Episode 175 – Winter Hive Survival: Science, Insulation, and the Condensing Hive 🧊🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 174 - Bees In The News (28): Parasites, Organics & Alaska Hive Beetles 🐝🗞️

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 173 – Building a Hive Monitoring System: Sensors, Heat Maps, and Real Data 🖥️🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 172 – The Bee Buzz (28): Winter Hive Questions, Feeding, and Moisture Boards ❄️🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 171 – Inside the Winter Cluster: How Bees Heat and Survive the Cold ❄️🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 170 – Tree Cavities vs. Langstroth Hives: How Bees Really Survive Winter ❄️🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 169 – Winter Prep for Your Hives: Feeding, Merging, and Insulating ❄️🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 168 – Spring vs Fall Pollen: What Bees Really Need (And When) 🐝🌼🍂

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 167 – The Beltsville Bee Lab Shutdown: What’s Really Going On 🏛️🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 166 – Oxalic Acid and Mite Madness: What’s Changing, What’s Not 🧪🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 165 – Fall Swarming: Why You Still Need to Watch Closely 🍂🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 164 – Fall Flow and Winter Bees: How Nature Prepares the Colony for the Cold 🐝🍂

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 163 – Bearding, Fanning, and Heat Shields: How Bees Actually Cool the Hive 🔥🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 162 – What to Expect When You’re Expecting… Bees 🐝🍼

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 161 – Beekeeping Myths, Course Updates, and 2026 Experiments 🧪🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 160 – Alternative Hive Types: Top Bar, Horizontal, and Warre Explained 🐝📦

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 159 – Honey Extraction Methods: What to Know Before You Harvest 🍯🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 158 – Used Gear, Swarm Trap Timing & What to Ask When Buying Bees 🐝📦

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 157 – The Hazards of the Walkaway Split: Timing, Risks & Real Talk 🐝⏳

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 156 – Comb Control: Who Builds It, When They Do, and What to Watch For 🐝🧱

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 155 – From Egg to Emergence: Understanding Bee Development Timelines 🐣🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 154 – Memorial Day & The Healing Hive Project: Honoring Sacrifice, Building Purpose 🇺🇸🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 153 – Surviving the Dearth: Feeding, Fighting Robbers, and Managing Mites

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 152 – The Bee Buzz (27): Spring Beekeeping Q&A 🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 151 – The Bee Buzz (26): Spring Splits, Queen Cells, and What Went Wrong in Kentucky 🐝🚗

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 150 – The Bee Buzz (25): Spring Feeding, Hive Health, & Q&A 🐝📬

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 149 – Feeding Bees: When, What, and How Much 🍯🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 148 – Smooth Moves: Relocating Bee Colonies the Right Way 🌸🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 147 – Understanding Bee Roles and Behavior 🧠🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 146 – Bees in the News (27): Swarms, Rooftop Honey & Bee Yoga?! 🐝🗞️

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 145 – Is My Colony Queenless? How to Tell & What to Do 👑🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 144 – Requeening Your Colony: A Practical Guide 👑🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 143 - The Demaree Method: Swarm Control Without Splitting 🐝🔧

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 142 – Swarm Prevention: Keeping Your Bees from Leaving 🏃🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 141 – How to Inspect a Hive Like a Pro (Without Overdoing It!) 🔍🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 140 – Packages and Nucs: What to Expect the First 30 Days 📦🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 139 – How to Keep Records: The Beekeeper’s Notebook 📖🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 138 - Beginner Beekeeping Mistakes: What NOT to Do 🚨🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 137 - Single vs. Double Deep Brood Boxes: Which One is Better? 🏠🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 136 - How to Start a Beekeeping Business: Legal & Profitable Steps 🏛️🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 135 - Beekeeping Gear Checklist: What You Need for Year One 🛠️🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 134 - The Real Cost of Beekeeping: What They Don’t Tell You 💰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 133 - Package Bees vs. Nucs: Which is Right for You? 🐝📦

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 132 - The Beekeeping Triangle: Honey, Money, or Life? 🐝💰❤️

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 131 - The 2025 Honey Bee Crisis: What’s Really Happening? 🐝⚠️

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 130 - Bees in the News (26): QR Codes, Varroa Timing, and Brainy Bees 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 129 - Why I Focus on Langstroth Hives & A Hard Conversation 🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 128 - Where Did My Queen Go? Understanding Seasonal Brood Breaks 👑🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 127 - Should You Buy Bees from the Same Place Every Year? 🐝🤔

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 126 - Varroa Mites: The “HIV” of the Bee World and Why They’re So Destructive 🐝🪲

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 125 - My 2025 Varroa Strategy: Stay Ahead of the Mite Problem 🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 124 - How the Polar Vortex Affects Honeybees 🌬️🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 123 - Where to Place Your Hives 🐝🏡

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 122 - Starting Beekeeping? Research These Laws First! 🐝⚖️

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 121 - Finding a Great Beekeeping Mentor 🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 120 – Pollen Traps: The Pros, Cons, and Practical Tips for Harvesting Pollen 🐝🌼

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 119 - Winter Beekeeping Myths and Feeding Strategies 🐝❄️

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 118 - Bees in the News (25): Scotland’s Bumblebee Boom & Waggle Dance Wonders 🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 117 - Thanksgiving Cheers & Beekeeping Q&A 🦃🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 116 - Splits and Nucs Explained! 🐝📦

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 115 - Bees in the News (24): Soda-Opening Bees and Global Updates 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 114 - Fall Updates & Second Year Preps 🍂🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 113 - Bees in the News (23): Hurricanes, Stress, and Winter Challenges 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 112 - Bees in the News (22): Bee-Mergencies, Biases, and Victories 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 111 - Bees in the News (21): Pesticides, Discoveries, and Farewells 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 110 - Interview With Tara Chapman, Part 2 🐝🎙️

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 109 - Bees in the News (20): Rediscoveries, Disputes, and Losses 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 108 - Interview With Tara Chapman, Part 1 🐝🎙️

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 107 - Interview With Randy Oliver - Part 2 🐝🎙️

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 106 - Bees in the News (19): Vaccines, Pesticides, and Local Buzz 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 105 - Interview With Randy Oliver - Part 1 🐝🎙️

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 104 - The Bee Buzz (24): Updates, Q&A, and Upcoming Interviews 🐝💬

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 103 - Bees in the News (18): Invasions, Pollution, and Discoveries 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 102 - Bees in the News (17): Education, Intelligence, and Challenges 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 101 - Bees in the News (16): Shortages, Smart Hives, and Viral Spread 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 100 - Interview With Benny the Beekeeper 🐝🎙️

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 99 - Bees in the News (15): Wild Bees, Winter Survival, and Connectivity 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 98 - The Bee Buzz (23): Life Updates and Q&A 🐝💬

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 97 - Bees in the News (14): Research, Mead, and Festivals 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 96 - The Best Way to Listen to This Podcast 🎧🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 95 - Bees in the News (13): Tragedies, Diets, and Urban Beekeeping 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 94 - All About the Small Hive Beetle 🐝🐞

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 93 - Bees in the News (12): Shorter Lifespans, Super-Spreaders, and More 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 92 - The Bee Buzz (22): Splitting, Treatments, and Supering 🐝💬

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 91 - Bees in the News (11): Swarms, Shortages, and Surprises 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 90 - The Bee Buzz (21): Listener Questions and Updates 🐝💬

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 89 - Bees in the News (10): Crisis or Not? 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 88 - Bees in the News (9): Surprising Studies and Stories 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 87 - The Bee Buzz (20): Listener Emails and Bee World Updates 🐝💬

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 86 - Bees in the News (8): Global Highlights 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 85 - Interview With Charlotte Wiggins (2nd Visit), Part 2 🐝🌻

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Thank You - 400,000 Downloads! 🎉🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 84 - Interview With Charlotte Wiggins (2nd Visit), Part 1 🐝🌻

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 83 - Bees in the News (7): Stories From Across the U.S. 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 82 - The Bee Buzz (19): Listener Q&A, Part 2 🐝💬

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 81 - Bees in the News (6): Stories From the UK and U.S. 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 80 - The Bee Buzz (18): Q&A and Exclusive Updates 🐝💬

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 79 - Bees in the News (5): Highlights From Across North America 📰🐝

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 78 - 🐝 Dr. Marion Pierson With Mo Hives KC

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Episode 77 - 📰 Bees in the News (4): Road Trip Highlights, Part 2

Playlist

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

Podcast Details

Information

Listen Show PodCast

Episode 175 – Winter Hive Survival: Science, Insulation, and the Condensing Hive 🧊🐝

Playlist

Episode 174 - Bees In The News (28): Parasites, Organics & Alaska Hive Beetles 🐝🗞️

Playlist

Episode 173 – Building a Hive Monitoring System: Sensors, Heat Maps, and Real Data 🖥️🐝

Playlist

Episode 172 – The Bee Buzz (28): Winter Hive Questions, Feeding, and Moisture Boards ❄️🐝

Playlist

Episode 171 – Inside the Winter Cluster: How Bees Heat and Survive the Cold ❄️🐝

Playlist

Episode 170 – Tree Cavities vs. Langstroth Hives: How Bees Really Survive Winter ❄️🐝

Playlist

Episode 169 – Winter Prep for Your Hives: Feeding, Merging, and Insulating ❄️🐝

Playlist

Episode 168 – Spring vs Fall Pollen: What Bees Really Need (And When) 🐝🌼🍂

Playlist

Episode 167 – The Beltsville Bee Lab Shutdown: What’s Really Going On 🏛️🐝

Playlist

Episode 166 – Oxalic Acid and Mite Madness: What’s Changing, What’s Not 🧪🐝

Playlist

Episode 165 – Fall Swarming: Why You Still Need to Watch Closely 🍂🐝

Playlist

Episode 164 – Fall Flow and Winter Bees: How Nature Prepares the Colony for the Cold 🐝🍂

Playlist

Episode 163 – Bearding, Fanning, and Heat Shields: How Bees Actually Cool the Hive 🔥🐝

Playlist

Episode 162 – What to Expect When You’re Expecting… Bees 🐝🍼

Playlist

Episode 161 – Beekeeping Myths, Course Updates, and 2026 Experiments 🧪🐝

Playlist

Episode 160 – Alternative Hive Types: Top Bar, Horizontal, and Warre Explained 🐝📦

Playlist

Episode 159 – Honey Extraction Methods: What to Know Before You Harvest 🍯🐝

Playlist

Episode 158 – Used Gear, Swarm Trap Timing & What to Ask When Buying Bees 🐝📦

Playlist

Episode 157 – The Hazards of the Walkaway Split: Timing, Risks & Real Talk 🐝⏳

Playlist

Episode 156 – Comb Control: Who Builds It, When They Do, and What to Watch For 🐝🧱

Playlist

Episode 155 – From Egg to Emergence: Understanding Bee Development Timelines 🐣🐝

Playlist

Episode 154 – Memorial Day & The Healing Hive Project: Honoring Sacrifice, Building Purpose 🇺🇸🐝

Playlist

Episode 153 – Surviving the Dearth: Feeding, Fighting Robbers, and Managing Mites

Playlist

Episode 152 – The Bee Buzz (27): Spring Beekeeping Q&A 🐝

Playlist

Episode 151 – The Bee Buzz (26): Spring Splits, Queen Cells, and What Went Wrong in Kentucky 🐝🚗

Playlist

Episode 150 – The Bee Buzz (25): Spring Feeding, Hive Health, & Q&A 🐝📬

Playlist

Episode 149 – Feeding Bees: When, What, and How Much 🍯🐝

Playlist

Episode 148 – Smooth Moves: Relocating Bee Colonies the Right Way 🌸🐝

Playlist

Episode 147 – Understanding Bee Roles and Behavior 🧠🐝

Playlist

Episode 146 – Bees in the News (27): Swarms, Rooftop Honey & Bee Yoga?! 🐝🗞️

Playlist

Episode 145 – Is My Colony Queenless? How to Tell & What to Do 👑🐝

Playlist

Episode 144 – Requeening Your Colony: A Practical Guide 👑🐝

Playlist

Episode 143 - The Demaree Method: Swarm Control Without Splitting 🐝🔧

Playlist

Episode 142 – Swarm Prevention: Keeping Your Bees from Leaving 🏃🐝

Playlist

Episode 141 – How to Inspect a Hive Like a Pro (Without Overdoing It!) 🔍🐝

Playlist

Episode 140 – Packages and Nucs: What to Expect the First 30 Days 📦🐝

Playlist

Episode 139 – How to Keep Records: The Beekeeper’s Notebook 📖🐝

Playlist

Episode 138 - Beginner Beekeeping Mistakes: What NOT to Do 🚨🐝

Playlist

Episode 137 - Single vs. Double Deep Brood Boxes: Which One is Better? 🏠🐝