Beekeeper Elisha Bixler gets 22 Million TikTok Views
Dena Kennedy
She’s perhaps the most famous beekeeper in the world and she’s making a big difference:
ST. PETERSBURG — First things first: If the bees get angry, is it a stand-still situation, as when one meets a wild bear? Or is it a run situation?
“It’s run,” said Elisha Bixler, slipping into a beekeeping jacket and veil. “Just run.”
Bee colonies can kill, and some are so aggressive they can’t be saved during removals from homes. But many bees have no interest in us. Having settled in walls and ducts and compost bins, they can be moved to an apiary, where they’ll make honey and pollinate local flora.
That’s where Bixler comes in, sprightly and intrepid, recording videos on a cell phone clogged with so much honey, it only works on speaker.
