In this episode of Bee Love Beekeeping, we take a deep dive into everything involved in splitting honey bee colonies. Why split, when to split, and how to split. We are joined by Frank Licata, a sideline beekeeper with decad...
This episode features an interview with David Westervelt and Bo Sterk from the non-profit, Bees Beyond Borders. We have fun discussing their work with underprivileged beekeepers in various Caribbean locations. They provide ed...
How can honey bee venom, honey and other hive products help with our health and wellness? On this episode of Bee Love Beekeeping we learn all about the health benefits of products from the hive. Our guest is Vermont beekeepe...
In this episode, we're joined by Paulo Mielgo and David Westervelt from Vita Bee Health. Our discussion is focused on varroa testing and treatment for honey bees. We discuss the pros and cons of Apiguard, Apistan, and the ne...
In this episode of Bee Love Beekeeping we explore everything related to single brood chamber management, including the Demaree method. Our interview features George Datto and Nat Wolfe from The Keeper's Hive. They are expert...
The Not Real Jeff Foxworthy is back with all new material, much of it sent in by our listeners! Our featured guest on this episode is Jenna Prososki, Director of Sales & Marketing, Mann Lake. We discuss the essentials of spr...
Heard any good honey bee 'dad jokes' lately? We start off with more of those than you could ever want :) Then we travel to Switzerland to have a discussion with 4th generation beekeeper, Pascal Brunner. His company, Life Hi...
On this episode we learn about a fun new beekeeping product in development, an electric smoker that works as easy as the push of a button. Our guest is Michael Erpenbeck from Technically Beekeeping. We discuss beekeeping in t...
Our guest on this episode is Chris Hiatt, commercial beekeeper and past president of the American Honey Producers Association. The topic of conversation is this winter's severe colony loss, especially with commercial beekeepe...
The U.S. is experiencing "Sudden and Severe Losses" to honey bee colonies, anywhere from 50% - 100%. Is it time to panic? In today's episode we discuss those bee losses, hear some wild & crazy beekeeping stories, and have a ...
Why are honey bees covered in hair? How do bees navigate? These, and more answers to questions you never thought to ask, in this episode's Fun Facts. Then we have a great discussion with 4th generation beekeeper, Steven Ste...
Our guest on this episode is Dr. Mathieu Lihoreau, an Animal Cognition Researcher from France. We discuss how bees play, what they think about, learned behavior vs. instinct, yellow legged hornets, and much more! Beekeeping ...
200 Pounds of Honey per hive in 6 weeks! What's the difference between a beekeeping veil and a wedding veil? Ask our stand-up comedian. This episode crosses the full spectrum from honey bee biology to crazy beekeeping storie...
This episode of Bee Love Beekeeping features a discussion with master beekeeper, Patrick Hardy. Patrick is the founder of Bee Platoon, dedicated to helping beekeepers in disasters. Patrick has been an emergency and disaster ...
This episode of Bee Love Beekeeping begins with our favorite (not) Jeff Foxworthy comedian telling us why YOU might be a beekeeper! We then discuss Apitherapy, also known as Bee Venom Therapy (BVT) and some of it's possible m...
In this engaging episode, we explore the vibrant world of beekeeping and honey bees. From humorous anecdotes about Texas beekeepers to deep dives into challenges faced by modern apiculture, this episode has it all. Host Eric ...
In this episode, we’re diving into the joys, challenges, and surprises of life with honey bees. From listener stories to an inspiring interview, it’s a wild ride in the world of beekeeping. We kick things off with a fun “You ...
After seeing the headlines for months, we had to find out for ourselves, is the bee vaccine for real or just a gimmick? Can we really vaccinate honey bees, and how does it work? Will beekeepers embrace it? In this episode, ...
The not-real Jeff Foxworthy is back with more "... You Might Be A Beekeeper" examples! In this episode we travel to Edinburgh, Scotland for a discussion with Dr. Gino Jabbar, beekeeper and "honey sensory analyst." We learn a...
The not-real Jeff Foxworthy is back with more "... You Might Be A Beekeeper" examples! Our Wild & Crazy beekeeping story of the week comes from Christine in Canada who had cold bees come to life in a middle school science cla...
This episodes begins with the not-real Jeff Foxworthy's intro and he's in rare form with his "You Might Be A Beekeeper" monologue! Our first discussion features Eli Barkanov (Eli The Bee Guy) talking about beekeeping and Afri...
In this episode we are going all the way to Hawaii to meet with beekeeper Jasmine Joy. Jasmine has been a beekeeper for 13 years and spends most of her time doing swarm removals and teaching classes. She is a treatment-free ...
The not real Jeff Foxworthy is back with more reasons why 'you might be a beekeeper!' This episode also features a new beekeeping product review of Hive Heater and how it might save your bees this winter. Then we have a fun c...
In Arizona it can get so hot that beehives actually have "meltdowns" in which melting wax and honey ooze from the hive entrance. How to avoid meltdown and help honey bees through extreme heat is the theme of our guest interv...
