Glen Andresen

Glen Andresen’s life changed in unimagined ways when an old-time beekeeper introduced him to the art, craft, and science of keeping bees…and so began a lifetime fascination with the wonder and magic of honey bees. Glen has been keeping bees in his own backyard in Portland, Oregon since 1992 and in other people’s backyards since 2002. His city bees regularly produce more than 3,500 pounds of honey. 

He teaches backyard organic beekeeping classes through Portland Community College and at Alder Commons in NE Portland. Please contact Glen if you are interested in signing up for a class or would like more information (or see the 2025 Classes section).

Glen Andresen is the host of the long-running hour-long edible gardening show, "The Dirt Bag," heard the second Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. on community radio station KBOO, at 90.7 FM in Portland. For 20 years, beginning in 1994, Glen Andresen was Metro/OSU’s lead natural gardening educator. The program offered presentations and information on how to have healthy yards and gardens without the use of pesticides. And Glen has been a Master Gardener since 1991.

He has degrees in economics and music but still would rather play with his bees.

Tim Wessels

In 2016, Tim retired from Bridgetown Bees. But he continues to support Glen in any way that he can!