Michael S. Thompson

Michael S. Thompson
Born	1948 Springfield, Missouri
Occupation	Urban beekeeper
Organization	Chicago Honey Co-op
Title	Director

Michael S. Thompson is a beekeeper in Chicago.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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

1. 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.
2. "Michael S. Thompson and Hives". nwi.com. The Times of Northwest Indiana. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
3. Johnson, Carla K. (29 July 2011). "Amid bee die-off, healthy hives thrive in cities". Yahoo News. Associated Press. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Thing Magazine. 4: 2. 1991. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^[incomplete short citation]
8. 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.
9. Braun, Ashley (2 April 2002). "A bee wrangler shows you how to mind your own beeswax". Grist. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
10. Briggs, Jonathan E. (5 December 2004). "Jobs program delivers sweet taste of a new beginning". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
11. Braun, Ashley (2 April 2002). "A bee wrangler shows you how to mind your own beeswax". Grist. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
12. "Chicago Honey Co-op Website".
13. 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.