Beekeeping Today Podcast

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Bill Hesbach - Bee Talks and The Connecticut Queen Breeders Cooperative - (012) Oct 08, 2018

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Bill Hesbach is a long time Connecticut beekeeper, an EAS Master Beekeeper and an University of Montana Master Beekeeper. In this episode, Jeff and Kim talk with Bill about the Connecticut Backyard Beekeepers Organization, the CBA "Bee Talks" informative gatherings and finally the Connecticut Queen Breeders Cooperative.

We want to thank Bill for sharing his ideas on promoting beekeeping and education of beekeepers on this episode and hope you will find something that you can use locally.

We also want to thank Pierce Beekeeping Equipment for sponsoring this episode. Pierce is the manufacturer of the often copied but never duplicated Speed King Electric Uncapping Knife. Check them out on their website or where ever quality beekeeping equipment is sold.

Kim wraps up the show with his InnerCovered.

We welcome your questions and comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com

Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com

Thank you for listening!

Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"

Dr. Warwick Kerr's Passing and His Africanized Honey Bee Legacy with Jim Tew - (011) Sep 21, 2018

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Dr. Warwick Kerr passed on 15-Sept, leaving behind a legacy that haunted him and changed beekeeping in the America's for years to come.

In this episode, the podcast visits Dr. Jim Tew in his shop in Wooster, Ohio to discuss his work with the USDA Extension Service to learn about the Africanized honey bee and help prepare US beekeepers for their eventual arrival into the States near Hildago, Texas in 1990.

Kim wraps up the show with his InnerCovered.

Questions/Comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com

Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com

Thanks for listening!

Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"

BTP Sponsorship Promo - 2018 Sep 11, 2018

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We've received questions regarding sponsorship of a Beekeeping Today Podcast episode. This is certainly possible! You can sponsor a single episode or multiple episodes.

Listen to the sample here to hear how the introduction of your company's product or service will be used in the opening introduction and closing of a podcast.

To find out more and/or to discuss your business' needs, contact Jean: jean@beeculture.com

Dewey Caron - Master Beekeeper Certification, Beekeeping in Oregon and Bolivia, Honey Bee Health Coalition (010) Sep 03, 2018

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Dr. Dewey Caron has been working to help educate beekeepers for years starting with his work with Dr. Roger Morse (Cornell) and Eastern Apiculture Society (EAS). He helped to establish the EAS Master Beekeeper Certification program and has worked with other regional beekeeper groups to set up their own. Now that he lives on the West Coast in Portland, Oregon, he is learning the trials and tribulations of the beekeeping in the Pacific Northwest.

In this podcast, Dewey talks about the different Master Beekeeper Certification programs and his move to Portland. We also learn about his family's beekeeping experience with africanized honey bees in Bolivia.

Last, but certainly not least, Dewey talks about the importance of the Honey Bee Health Coalition, the Mite-a-thon and the free resources the Coalition makes available for beekeepers.

Links mentioned in the podcast:

Kim wraps up the show with his Inner Covered.

Questions/Comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com

Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com

Thanks for listening!

Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"

Jerry Hayes & Barb Bloetscher - Varroa RNAi Based Treatments Update and State of Ohio Apiarist Update (009) Aug 07, 2018

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In this episode, Jerry Hayes and Barb Bloetscher escape the rain in Medina Ohio and join Jeff and Kim on the podcast. Jerry (former FLA State Apiarist) provides an update on what he learned while at Monsanto regarding the challenges faced by those researching the use of RNAi technology to combat varroa.

It is an interesting story. The educational journey and the lessons learned will ultimately help everyone.

Barb is the current State of Ohio Apiarist and discusses the status of the honey bee in Ohio. What she reports may surprise you!

Both Jerry and Barb serve on the Honey Bee Health Coalition board and they provide an update there too.

Later in the episode, Jeff and Kim discuss plans for upcoming interviews. The NPR 1A podcast featuring Kim, Gene Brandi and Dr. Margarita López-Uribe can be heard by clicking here!

Kim wraps up the show with his Inner Covered.

Questions/Comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com

Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com

Thanks for listening!

Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"

Tom Theobald - The Problem With Neonicotinoids (008) Jul 19, 2018

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Tom Theobald is a long time beekeeper who lives outside Boulder, Colorado. Tom has been sounding the alarm about the problem we all face with the over use and accumulation of neonicotinoids (neonics) in the environment since before his July, 2010 article in Bee Culture.

Jeff and Kim talk with Tom about his personal research and the concerns he has on neonicotinoid use, its impact on our environment and of course the cumulative effect on honey bees and other pollinators.

It is a discussion that has raised passions on all sides of the debate. You can read Tom's original article on the neonic problem here: https://www.beeculture.com/toms-podcast-special/

Kim wraps up the show with his Inner Covered.

Questions/Comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com

Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com

Thanks for listening!

Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"

James Wilkes - HiveTracks and the Computerized Hive (007) Jul 18, 2018

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Dr. James Wilkes is a co-founder and CEO of HiveTracks. When he is not working at HiveTracks or teaching computer science at Appalachian State in Boone, NC, James manages over 150 colonies with his son to producing sourwood honey on their Faith Mountain Farm.

In this episode, Jeff and Kim discuss with James how computers are improving beekeeper operations, helping researchers and how all this data can help the industry going forward.

Kim wraps up the show with his Inner Covered.

Questions/Comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com

Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com

Thanks for listening!

Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"

Toni Burnham - DC Beekeeper Alliance / Urban Beekeeping (006) Jul 03, 2018

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We've invited regular Bee Culture contributor, Toni Burnham to the podcast to talk about the DC Beekeeper's Alliance and urban beekeeping. Urban beekeeping is on the rise as demonstrated by the membership growth of the DC Beekeepers over the past couple of years.

Join Jeff and Kim as they discuss with Toni the various activities of DC Beekeepers including the education of beekeepers and the public, history of DC beekeeping, challenges and what's next. Whether you are a beekeeper in the city or country, Toni's interview will give you plenty to think about in how you can promote bees.

You can find out more about Urban beekeeping from DC Beekeepers, or emailing Toni at DCBees@dcbeekeepers.org. (Of course, you can also follow Toni in her regular column in Bee Culture.)

Questions/Comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com

Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com

Thank you for listening!

Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"

Dr. James Tew - Beekeeping Lessons Learned (005) Jun 27, 2018

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We invited (mostly retired) Dr. James Tew to the podcast to share with us some of his beekeeping experiences and observations. Jim brings an insightful and sometimes humorous perspective from how he got into bees... and how a bee once got into him! Jim has retired from the Ohio State University Ag Extension in Wooster, Ohio and still lives and cares for his own bees in the area.

Jim has several books on beekeeping available on Amazon, can be seen regularly on Bee Culture's Kim and Jim Show, and monthly in Bee Culture.

Kim wraps up the show with his Inner Covered.

Questions/Comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com

Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com

Thanks for listening!

Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"

Bee Broker - Joe Traynor (004) Jun 22, 2018

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Joe Traynor is a bee broker in the almond orchards of California. Joe smoothes the business interactions between the beekeeper/pollinator and the almond grower. He has been in the pollination business since the early '70s and has seen it all.

He has written several books and has donated the proceeds to bee research. Book titles (available on Amazon) include "Honey: The Gourmet Medicine" and "Ideas in Soil and Plant Nutrition".

Later in the episode, Kim provides his perspective on the value a broker provides the beekeeper.

Find out more about Pollination Week at Pollinator.org.

Questions/Comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com

Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com

Thanks for listening!

Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"

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