Milwaukee beekeeper draws connections between faith, honey bees



















  • A Milwaukee beekeeper, travels to churches, synagogues, nursing homes and schools to spread the word about honeybees.
  • He teaches how crucial honey bees are to the world’s ecosystem and how to care for them properly.
  • Charlie Koenen, the beekeeper, hopes that by framing his message in faith, it will resonate with people.

MILWAUKEE — Charlie Koenen doesn’t lead a church and he doesn’t preach from a pulpit every Sunday. But he has dedicated his life to spreading a spiritual message, and he’s counting religious leaders among those he’s won over.

He’d call it beevangelizing.

Koenen, a Milwaukee beekeeper, travels to churches, synagogues, nursing homes and schools to spread the word about honeybees — how crucial they are to the world’s ecosystem and how to care for them properly.