beekeeper is a Canadian indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Their debut album, BE KEPT, was released independently on September 15, 2010. It was recorded (in part) and mixed by Colin Stewart (The New Pornographers, Dan Mangan, Kathryn Calder) at The Hive Creative Labs. The first single from the album was "Sudden Cuckoo" and charted on numerous Canadian college radio stations, reaching No. 102 overall. The song has also been in rotation on CBC Radio 3.
Since 2011, beekeeper has toured multiple times in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec, and opened for such acts as Menomena, NoMeansNo, and The Heartbroken.
In 2012, beekeeper released a single entitled "Take Me Back (To The Place)" on 7-inch vinyl. The vinyl also contains a B-side entitled "Bad Advice".
The members of beekeeper also play with Hey Ocean, Sidney York, and Katie Rox.
In June 2012, beekeeper was selected as one of the top 20 artists in British Columbia to participate in CKPK-FM's PEAK Performance Project.
In February 2013, beekeeper released their third recording, entitled "Shout At People".