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Beekeepers Episodes

Nov. 28, 2022

The UK's National Honey Show Interviews and Ed Colby (S5, E24)

One of the largest and perhaps oldest honey shows in the world in the UK’s National Honey Show. The first show opened in 1923 at the Crystal Palace, in London. While the National Honey Show took an understandable break during …

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Oct. 31, 2022

Regional Beekeepers: Fall 2022 (S5, E20)

This week, guest co-host Jim Tew is sitting in for Kim and we have invited four beekeepers to the podcast to talk about their season just past. We call it our Regional Beekeepers show. If you have been a long …

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July 4, 2022

Jim Tew - Lessons Learned Archive Special (S5, E03)

We're taking the week off to prepare for our July 4th Holiday with our families. We hope you enjoy this special from our first year of the podcast where we introduced many of you to Dr. Jim Tew. Jim cohosts …

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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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Feb. 21, 2022

2022 Almond Season with John Miller (S4, E36)

In today episode, we welcome back Friend of the Podcast, commercial beekeeper, and longtime industry advocate, John Miller, to share with you his perspective of the 2022 almond pollination season. We caught up with John while he sat in the …

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Nov. 8, 2021

The All Important Almond Season with Dr. Brittney Goodrich (S4, E21)

We welcome back Dr. Brittney Goodrich, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist at the University of California, Davis. Brittney joined us originally on October 5, 2020 to talk about her research on the importance of . Today, she joins us to discuss...

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May 24, 2021

Hive Types - Part 5: The Future of Hives - The HyperHyve with Mike Ja…

This is without doubt, the most technologically advanced, commercially available, honey bee hive monitoring system developed so far. Mike James has a background in home automation and when he started keeping bees not all that long ago, a first thought...

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Jan. 18, 2021

Return of the Regional Beekeepers - Winter Perspectives (S3, E34)

In this episode of Beekeeping Today Podcast, we reconnect with our beekeeping friends from Season 2, Episode 29. They come from across the country including Central North Carolina, North East Ohio, the western slope of the Rocky Mountains and the …

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Aug. 10, 2020

Beekeeping Downunder: Simeon Valkenburg with Kirsten (S3, E11)

In this episode, Kirsten chats with commercial beekeeper Simeon Valkenburg, who runs a commercial operation with his brother in Australia. He talks about building up their commercial operation from scratch. They started with one hive and are now up to...

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May 15, 2020

Regional Beekeeper Perspectives: East, Midwest and Mountain States (…

This week, get out your traveling bee suits, because we are going to visit three different beekeepers in across the country. This time of the year, beekeepers in the US and northern hemisphere are all very busy, but are they …

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Jan. 25, 2020

"How To Bee" - Talking With Movie Writer, Director and Co-Star, Naomi…

Naomi Mark grew up and lives today in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Her mom and dad homesteaded there and raised five kids. Along with the way, he started beekeeping and passed the love of bees to Naomi. Her movie, , chronicles …

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Dec. 29, 2019

Beekeeping Today Podcast: 2019 - The Year In Review (S2, E11)

In this episode, the guys review key podcasts and guests from 2019. Then they take a look at what is planned for 2020. What were your favorite episodes? Let us know at ______________ This episode is brought to you by …

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Dec. 14, 2019

Bees In The D: Brian Peterson, Brian Roest (S2, E10)

Brian Peterson and Brian Roest are beekeepers and educators in the Detroit, Michigan area. They created "Bees in the D"; a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to create a cooperative effort between the residents, schools, organizations and...

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Nov. 20, 2019

Jerry Hayes & Kim Flottum: Passing the Torch at Bee Culture (S2, E08)

In the last episode of Beekeeping Today Podcast, Kim announced that he was stepping down his post of 30+ years at Bee Culture and handing over the reins of the world class publication to Jerry Hayes. Jerry has a a …

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Oct. 15, 2019

A Look Back At Apimondia 2019 (S2, E06)

Every two years, beekeepers from around the globe swarm to a chosen city for a week to discuss the honey bee: The latest research, latest products, the latest gadgets, and the must have knowledge for all those interested in the …

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