I'll 2nd Peter Borst and add Richard Taylor and Bernie Draper, the last two are sorely missed. Randy is up there on my list for a great deal of good work.
In no particular order: Michael Bush (got me into beekeeping relatively cheaply), Roland (Wisconsin beekeeping virtual mentor), Mel Disselkoen (MDA splitter outbreeding the mites), Michael Palmer (Nuc guru), Jim Kloek of Natures Nectar (My most local resource), Allen Dick (Retired Canadian Beekeeper, and Diary Writer).
Bunch of them. Michael Bush, Michael Palmer, Fat Bee Man, JP The Beeman (youtube!) Les Crowder, and my cousin Shane (my sounding board). None of them (if they are smart!) would claim me!
Mine are the "regulars" in the beesource.com chat room, and all of the "youtube" beekeepers who share their wisdom. I've learned a lot! I only wish Michael Bush and JP would visit chat sometime.
About any of you guys that regularly post on here. No telling how many times I've came here looking for a direction to go and found it within a search or two.
Michael Bush (have his book), Michael Palmer (anxiously waiting for his book), the bees... and countless others who take the time to answer questions and post information online in places like Beesource, and their own websites.
Locally my mentor is the President of our Beekeeping club - a sharp man with a lot of practical knowledge. My Beesource mentor is definitely Oldtimer. I read everything he has to say and he's been kind enough to PM me about several problems I've had. On the internet generally it would be Michael Bush and Randy Oliver.
Richard Taylor, Dee and Ed Lusby, G.M. Doolittle, Jay Smith, Isaac Hopkins, Brother Adam, Kirk Webster, Francis Huber, C.C. Miller, L.L. Langstroth, A.I. Root, Michael Palmer, W.Z. Hutchinson...
My Grandfather, He started bee keeping around the end of WW2 in Scandinavia/Baltic coast, starting with a Warre like TB hive and eventually adding frames then going to Langstroth like hive in the late 70's. It wasn't his primary income, he was a fisherman till he retired in the 80's, but always had bees and now while he turns 91 next week he still has a hive, just for fun now. What more could you aim for?
i haven't found the 'one', but i am thankful for the wisdom shared by several of those already mentioned here.
i especially follow the advice of 'let the bees teach you.....'.
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