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Back to SearchEpisode 186 – March Beekeeping Decisions That Can Make or Break Your Season 🐝🌱
March is one of the most critical transition points in the beekeeping year. Colonies are expanding, winter bees are aging off, brood production is ra…
1 month ago
Episode 185 – Cold Weather, Winter Feeding, and Seasonal Beekeeping Updates ❄️🐝
Cold weather has a way of making even experienced beekeepers second guess everything. With unusually low temperatures showing up across large parts o…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Episode 184 – Laying Workers: Why It Happens and How to Fix It 🐝🧠
Laying workers are one of those beekeeping problems that feel intimidating until you understand what is actually happening inside the hive. After a l…
3 months ago
Episode 183 – Africanized Honeybees: Are They Coming for You? 🐝⚠️
Africanized honeybees are one of the most misunderstood topics in beekeeping. In this episode, I cut through the fear driven headlines and talk hones…
3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 182 – American Foulbrood, European Foulbrood, and the Fear Factor 🐝🧪
American foulbrood gets a lot of attention in beekeeping circles, often accompanied by fear and worst-case scenarios. In this episode, I walk through…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 181 – Bees in the News (29): Horned Devil Bees, Smart Bees & Vaccine Breakthroughs 🐝🗞️
This Bees in the News edition covers four fascinating stories from around the world, from new species discoveries to the first honeybee vaccine. We l…
4 months ago
Episode 180 – The Pennsylvania Bee Law (Part 2) HB 1277: Plant and Pollinator Protection Act 🐝⚖️
This episode is a follow-up to last week’s discussion about Pennsylvania’s proposed bee legislation. We move from the 2024 Senate Bill 1198 to the ne…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 179 – The Pennsylvania Bee Law: What Beekeepers Need to Know 🐝⚖️
This episode takes a closer look at Pennsylvania’s proposed Plant and Pollinator Protection Act (SB 1198) and why it’s raising concerns among beekeep…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 178 – The Bee Buzz (30): Winter Prep, Ventilation & Varroa Reality Check 🐝💭
In this Bee Buzz episode I tackle common late-season questions about treating Varroa mites before winter, dealing with moisture and ventilation, repl…
5 months ago
Episode 177 – The Bee Buzz (29): Drone Comb, Plastic Foundation & Late-Season Hive Tips 🐝
In this Bee Buzz episode I answer listener questions about using drone comb to reduce Varroa without chemicals, getting bees to accept plastic founda…
5 months, 1 week ago