Charles Linder | Guest: Beekeeping Today Podcast

Director, BeeCAUSE Alliance

At the moment I am a director for the BeeCAUSE Alliance, which seems to consume a lot of time. We are working hard on national issues if invasive pest and ways to fix miticide approvals.

I currently run ~5000 hives with a strong focus on pollination I also write monthly for American Bee Journal and occasionally for Bee Culture on industry topics.

I am a retired Engineer with a background in all things agricultural. From milking cows to building combines to now pollination of produce, in one way or another agriculture has been key.

In the time left over I also run a plastics manufacturing project in the off season, where we make several things for the bee industry.

BeeCAUSE Alliance with Charlie Linder (361)

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Nov. 24, 2025

BeeCAUSE Alliance with Charlie Linder (361)

This week, we’re taking a close look at the future of beekeeping advocacy with BeeCAUSE Alliance, a new organization focused on industry collaboration, communication, and support. Our guest, Charlie Linder, shares how his years in commercial beekeeping, queen breeding, and honey production shaped his perspective on what beekeepers need most—and why building stronger relationships across the industry is becoming increasingly important. In this conversation, Charlie explains BeeCAUSE Alliance’s...

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Jan. 15, 2024

Charlie Linder: From Backyard to Commercial Beekeeper (S6, E31)

Every hobbyist beekeeper eventually contemplates scaling up to a commercial operation with thousands of hives. Our podcast guest, Charlie Linder, embraced this challenge and has been forging ahead ever since. Initially, Charlie's beekeeping business...

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