The Hive Jive - Beekeeping Podcast

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149 - A Wax Challenge Apr 18, 2022

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Today John poses a challenge to any interested beekeeper out there who might be willing to do a little research. We've always heard how much honey it takes for the bees to make wax. But, we never hear how much wax a colony actually needs. Someone should really figure this out to help fill in the gap of knowledge and understand of our bee statistics. Are you up for the challenge?

148 - NBC pt 11 - Backyard Queen Rearing Apr 04, 2022

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Nathalie B. takes us on a journey of sustainably raising your own queens right in your backyard. She discusses the difference between commercial queens vs locally raised queens, as well as the reasons you might consider requeening a colony to begin with. Plus, Nathalie walks us through the process of the 2 into 3 split! Tune in now to learn more…

147 - El Dia De Los Tontos Apr 01, 2022

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Join us, as we look back from 2062 and thank you all for forty years of Hive Jive in our lives.

146 - Natural Beekeeping Corner pt 10 - James Lee Feb 07, 2022

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Nathalie B. sits down with James Lee, a natural beekeeper and licensed clinical social worker who founded the Sustainable Beekeepers Guild of Michigan, to discuss the cognitive bias and dissonance that can be found in all human interactions. Can we find a way to have tolerance for other beekeeping styles (and humanity) by empathizing with our fellow beekeepers instead of assuming they are wrong because their goals and fears do not line up with our own? This episode strives to spark an intelligent discussion on how we can all learn from each other, how we can find common ground even whether we prefer to treat or not treat our bees, and how natural, sustainable beekeeping can be discussed positively without beekeepers entrenching themselves in opposite extremes. Plus, as always, a few practical tips on how to be successful with treatment-free beekeeping in your own apiary! Tune in now for a fascinating journey through human psychology and how it relates to Natural Beekeeping.

Sustainable Beekeepers Guild of Michigan www.SBGMI.org

145 - Let there be Banjos Jan 24, 2022

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Has John completely lost his mind? Well, that remains to be seen. Join us for a special stand-alone episode of The Hive Jive and learn all about the wild and crazy things that have taken place since we went off the air in 2021, and possibly catch a glimpse of what's still to come in 2022.

144 - In Remembrance of 2021 Jan 24, 2022

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Consider this a reminder that to love and to be loved is the most important thing there is in this world. In his own words and from his personal trials, John takes us on a somber tribute to those people in our lives we have lost over the past year, and a reminder to those left behind that you are not alone. Always bee kind to one another!

Bonus - Ice Chest Bees and Crazy Swarms Dec 31, 2021

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(Original Air Date: June 4th, 2020)

In their latest misadventures, Ken comes across an ice chest full of bees, and John is called to a swarm that has over 5 virgin queens in it!

Bonus - Random Clips pt 4 Dec 30, 2021

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(Original Air Date: May 28th, 2020)

Its time for another Random Clips episode. Just like the title implies, these clips are random and don't necessarily have anything to do with one another. They are all items that originally were left on the cutting room floor and didn’t make the final version. But now you can hear some of these behind the scenes moments and pick up on some of the randomness that goes on when you're not listening.

Bonus - Bad Habit Beekeeper or just Bad Bees? Dec 29, 2021

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(Original Air Date: May 21st, 2020)

In this bonus episode John continues his rant from the main segment about the irresponsible beekeeper and the chaos the "Bad Bees" caused; while Ken recounts the rest of the story of Max’s attempt at catching and dispatching with a bad queen, and tries to keep straight all the different races of queens they now have.

Bonus - Beyond the Plastic Bear Dec 28, 2021

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(Original Air Date: May 14th, 2020)

Ken and John question the new temp soundboard operator, Shannon, about her thoughts on the show, as well as her experience with Honey. The guys also discuss Ken's ongoing trap-out scenario and the logistics of if he's already gotten all the bees in such a short time.

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