Michael S. Thompson is a beekeeper in Chicago.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Michael S. Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 |
| Occupation | Urban beekeeper |
| Organization | Chicago Honey Co-op |
| Title | Director |
Thompson was a contributor to Thing Magazine in the early 1990s.[7][better source needed]
Thompson grew up in Wichita, Kansas[8] and became a bee-keeper when he was 12 years old, after his parents bought him a beehive.[9][10] He moved to Chicago in 1968, and began beekeeping there in 1974.[8] In 1975, he put a beehive on his roof in Chicago and was surprised at the amount of honey his urban beekeeping produced.[8]
In the summer of 2004, Thompson worked with two other beekeepers to start the Chicago Honey Co-op,[11] which is dedicated to provide healthy food, passing down bee-keeping knowledge, and employing the formerly incarcerated.[10][12]
In January 2013, Thompson held his first urban beekeeping class that was open to the public at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum.[13]
References edit
- ^ Leggett, Bethany. "Buzzing in Chicago's urban hives". Medill Reports. Medill School of Journalism. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Michael S. Thompson and Hives". nwi.com. The Times of Northwest Indiana. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ Johnson, Carla K. (29 July 2011). "Amid bee die-off, healthy hives thrive in cities". Yahoo News. Associated Press. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ Wisby, Gary (September 5, 2005). "Honey harvest bountiful for city's rooftop bees Millennium Park's wealth of plants may have enriched yield". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Ford, Ford (June 16, 2002). "City could be sweet beekeeping area". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Babwin, Don (June 15, 2003). "City Hall In Chicago Abuzz With Honeybees; Insects Sweeten Rooftop Garden". Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Thing Magazine. 4: 2. 1991.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[incomplete short citation] - ^ a b c Lenehan, Mike (18 November 1977). "The Essence of Beeing: The Gentle Art of Honey Husbandry, from Inner-City Rooftops to Corn-belt Pastureland". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ Braun, Ashley (2 April 2002). "A bee wrangler shows you how to mind your own beeswax". Grist. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ a b Briggs, Jonathan E. (5 December 2004). "Jobs program delivers sweet taste of a new beginning". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ Braun, Ashley (2 April 2002). "A bee wrangler shows you how to mind your own beeswax". Grist. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Chicago Honey Co-op Website".
- ^ Fuller, Janet. "Classes Filling Up Quickly As Buzz Surrounding Urban Beekeeping Gets Louder". DNAInfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.