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Feeding Episodes

Dec. 18, 2023

A Winter Quilt of Guests (S6, E27)

Welcome to this week’s episode where we've woven together a rich tapestry of stories and expertise to enrich your winter days and nights with the fascinating world of bees. Ed Colby: High-Altitude Beekeeping Tales We start with our regular...

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Aug. 22, 2022

Archive Special: Katarina Davitt - Bananas and Bees (S5, E10)

In this archive special episode from November, 2020, Master Beekeeper, Katharina Davitt reveals the nutritional benefits honey bees derive from bananas. Yes, you read that correctly, bananas! We all know that bananas are good for people. They are full...

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Oct. 4, 2021

Seaweed, HiveAlive and Honey Bees with Dara Scott (S4, E16)

Today, we talk with Dara Scott of Advanced Science out of Galway, Ireland, makers of HiveAlive. Off the west coast of Ireland grows a variety of see borne plants, commonly called sea weeds, that have evolved defenses against their biotic …

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Sept. 27, 2021

Good Nutrition, Good Bees with David Aston (S4, E15)

This week we talk with researcher and author, David Aston about his book, Good Nutrition, Good Bees. It’s exciting to see how much information on honey bee nutrition is becoming available. This is happening as both new research and looking …

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Sept. 20, 2021

Seasonal Pollens and Nutrition Research with Dr. Gloria DeGrandi-Hoff…

Today we talk with Dr. Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman. Gloria is the Research Leader at the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center in Tucson, Arizona. Gloria and the researchers there are involved in several projects, but today we talked to her about just …

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Nov. 16, 2020

Bananas for Bees with Katharina Davitt (S3, E25)

In this episode, Master Beekeeper, Katharina Davitt reveals the nutritional benefits honey bees derive from bananas. Yes, you read that correctly, bananas! We all know that bananas are good for people. They are full of carbs, minerals, vitamins, are...

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Aug. 17, 2020

Strong Microbials with Drs. Vera and Slava Strogolova (S3, E12)

Strong Microbials got their start producing probiotics to improve the health of cattle, dairy cows, poultry and swine. Their products improved animal food digestion resulting in overall animal health. In 2012 they became interested in doing the same...

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