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Episode 208: Mosquito Impacts on Honey Bee Colonies with Lena Barascou Aug 07, 2025

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In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Amy Vu and Dr. Jamie Ellis interview Dr. Lena Barascou, a postdoctoral scientist at the Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory in the Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida, to discuss mosquito impacts on honey bee colonies. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

Episode 207: Wild Honey Bee Research with Jamie Ellis Jul 31, 2025

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In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Amy Vu interviews Jamie Ellis, the Gahan Endowed Professor of Entomology in the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida, to discuss wild honey bee research. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

Episode 206: Colony Inspections with Eric Malcolm Jul 24, 2025

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In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu are joined by Eric Malcolm — Apicultural Extension Educator and the Apiary Manager at the University of Maryland Bee Lab in the Department of Entomology — to discuss colony inspections. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

Thank You for 1 Million Listens! Jul 23, 2025

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WE JUST HIT ONE MILLION LISTENS, BEEKEEPERS!

Thank you all so much for the incredible support and continued listenership over the years! Two Bees in a Podcast would not be possible without all of you.

Please let us know which of our 205 released episodes has been your favorite!

Episode 205: European Foulbrood with Meghan Milbrath Jul 17, 2025

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In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu are joined by Dr. Meghan Milbrath — Assistant Professor and Apiculture Extension Specialist with the Department of Entomology and the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University Extension — to discuss how to recognize European foulbrood. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

Episode 204: The American Bee Journal with Eugene Makovec Jul 10, 2025

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In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu are joined by Eugene Makovec — Editor of the American Bee Journal — to discuss his unique perspective on beekeeping as head of the well-known publication. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

Episode 203: Insignia-EU with Norman Carreck Jul 03, 2025

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In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu are joined by Norman Carreck — Director of Carreck Consultancy Ltd. and Co-Editor of The Beekeepers Quarterly in the United Kingdom — to discuss Insignia-EU, an international citizen scientist environmental monitoring project. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

Episode 202: Beekeeping in South Africa with Mike Allsopp Jun 25, 2025

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In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu are joined by Mike Allsopp—Senior Researcher in honey bee research for the Agricultural Research Council in Stellenbosch, South Africa to discuss beekeeping in South Africa. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

Episode 201: Beekeeping in Greece with Antonios Tsagkarakis Jun 17, 2025

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In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu are joined by Dr. Antonios Tsagkarakis —Assistant Professor in the Laboratory of Sericulture and Apiculture in the Department of Crop Sciences at the Agricultural University of Athens in Athens, Greece to discuss beekeeping in Greece, as well as research that his lab is currently conducting. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

Episode 200: Leveling Up Your Beekeeping Business with Amy Vu Jun 10, 2025

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In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Dr. Jamie Ellis interviews our very own, Amy Vu, to discuss the LevelingUp Extension program, through the USDA Beginner Farmer and Rancher Development Program, at the University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

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