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Beekeeping in Arizona (S5, E40)

March 20, 2023

When you think of Arizona, beekeeping typically does not come to mind. On today's episode, we talk about beekeeping in Arizona with three Arizona beekeepers: Duane Combs, Joc Rawls, and Monica King. Duane has been on the pod…

Apiary Habitat, Forage,

Honey Bees and Golf At The University of Georgia with Jennifer Berry and Scott Griffith (S5, E39)

March 13, 2023

Close your eyes and think of a gold course. We’re pretty sure that when you think of the landscape and maintenance of a typical golf course, with lots trim flat greens, schedules of pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers and ot…

Beekeeper Profile

Nina Bagley - Women in Beekeeping's Past (S5, E38)

March 6, 2023

Today we talk with Nina Bagley. Nina lives in Columbus, Ohio, and has a profound interest in the role women have played in beekeeping in this country. She is a county bee inspector, runs about 50 colonies in and around Colum…

Guest: Nina Bagley
Honey Bee Management Products & Devices

HiveTracks: Bees as Biosensors with James Wilkes and Max Rünzel (S5, E37)

Feb. 27, 2023

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 th…

Honey Bee Management Natural Beekeeping Methods & Management

Russian Bee Program Update with Dan Conlon (S5, E36)

Feb. 20, 2023

Returning today is Dan Conlon, vice president of the Russian Bee Breeders Association.  Dan updates us on how the Russian bee breeding program, the status of the association and how the Covid shutdowns impacted the USDA Bato…

Guest: Dan Conlon
Apiary Habitat, Forage, Pollination Management

Seeds for Bees with Project Apis m. (S5, E35)

Feb. 13, 2023

Density, Diversity and Duration. These are the three Project Apis m. objectives when selecting the best Seeds For Bees plantings. Today, Rory Crowley and Stetcyn Malonado join us to talk about the importance of planting grou…

Guest: Rory Crowley
Author Honey Bee Management

The Drayton Hive with Author Andrew Bax (S5, E34)

Feb. 6, 2023

Joining us today is beekeeper and author, Andrew Bax. Andrew lives in the UK and has been keeping bees for decades. Like many of us ‘older beekeepers’, he has sought out better means of managing his colonies. Andrew switched…

Guest: Andrew Bax
Research

Bee Research Update In Germany with Dr. Kirsten Traynor (S5, E33)

Jan. 30, 2023

The last time we talked with Dr. Kirsten Traynor she had just started her new role in Germany. On today's episode we catch up with Kirsten and learn what research her students are conducting in Germany, at the University of …

Author Honey Varieties

How To Taste Honey with Marina Marchese (S5, E32)

Jan. 23, 2023

Returning to the podcast in this episode is Marina Marchese. Marina is back from a recent trip to Italy taking advanced courses from the Food Institute there in both learning, and teaching the skills necessary to claim the t…

Beekeeper Profile Honey Bee Management Research Beekeeping

Overwintering Bees - Experiences Of A Yukon Beekeeper: Etienne Tardif (S5, E31)

Jan. 16, 2023

Joining us today is Etienne Tardif. Etienne keeps his bees in the Yukon Territory, where he works as a mining consultant. His data driven approach to keeping bees relies a lot on the technology he uses, plus his study of ins…

Research Diseases

AFB Vaccine for Honey Bees with Dr. Keith Delaplane (S5, E30)

Jan. 9, 2023

A vaccine for American Foulbrood? Really? Yes, really! We sit down with Dr. Keith Delaplane at the University of Georgia as he explains why his honey bee research lab is involved in this project, how this vaccine works, when…

Beekeeper Profile Marketing & Sales Queens & Queen Management

Bee Weaver Queens with Danny Weaver (S5, E29)

Jan. 2, 2023

Today, I welcome Danny Weaver to the show. Danny comes from a long line of queen breeders and beekeepers in the Navasota, Texas area. Danny’s father, Binford, was instrumental working with Congress to establish the National …

Guest: Daniel Weaver
Beekeepers Pesticides & Poisons Pollination Management

The Pollinators with Director Peter Nelson - 2022 Holiday Replay (S5, E28)

Dec. 26, 2022

Peter Nelson is a filmmaker, director and beekeeper. This combination of skills and passions lead to a documentary film about the business and lives of pollinators - both the two legged and six legged kind!  The documentary,…

Guest: Peter Nelson
Beekeeper Profile Book Review Competitions

Beekeeper vs. Tech in Startup Competition with Chris Bush (S5, E27)

Dec. 19, 2022

Joining us this week is Northeast Ohio Beekeeper, Chris Bush. Chris was a contestant on an online series, kind of like - Survivor, meets SharkTank in Hell’s Kitchen. Chris took his honey and queen rearing business to compete…

Guest: Chris Bush
Beekeepers Research

Dr. Jeff Pettis - Apimondia 2022 In Review & More (S5, E26)

Dec. 12, 2022

Dr. Jeff Pettis returns to Beekeeping Today Podcast with an update of this past September’s Apimondia Congress, in Turkey. Jeff was selected President of Apimondia when they last met in Canada three years ago. His goal was t…

Beekeepers Book Review Education

Tennessee Bees and Hive Life with Kamon Reynolds (S5, E25)

Dec. 5, 2022

If you don’t already know about Kamon Reynolds and his YouTube channel with over 52,000 subscribers, it’s time you check him out. You’ll find it on YouTube under his name or the channel’s name Tennessee’s Bees. There he disc…

Author Beekeepers Competitions

The UK's National Honey Show Interviews and Ed Colby (S5, E24)

Nov. 28, 2022

One of the largest and perhaps oldest honey shows in the world in the UK’s National Honey Show. The first show opened in 1923 at the Crystal Palace, in London. While the National Honey Show took an understandable break durin…

Education Habitat, Forage,

Chinese Tallow Update with Steven Coy (S5, E23)

Nov. 21, 2022

Today, we’ve invited Steven Coy back to the how to provide an update on the Chinese Tallow tree and efforts to eliminate them.  Chinese Tallow was brought to the USA in the 1700’s as an ornamental. They have very successfull…

Guest: Steven Coy
Competitions Research

Broadcom MASTERS® Award Winner - Rory Hu (S5, E22)

Nov. 14, 2022

The Effects of Pesticides, Caffeine & Tea Polyphenols on Honey Bees

Guest: Rory Hu
Pests And Predators Research

Dr. Samuel Ramsey - Fall 2022 Updates - (S5, E21)

Nov. 7, 2022

Boulder, Tropilaelaps, Hippy Varroa and More

Beekeepers Honey Bee Management

Regional Beekeepers: Fall 2022 (S5, E20)

Oct. 31, 2022

This week, guest co-host Jim Tew is sitting in for Kim and we have invited four beekeepers to the podcast to talk about their season just past. We call it our Regional Beekeepers show. If you have been a long time listener, …

Pesticides & Poisons Pests And Predators Research

Winter Bees, Summer Bees and Imidacloprid (S5, E19)

Oct. 24, 2022

Winter bees, those bees that emerge during the cold winter months when there is little to no exposure to the world outside, are very different from summer bees, which emerge during the hectic and exposed to everything bees a…

Honey Bee Management Research

Winter Storage, CO2, and Varroa with Dr. Brandon Hopkins (S5, E18)

Oct. 17, 2022

Would you believe varroa mites, carbon dioxide and indoor wintering are working together to make keeping bees easier and more profitable? Well, believe it. Today, we talk with Dr. Brandon Hopkins from Washington State Univer…

Competitions Education Research

Project Apis m - Costco USA Scholarship Winners #2 (S5, E17)

Oct. 10, 2022

Join us for our second episode on the 2022 Project Apis m and CostCo Scholarship Awards. Students who receive this PhD Scholarship award bring new energy, ideas, and expertise to the scientists on the leading edge of bee hea…