateur-apiary-revolution-1752307.html?action=Popup&ino=3 The bee business: An amateur apiary revolution] [[The Independent]] 19 July 2009</ref>
* [[Bill Turnbull]]
* [[Steve Vai]]
* [[Alfred Watkins]]
* [[James Hetfield]]
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