Podcast Episodes

Episode 39 - The Bee Buzz (7): Listener Q&A and Seasonal Reflections

In this episode of The Bee Buzz, we’re diving into more listener questions from the beekeeping community. As the season slows down, it’s a great time…

3 years, 5 months ago

Episode 38 - The Bee Buzz (6): Listener Q&A and Useful Tips 🐝💡

This week we answer a new round of listener questions in another Bee Buzz episode. We talk through several real-world situations that beekeepers run …

3 years, 6 months ago

Episode 37 – Splitting and Expanding: When to Grow Your Apiary and When to Wait 🐝🌱

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This week we talk about one of the most common questions beekeepers ask in the spring: should you split your hive or simply give the c…

3 years, 7 months ago

Episode 36 – What Happened to My Queen? Understanding Brood Breaks and Missing Queens 🐝👑

This week we talk about one of the most common worries new beekeepers face: opening a hive and thinking the queen has disappeared. We walk through th…

3 years, 7 months ago

Episode 35 – Free Honey Bees for All: Using Swarm Traps to Catch Free Colonies 🐝🍯

This week we talk about one of the most exciting opportunities in beekeeping: catching free honey bees with swarm traps. We walk through how swarms f…

3 years, 8 months ago

Episode 34 – The Bee Buzz (5): Split Losses, Frame Rotation, and Feeding Decisions 🐝 📬

In this Bee Buzz episode, Jeff shares a hard lesson from losing an entire round of early spring splits after an unexpected cold snap. The conversatio…

3 years, 9 months ago

Episode 33 – The Bee Buzz (4): Specialist Bees, Water Sources, and Requeening Tips 🐝 💧

In this Bee Buzz episode, the Phoebeekeeper joins the conversation to discuss specialist native bees and why certain plant species matter for their s…

3 years, 11 months ago

Episode 32 – Bees in the D: Urban Beekeeping and Community Impact in Detroit 🐝 🏙️

In this episode, I sit down with Brian Peterson, co-founder of Bees in the D, to talk about urban beekeeping in Detroit and how a small idea grew int…

3 years, 11 months ago

Episode 31 – Splitting Hives: Preventing Swarms and Managing Growth 🐝 🌱

In this episode, we break down the mechanics and reasoning behind splitting hives in the spring. We look at what drives swarming behavior, how to ide…

4 years ago

Episode 30 - The Bee Buzz (3): Space, Layouts, Comb Drawing, and More 🐝 🏗️

In this Bee Buzz episode, we dig into hive space management and common layout challenges that show up in spring. I walk through practical ways to enc…

4 years ago