Former journalist Jeff Lee finds a new life in beekeeping

The Sansasyonel - International (English) · Nov 9, 2026 · 1m

Jeff Lee became interested in beekeeping in his late 50s, after his wife Amanda took part in a “beard of bees” event at Science World’s “science of fear” exhibition in Vancouver. They enrolled in a beekeeping course and started with two hives in their backyard. At 60, they moved 300 miles east to rural British Columbia and bought a bee farm. Lee had worked as a journalist since he was 21, including as an investigative reporter at the Vancouver Sun, where he says he worked at an intense pace. While tending the first hives in their backyard after work, he learned to slow down and work with the…