Victor Yuschenko, President of Ukraine
Official photo at his own beeyard. Another photo during his visit to Japan.

Tam Dalyell, British longest continuously serving MP (over 40 years), known as Father of the House
Preparing to retire to look after bees at his ancestral Scottish home, in an interview for The Sunday Times he explained how his fellow MPs became aware of his apiarian pursuits: Shortly after his election he missed a vote because "my bees swarmed". What? "Well, you can hardly ask other people to deal with swarms. The chief whip called me in and said: 'I've been in this post for nine years and over German rearmament I thought I heard every possible excuse for missing a vote, but never f****** bees'." >>> | Photo by the Scottish Parliament's Festival of Politics 2006

Yuri Luzhkov, Mayor of Moscow, Russia
Photo with a frame. Other photos at his beeyard cleaning the grounds and posing with a visitor.

Bill Dennison, former Mayor (1966-1972) of Toronto, Canada
Had bees before his election, keeping them in the heart of the city. Whenever there was an angry swarm, the police would call His Majesty the Mayor. He would get his smoker and go fetch the bees - not every city of 3 million can claim such hands-on care from an elected official! His daughter, Lorna Dennison Milne is a Liberal member of the Canadian Senate >>> | Photo by Toronto Sun

Henry Fonda (1905-1982), actor
The star of 96 films, including 'War and Peace' with Audrey Hepburn, this hobby beekeeper gave away honey in jars that he labeled Henry's Honey. When he was a youngster, he'd earned the Eagle Scout badge for beekeeping. | Both photos by MPTV.net

Roberto Ballini, Bee King of Elba (Italy)
This former Italian champion cyclist is passionate about beekeeping. He achieved something the experts thought was impossible when he produced the world's first ever pure rosemary honey. In fact, he's better known for his earlier career. He was a household name in the 1960s as a professional cyclist. But his career was cut short by a serious leg injury. "I was very depressed, and I felt my life had no meaning - I couldn't cycle. Before then I knew about honey was that it tastes good..." He says today his bees give him more joy than a cycling career would ever have. | From DW - European Journal (May 30, 2007) - video/audio available by sending request to beemi @ mycybernet.net.