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Back to SearchEpisode 217: Lucky Swarm and Pollen Traps
Season 1 Episode 217
In this week's Podcast: Sometimes we get lucky with swarm collections, low-hanging fruit as it were, listening to hear about our latest catch and my …
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 216: Scorching Days and Caged Queens
Season 1 Episode 216
In this week's Podcast: It's been incredibly hot with daytime temperatures hitting in excess of 30° Celsius, we had a very late night moving bees and…
3 years, 8 months ago
Episode 215: Summer Pollination Preparations
Season 1 Episode 215
In this week's Podcast: Summer is approaching fast and I'm preparing colonies for the main nectar flow of the year, listen to find out how things are…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 214: The June Gap
Season 1 Episode 214
In this week's Podcast: The June Gap hits but not everywhere and not in every colony, listen in to find out more of that and an update on how we're g…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 213: Queen Introductions
Season 1 Episode 213
In this week's Podcast: Expansion necessarily requires more of everything, more hives, more bees, and more queens. This week I began the process of i…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 212: Spring Honey Extraction
Season 1 Episode 212
In this week's Podcast: What a week, it's our first honey extraction of the season and we've spent the week adding clearer boards, removing supers an…
3 years, 9 months ago
Episode 211: The Shook Swarm
Season 1 Episode 211
In this week's Podcast: It appears that Parasitic Mite Syndrome has taken hold of one of my colonies. To help the colony recover I've opted for a sho…
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 210: Swarms Aplenty!
In this week's Podcast: The warmer weather has arrived and with it swarms, and plenty of them. Stay tuned to hear how we've faired over the last week…
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 209: A Chilly Spring Week
Season 1 Episode 209
In this week's Podcast: Chilly days bring congested colonies, and congested colonies can lead to more swarming. Fingers crossed we're almost out of …
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 208: First Swarm of 2022
Season 1 Episode 208
In this week's Podcast: Well it had to happen sooner or later. Reports of colonies swarming are being reported and we too have discovered our first c…
3 years, 10 months ago