Beekeeping Today Podcast - Presented by Betterbee

Products & Devices Episodes

March 25, 2025

[Bonus] Simon Mildren - Micro Honey Harvester

Welcome to today’s Beekeeping Today Podcast Short. We’re excited to have Simon Mildren, founder and CEO of HiveKeepers, an Australian agtech company revolutionizing the beekeeping industry. Simon, a firefighter turned beekeeper, has been...

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March 24, 2025

Flow Hive's SuperLifter with Creator Cedar Anderson (326)

Beekeeping has evolved significantly over the years, and few innovations have sparked as much conversation Flow Hive's SuperLifter. In this episode, Jeff and Becky welcome back Flow Hive co-founder, Cedar Anderson, who shares exciting updates on their latest...

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Feb. 10, 2025

Upscaling from Hobbyist to Sideliner - Equipment (320)

In the second episode of our February series, Upscaling from Hobbyist to Sideliner Beekeeper, Jeff and Becky continue the conversation with returning guests Dr. Meghan Milbrath and Ana Heck from Michigan State University. This week’s focus is on one...

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Jan. 6, 2025

Beekeeping Hot Topics and Trends in 2025 (315)

Kick off 2025 with an insightful conversation featuring Dr. David Peck, Director of Research and Education at Betterbee, as he joins Jeff and Becky to discuss the year’s hottest trends and challenges in beekeeping. From cutting-edge varroa control...

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Nov. 25, 2024

The Propola Hive with Jeff Johnson (306)

In this episode, Jeff and Becky welcome Jeff Johnson, co-founder of Premier Bee Products, for a fascinating discussion on the innovations shaping modern beekeeping. Jeff Johnson shares how a quest for better foundation led to the creation of Puracell,...

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Sept. 9, 2024

Bee Smart Designs with CEO Cliff Struhl (295)

In this episode, Jeff and Becky welcome Cliff Struhl, CEO of BeeSmart Designs, for an engaging conversation about innovation in beekeeping equipment. Cliff shares his unique journey into beekeeping, which began with a simple favor for a friend and...

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July 1, 2024

John Hill of HillCo Bees (285)

In this episode, hosts Jeff Ott and Becky Masterman sit down with John Hill, the innovative force behind HillCo Bees, a quickly emerging player in the beekeeping equipment industry. John shares his inspiring journey from a young enthusiast to a...

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June 10, 2024

Much More Than Record Keeping with HiveTracks (S6, E52)

(281) Join us in this episode as we delve into the sophisticated world of beekeeping record management, focusing on the innovative platform, HiveTracks! Explore the capabilities of HiveTracks—a mobile app and cloud-based system designed to...

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Feb. 5, 2024

Big Bee Data with Dr. Erica Shelley (S6, E34)

In this week’s episode of Beekeeping Today Podcast, we're excited to have Dr. Erica Shelley, CEO and founder of Best For Bees, rejoin us. Best For Bees is at the forefront with their innovative ProtectaBEE hive entrances, designed for...

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Aug. 7, 2023

The New HiveIQ with Victor Croker (S6, E08)

On today’s podcast, we talk with third generation Australian commercial beekeeper, Victor Croker. When we caught up with Victor, he was in the States promoting his new EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) hive system developed with his experience of over the...

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July 31, 2023

Amiflex with Véto-Pharma's Amber Leach and Miguel Rodriguez (S6, E07)

In this episode we talk with Amber Leach, North American Sales Manager, and Dr. Miguel Angel Rodriguez, DVM, and Business Development Head, from Véto-Pharma. Véto-Pharma is just rolling out and the distribution of their newest varroa control...

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July 3, 2023

Precision Beekeeping with Nectar Technologies' Max Cherney & Nico Coa…

On today’s show, Jeff chats with Max Cherney and Nico Coallier. Max is the Chief Operating Officer and Nico the Principal Data Scientist of Nectar Technologies. Max joined us back in .  The combination of Nectar’s products: a NFC/QR tag,...

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Feb. 27, 2023

HiveTracks: Bees as Biosensors with James Wilkes and Max Rünzel (S5, …

Today we meet up again with James Wilkes, founder, and Max Rünzel, CEO, of Hive Tracks. The people at HiveTracks have raised the bar when it come to gathering data about your bees, your bee yards, the environment in which they live. The data also...

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July 11, 2022

Hive Heart with Duane Combs (S5, E04)

On today’s episode, we talk with Dwayne Combs about his business Beehive Monitoring USA and the line of beehive sensors, by a Slovakian company manufacturing the HiveHeart monitor. Dave’s business is the US distributor of the equipment they...

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May 2, 2022

Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk and Rob Seccomb - Commercial Beekeeper Course a…

On today episode, we welcome Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk ('retired' from the University of Montana) and Rob Seccomb to talk with us about the Bee Health Guru app and the new Commercial Beekeeper Course they are developing in partnership with the SAVE Farm...

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April 11, 2022

Best For Bees with Dr. Erica Shelley (S4, E43)

This week, Kim is back and we talk with Dr. Erica Shelley.  We find out what her research organization, Best For Bees, Ltd. does, and learn about their latest discoveries that will make your bees safer than you can imagine.  performs...

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March 21, 2022

HiveTracks 2022 Update and AID-CSB Partnership in Uzbekistan, Ethiopi…

On today’s episode, we invite back friend of the podcast, James Wilkes to talk about the latest updates and changes to the HiveTracks: the Beekeeper’s Companion, which has grown beyond being just a great hive management application for your...

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Feb. 28, 2022

Combplex Update with Hailey Scofield and Nathan Oakes (S4, E37)

This week we welcome back to the podcast Hailey Scofield and Nathan Oakes. They joined us back in November, 2019, when they were nominated as the one of the 18 finalists in the Empire State Development and Cornell University’s Center for Regional...

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Jan. 24, 2022

Venom Collection with Whale Labs' - James Watts (S4, E32)

Today, we welcome James Watts from Whale Labs, in Australia. Whale Labs works on a variety of research projects, but today we talk with him about the honey bee venom collection and the commercial value of that venom. Whale Labs has developed a honey...

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Jan. 10, 2022

2022 Broodminder Update with Rich Morris (S4, E30)

This week we’ve invited Rich Morris, of Broodminder, to provide updates on what’s new and what’s improved with his Broodminder Hive Monitoring sensor collection. Broodminder has been in the hive monitoring business for many years and Rich states...

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Nov. 22, 2021

Bee Smart Designs with Cliff Struhl (S4, E23)

In this episode, we invite Cliff Struhl on the show to talk about his company, Bee Smart Designs. Cliff actually got his start in manufacturing beekeeping equipment because his wife didn’t want cinder blocks and 2x4’s as hive stands in her very...

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Oct. 25, 2021

AŽ Hives with Jonna Sanders (S4, E19)

In this episode, we talk with Jonna Sanders about AŽ hives (NA Beekeepers say “AZ”. We learn today that it correctly pronounced “AH-shah”. Jonna is a lifelong AŽ Hive beekeeper and sells AŽ hives in the US. Today we talk with her in depth...

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Oct. 18, 2021

Beewise and Bee Hive Automation with CEO Saar Safar (S4, E18)

Imagine a completely automated beekeeping operation. Well, BeeWise has created the Bee Home, housing 24 colonies that is a solar powered, insulated, and completely automated for every beekeeping management task. Saar Safar, our guest today, was...

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Oct. 4, 2021

Seaweed, HiveAlive and Honey Bees with Dara Scott (S4, E16)

Today, we talk with Dara Scott of Advanced Science out of Galway, Ireland, makers of HiveAlive. Off the west coast of Ireland grows a variety of see borne plants, commonly called sea weeds, that have evolved defenses against their biotic pests that...

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