Beekeeping with the kids; it can be fun and safe! Our guest on this episode is hobby beekeeper, Cindy Elsenbeck from New York, USA. She loves her honey bees and loves sharing her passion with her grandchildren. She discusses...
John's first day with honey bees was working for a commercial beekeeper pulling honey frames. From the 'not real Jeff Foxworthy,' to a lengthy wild & crazy beekeeping story that includes the in-laws, to John's beekeeping jour...
Are you a sideline beekeeper who hasn't yet exhausted all possible income streams from your honey bees? This episode features our discussion with Connecticut beekeeper, Ryan Griffeth of Neckers Farm. Ryan is a full-time beek...
The 'Not Real Jeff Foxworthy' is in rare form to open this episode of Bee Love Beekeeping and letting you know why YOU might be a beekeeper. We discuss microplastics and the role they may play in the current bee die-off in th...
Richard Wahl is our featured guest on this episode of Bee Love Beekeeping. Richard writes a monthly column for Bee Culture Magazine and this month's was titled, "Observations At The Hive Entrance." Our discuss includes bee b...
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 ...
