Bonnie Swanson's guest appearances

Bonnie Swanson

Real Presence Live

Camano Voice

Michael Wilde

Joe Hendrickx

John Folda

Diana Moravitz

Jeff Case

Bishop Paul Sirba

Charles Mangan

Will Thompson

Rachel Mueller

Christa Wiederholt

Lisa Gray

Russell Kovash

Gary Luiten

Andrew Ricci

Julie Dickes

OwlTail

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode:Deception Pass (https://parks.state.wa.us/497/Deception-Pass) Key Points of Interest: How does Andy deal with the mites?  Hear the story of how the varroa mites arrived here.  How does Andy view honey bees vs pollinating bees?   What does he believe the future of bees will be?  Does Andy believe the wireless signals affect the bees?  Hear why Bonnie deals with the books, packaging, and customer service side, and WON’T touch the bees!  Why did decide to go the wholesale route?  When did they decide to turn this into a business?  How many pounds of honey does Andy average per hive?  What are some of the benefits of local honey?  Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode:Ananda Farms Camano (https://anandafarms.com/) 

Links to Things Mentioned in this Episode:<ul><li>Deception Pass (<a href="https://parks.state.wa.us/497/Deception-Pass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://parks.state.wa.us/497/Deception-Pass</a>) </li></ul> Key Points of Interest:<ul> <li>How does Andy deal with the mites? </li> <li>Hear the story of how the varroa mites arrived here. </li> <li>How does Andy view honey bees vs pollinating bees?  </li> <li>What does he believe the future of bees will be? </li> <li>Does Andy believe the wireless signals affect the bees? </li> <li>Hear why Bonnie deals with the books, packaging, and customer service side, and WON’T touch the bees! </li> <li>Why did decide to go the wholesale route? </li> <li>When did they decide to turn this into a business? </li> <li>How many pounds of honey does Andy average per hive? </li> <li>What are some of the benefits of local honey? </li> </ul> Camano Island Locations Mentioned in this Episode:<ul><li>Ananda Farms Camano (<a href="https://anandafarms.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anandafarms.com/</a>) </li></ul>

#64: Andy & Bonnie Swanson - Owners of Cat's Paws Bees Pt 2

Key Points of Interest: How did they get started in bee’s?  Where did Andy and Bonnie grow up?  What changed the trajectory of Andy’s life?  What was Andy’s original professional plan?  What was Bonnie’s defining moment?  What is her professional background?  How did they end up in Washington?  What was Andy’s jobs?  How has his experiences helped him in Bee Keeping?  How was farming different for them up here vs Fresno, CA?  Find out where most of the almonds in the world are grown.  What is the most profitable type of farming?  How does it relate to bees?  What are some of the issues with only having the bees pollinating one type of crop?  How did the varroa mites destroy the bee community?  When did Hawaii get the mites?  What is another type of insect that destroys bees nest? 

Key Points of Interest:<ul> <li>How did they get started in bee’s? </li> <li>Where did Andy and Bonnie grow up? </li> <li>What changed the trajectory of Andy’s life? </li> <li>What was Andy’s original professional plan? </li> <li>What was Bonnie’s defining moment? </li> <li>What is her professional background? </li> <li>How did they end up in Washington? </li> <li>What was Andy’s jobs? </li> <li>How has his experiences helped him in Bee Keeping? </li> <li>How was farming different for them up here vs Fresno, CA? </li> <li>Find out where most of the almonds in the world are grown. </li> <li>What is the most profitable type of farming? </li> <li>How does it relate to bees? </li> <li>What are some of the issues with only having the bees pollinating one type of crop? </li> <li>How did the varroa mites destroy the bee community? </li> <li>When did Hawaii get the mites? </li> <li>What is another type of insect that destroys bees nest? </li></ul>

#63: Andy & Bonnie Swanson - Owners of Cat's Paws Bees

Frank Svezia

Frank Svezia and Bonnie Swanson on Beginning Experience.

RPL Oct 21 Hr 1 Seg 1 Frank Svezia and Bonnie Swanson