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James Fischer

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Jedi-Master Beekeeper

Jim kept bees before varroa on a farm he calls "Farmageddon", as a retirement hobby that got completely out of control, expanding into a 750 colony apple pollination operation. He sold that op, and now has a far more reasonable dozen hives overlooking Central Park in Manhattan.

Jim may be the last beekeeper of his generation to still have written no beekeeping book, have no blog, vlog, vanity website, YouTube or TikTock channel, OnlyFans page, or social media presence, and has never accepted any nomination to any official office.

He has distilled Fischer's Bee-Quick® since the 1990s, and taught a free neverending, year-round biweekly beekeeping course in Manhattan from 2006 to 2014.

Why's he on "Beekeeping Today"? Must have been a clerical error.

Sept. 29, 2025

Jim Fischer - Bee Quick and Rooftop Beekeeping (353)

In this episode of Beekeeping Today Podcast , Jeff and Becky sit down with East Coast beekeeper and innovator Jim Fischer , the creator of Fischer’s Bee-Quick . Known for its pleasant almond-cherry aroma, Bee-Quick was develo...
Guest: James Fischer