What To Do With Cappings (139)
What To Do With Cappings (139)
It seems that everyone talks about managing bees and selling honey. There's also a lot of discussion about extracting ho... Read more
10 Aug 2023
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20mins
Considering the Bee Yard Habitat (138)
Considering the Bee Yard Habitat (138)
Continuing their discussion on the micro and to some extent the macro environment of a beeyard, Kim and Jim take a long ... Read more
3 Aug 2023
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21mins
Dealing with Harvesting Headaches (137)
Dealing with Harvesting Headaches (137)
Every season, it seems, is different than the last, making it difficult or at least challenging. Honey harvesting is no ... Read more
27 Jul 2023
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21mins
Dealing With Summer Robbing (136)
Dealing With Summer Robbing (136)
It’s the time of year when summer is nearly over, but the fall flow hasn’t started. Colonies are big, there’s lot of for... Read more
20 Jul 2023
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22mins
Beehive Life (135)
Beehive Life (135)
What else is in a beehive other than... honey bees? If you stop and look closer the next time you are in your beeyard, y... Read more
13 Jul 2023
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22mins
Managing Mid-Summer Splits (133)
Managing Mid-Summer Splits (133)
In this episode, Kim and Jim discuss the pros and cons of mid-summer splits. Are they good or are they bad? It can go bo... Read more
6 Jul 2023
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22mins
Dealing With Seasonal Bee Management Fluctuations (132)
Dealing With Seasonal Bee Management Fluctuations (132)
How does a beekeeper deal with the seasonal population shifts, weather and resulting needs of the honey bees in their ca... Read more
29 Jun 2023
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21mins
Summer Replay - Hot Summers & Hot Bees (131)
Summer Replay - Hot Summers & Hot Bees (131)
Listeners, Kim and Jim are busy in the bee yard this week and have chosen this episode from the archive, for your listen... Read more
22 Jun 2023
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16mins
Getting Your Bees Through Droughts (130)
Getting Your Bees Through Droughts (130)
Summer is in full force in most of the country now. Nectar flows are on and the honey is starting to ripen in the supers... Read more
15 Jun 2023
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19mins
Learning To Deal With Stings (129)
Learning To Deal With Stings (129)
All beekeepers must one day, cross a threshold: dealing with bee stings. For some, it is a small, hardly seen threshold.... Read more
8 Jun 2023
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22mins