Beekeeping Today Podcast - Presented by Betterbee

Natural Beekeeping Methods & Management Episodes

Sept. 11, 2023

Raising Resilient Bees with Eric and Joy McEwen (S6, E13)

Welcome to another episode of Beekeeping Today Podcast! This week, we're excited to host Joy and Eric McEwen, the authors behind the recently released book, “Raising Resilient Bees.” The McEwens offer a natural and sustainable model that focuses...

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Sept. 4, 2023

Archive Special: Long Hives with Tina Sebestyen (S6, E12)

While Jeff and Kim are taking time this week to tend their bees, we bring you this Archive Special from May of 2021. In this third installment of our five-part Hive Types Series, we talk with Colorado Master Beekeeper and …

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Feb. 20, 2023

Russian Bee Program Update with Dan Conlon (S5, E36)

Returning today is Dan Conlon, vice president of the Russian Bee Breeders Association. Dan updates us on how the Russian bee breeding program, the status of the association and how the Covid shutdowns impacted the USDA Baton Rouge Bee Lab, …

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Sept. 26, 2022

Pragmatic Beekeeping with Cliff Struhl (S5, E15)

In this week’s episode, we visit with Cliff Struhl about his thoughts on better ways to keep bees than is generally done today (and the past 170 years). Cliff is owner of Bee Smart Designs and has produced several products …

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April 25, 2022

Regional Beekeepers: Spring 2022 Update (S4, E45)

We first met the Regional Beekeepers back in May of 2020. Then twice a year since, we've made a point to catch a chat with them to talk about their bees, their challenges, their successes and plans for the next …

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Dec. 13, 2021

Common Sense Natural Beekeeping with Stephanie Bruneau (S4, E26)

Joining the podcast today is Stephanie Bruneau, co-author of the new book, “Common Sense Natural Beekeeping.” Stephanie Bruneau and our very own Kim Flottum, recently released this new book with Quarry Press. We talk with the authors about...

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Nov. 29, 2021

EpiPen Pricing Scandal & Natural Beekeeping with Ross Conrad (S4, E2…

Joining us is Bee Culture contributor and author, Ross Conrad. Ross is a commercial beekeeper in Vermont. He runs a small commercial operation running about 100 colonies and all are treatment free. He makes honey, does a bit of pollination …

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Jan. 11, 2021

The Importance of Propolis and More with Dr. Marla Spivak (S3, E33)

Marla Spivak is a honey bee researcher at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Her work has covered a variety of subjects over the years including queen breeding and disease prevention and lately she has been working on the relationship …

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Oct. 31, 2018

Shane Gebauer - Discussion on Treatment Free Beekeeping - (014)

Shane Gebauer is the President and Partner at , the catalog and online bee supply company based in Moravian Falls, NC. Shane has been keeping bees for many years and speaks nationally on beekeeping. You can also see Shane on …

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