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Beekeeping For Newbees® — 210 episodes · page 1 of 3
Episode 208 – Tracking Hive Health Smarter: An Interview With the Founder of APiLOG 🐝📋
Episode 207 – Listener's Choice: Bear Fences, Box Reversals, and Choosing Frames for a Split 🐝
Episode 206 – Varroa Week Wrap-Up: Norroa Explained and Is It Worth It? 🐝🛡️
Episode 205 – Varroa Week: Treatment Options Every Beekeeper Should Know 🐝🛡️
Episode 204 – Varroa Week Continues: How to Test Mite Levels 🐝🛡️
Episode 203 – Varroa Week Continues: How Mites Reproduce and Spread 🐝🛡️
Episode 202 – Varroa Week Begins: Your Spring Mite Plan Starts Now 🐝🛡️
Episode 201 – Catching a Swarm and What Drives the Urge 🐝
Episode 200 - The 5 Questions Every Hive Inspection Should Answer (Part 2 of 2) 🐝
Episode 199 - The 5 Questions Every Hive Inspection Should Answer (Part 1 of 2) 🐝
Episode 198 – Installing Packages and Nucs, Part 2: What I Did Wrong and What to Do Next 🐝
Episode 197 – Installing Packages and Nucs, Part 1: Step-by-Step Setup and Mistakes to Avoid 🐝
Episode 196 – The Bee Buzz (33): Answering Your Beekeeping Questions 🐝💡
Episode 195 – Big Updates: Thank You, MBK Program Changes, and the New Beekeeping App 🐝📱
Episode 194 – Feeding Bees: When, Why, and How to Do It Right 🐝
Episode 193 – Frames, Foundation, and Bringing It All Together 🐝
Episode 192 – Choosing Your Hive Setup 🐝
Episode 191 – Getting Ready for Bee Season 🐝
Episode 190 – The Bee Buzz (32): Spring Hive Questions from Beekeepers 🐝💡
Episode 189 – Swarm Traps Part 2: Catching Free Bees with Swarm Traps 🐝
Episode 188 – Swarm Traps Part 1: Catching Free Bees with Swarm Traps 🐝
Episode 187 – The Bee Buzz (31): Winter Bee Activity and Early Spring Hive Checks 🐝
Episode 186 – March Beekeeping Decisions That Can Make or Break Your Season 🐝🌱
Episode 185 – Cold Weather, Winter Feeding, and Seasonal Beekeeping Updates ❄️🐝
Episode 184 – Laying Workers: Why It Happens and How to Fix It 🐝🧠
Episode 183 – Africanized Honeybees: Are They Coming for You? 🐝⚠️
Episode 182 – American Foulbrood, European Foulbrood, and the Fear Factor 🐝🧪
Episode 181 – Bees in the News (29): Horned Devil Bees, Smart Bees & Vaccine Breakthroughs 🐝🗞️
Episode 180 – The Pennsylvania Bee Law (Part 2) HB 1277: Plant and Pollinator Protection Act 🐝⚖️
Episode 179 – The Pennsylvania Bee Law: What Beekeepers Need to Know 🐝⚖️
Episode 178 – The Bee Buzz (30): Winter Prep, Ventilation & Varroa Reality Check 🐝💭
Episode 177 – The Bee Buzz (29): Drone Comb, Plastic Foundation & Late-Season Hive Tips 🐝
Episode 176 – Winter Hive Survival (Part 2): Smarter Insulation for Stronger Colonies 🧊🐝
Episode 175 – Winter Hive Survival: Science, Insulation, and the Condensing Hive 🧊🐝
Episode 174 - Bees In The News (28): Parasites, Organics & Alaska Hive Beetles 🐝🗞️
Episode 173 – Building a Hive Monitoring System: Sensors, Heat Maps, and Real Data 🖥️🐝
Episode 172 – The Bee Buzz (28): Winter Hive Questions, Feeding, and Moisture Boards ❄️🐝
Episode 171 – Inside the Winter Cluster: How Bees Heat and Survive the Cold ❄️🐝
Episode 170 – Tree Cavities vs. Langstroth Hives: How Bees Really Survive Winter ❄️🐝
Episode 169 – Winter Prep for Your Hives: Feeding, Merging, and Insulating ❄️🐝
Episode 168 – Spring vs Fall Pollen: What Bees Really Need (And When) 🐝🌼🍂
Episode 167 – The Beltsville Bee Lab Shutdown: What’s Really Going On 🏛️🐝
Episode 166 – Oxalic Acid and Mite Madness: What’s Changing, What’s Not 🧪🐝
Episode 165 – Fall Swarming: Why You Still Need to Watch Closely 🍂🐝
Episode 164 – Fall Flow and Winter Bees: How Nature Prepares the Colony for the Cold 🐝🍂
Episode 163 – Bearding, Fanning, and Heat Shields: How Bees Actually Cool the Hive 🔥🐝
Episode 162 – What to Expect When You’re Expecting… Bees 🐝🍼
Episode 161 – Beekeeping Myths, Course Updates, and 2026 Experiments 🧪🐝
Episode 160 – Alternative Hive Types: Top Bar, Horizontal, and Warre Explained 🐝📦
Episode 159 – Honey Extraction Methods: What to Know Before You Harvest 🍯🐝
Episode 158 – Used Gear, Swarm Trap Timing & What to Ask When Buying Bees 🐝📦
Episode 157 – The Hazards of the Walkaway Split: Timing, Risks & Real Talk 🐝⏳
Episode 156 – Comb Control: Who Builds It, When They Do, and What to Watch For 🐝🧱
Episode 155 – From Egg to Emergence: Understanding Bee Development Timelines 🐣🐝
Episode 154 – Memorial Day & The Healing Hive Project: Honoring Sacrifice, Building Purpose 🇺🇸🐝
Episode 153 – Surviving the Dearth: Feeding, Fighting Robbers, and Managing Mites
Episode 152 – The Bee Buzz (27): Spring Beekeeping Q&A 🐝
Episode 151 – The Bee Buzz (26): Spring Splits, Queen Cells, and What Went Wrong in Kentucky 🐝🚗
Episode 150 – The Bee Buzz (25): Spring Feeding, Hive Health, & Q&A 🐝📬
Episode 149 – Feeding Bees: When, What, and How Much 🍯🐝
Episode 148 – Smooth Moves: Relocating Bee Colonies the Right Way 🌸🐝
Episode 147 – Understanding Bee Roles and Behavior 🧠🐝
Episode 146 – Bees in the News (27): Swarms, Rooftop Honey & Bee Yoga?! 🐝🗞️
Episode 145 – Is My Colony Queenless? How to Tell & What to Do 👑🐝
Episode 144 – Requeening Your Colony: A Practical Guide 👑🐝
Episode 143 - The Demaree Method: Swarm Control Without Splitting 🐝🔧
Episode 142 – Swarm Prevention: Keeping Your Bees from Leaving 🏃🐝
Episode 141 – How to Inspect a Hive Like a Pro (Without Overdoing It!) 🔍🐝
Episode 140 – Packages and Nucs: What to Expect the First 30 Days 📦🐝
Episode 139 – How to Keep Records: The Beekeeper’s Notebook 📖🐝
Episode 138 - Beginner Beekeeping Mistakes: What NOT to Do 🚨🐝
Episode 137 - Single vs. Double Deep Brood Boxes: Which One is Better? 🏠🐝
Episode 136 - How to Start a Beekeeping Business: Legal & Profitable Steps 🏛️🐝
Episode 135 - Beekeeping Gear Checklist: What You Need for Year One 🛠️🐝
Episode 134 - The Real Cost of Beekeeping: What They Don’t Tell You 💰🐝
Episode 133 - Package Bees vs. Nucs: Which is Right for You? 🐝📦
Episode 132 - The Beekeeping Triangle: Honey, Money, or Life? 🐝💰❤️
Episode 131 - The 2025 Honey Bee Crisis: What’s Really Happening? 🐝⚠️
Episode 130 - Bees in the News (26): QR Codes, Varroa Timing, and Brainy Bees 📰🐝
Episode 129 - Why I Focus on Langstroth Hives & A Hard Conversation 🐝
Episode 128 - Where Did My Queen Go? Understanding Seasonal Brood Breaks 👑🐝
Episode 127 - Should You Buy Bees from the Same Place Every Year? 🐝🤔
Episode 126 - Varroa Mites: The “HIV” of the Bee World and Why They’re So Destructive 🐝🪲
Episode 125 - My 2025 Varroa Strategy: Stay Ahead of the Mite Problem 🐝
Episode 124 - How the Polar Vortex Affects Honeybees 🌬️🐝
Episode 123 - Where to Place Your Hives 🐝🏡
Episode 122 - Starting Beekeeping? Research These Laws First! 🐝⚖️
Episode 121 - Finding a Great Beekeeping Mentor 🐝
Episode 120 – Pollen Traps: The Pros, Cons, and Practical Tips for Harvesting Pollen 🐝🌼
Episode 119 - Winter Beekeeping Myths and Feeding Strategies 🐝❄️
Episode 118 - Bees in the News (25): Scotland’s Bumblebee Boom & Waggle Dance Wonders 🐝
Episode 117 - Thanksgiving Cheers & Beekeeping Q&A 🦃🐝
Episode 116 - Splits and Nucs Explained! 🐝📦
Episode 115 - Bees in the News (24): Soda-Opening Bees and Global Updates 📰🐝
Episode 114 - Fall Updates & Second Year Preps 🍂🐝
Episode 113 - Bees in the News (23): Hurricanes, Stress, and Winter Challenges 📰🐝
Episode 112 - Bees in the News (22): Bee-Mergencies, Biases, and Victories 📰🐝
Episode 111 - Bees in the News (21): Pesticides, Discoveries, and Farewells 📰🐝
Episode 110 - Interview With Tara Chapman, Part 2 🐝🎙️
Episode 109 - Bees in the News (20): Rediscoveries, Disputes, and Losses 📰🐝