All Episodes

Plain Talk: Hot Bees, Ants and Weeds (291)

A Small Open Colony (290)

Plain Talk: Hot Bees (289)

Archive Special: Working Bees in the Heat (288)

Plain Talk: Tall Grass In The Bee Yard (287)

Plain Talk: Five Nice Hives (286)

A Novice Teaches Beekeeping (285)

The Wayward Swarm, Part 4 (284)

The Wayward Swarm, Part 3 (283)

Plain Talk: The Wayward Swarm, Part 2 (282)

Plain Talk: Packages and Swarms (281)

Installing Packaged Bees with Anne Frey, Part 2 (280)

Installing Packaged Bees with Anne Frey, Part 1 (279)

Plain Talk: Seeing The Light (278)

Nucs & Wax Production with Anne Frey (277)

Plain Talk: BSI - Bee Scene Investigation (276)

Plain Talk: Old Hives, New Bees (275)

Plain Talk: Tri-County (274)

Plain Talk: Late Winter Robbing (273)

Georgia Winter Visit with Anne Frey (272)

Plain Talk: Miracle Bees (271)

Package Bees with Anne Frey (270)

Plain Talk: A Cold Bee Yard (269)

Plain Talk: Hive Tops and Winter Thoughts (268)

Plain Talk: NAHBE Reflections (267)

Plain Talk: NAHBE Walkabout (266)

Beekeeping Invasions with Anne Frey (265)

Wintering with Anne Frey (264)

Plain Talk: Christmas Day Stories (263)

Plain Talk: Beekeeping Oddities (262)

Plain Talk: Apiary Winter Wonderland (261)

Plain Talk: Fishing for Beekeepers (260)

Plain Talk: Slipshod Beekeeping (259)

Plain Talk: Artistry in Beekeeping (258)

Plain Talk: A Fall Hive Check (257)

Spring Prep Now with Anne Frey (256)

Beekeeping Efficiency with Anne Frey (255)

Plain Talk: The Smoked Beekeeper (254)

Plain Talk: The Traveling Beekeeper (253)

Plain Talk: Trusting Your Gut (252)

Archive Special: Preparing for Winter (251)

Plain Talk: Last Chance Winter Prep (250)

Plain Talk: The Sting of Fall Honey (249)

Plain Talk: Old Beekeeping Books (248)

Plain Talk: Bare Bones Beekeeping (247)

Plain Talk: Mystery Swarm (246)

August Winter Prep with Anne Frey (245)

Late Season Swarms with Anne Frey (244)

Archive Replay - Removing Honey with Kim Flottum (243)

Plain Talk: Bee Keeping vs Bee Tweaking (242)

Plain Talk: About Honey Bee Feeders (241)

Plain Talk: Hidden Hives (240)

Reflecting on Spring Losses with Anne Frey (239)

Plain Talk: About Drone Layers (238)

Locust Tree Nectar Flows with Anne Frey (237)

Plain Talk: Queen and Drone Traps (236)

Exploring Mysteries of the Bee Yard (235)

Plain Talk: The Lost Swarm (234)

Bee Talk with Eugene & Diane Makovec (233)

Plain Talk: Predicting Swarms (232)

Plain Talk: Releasing Tew Queens (231)

Plain Talk: Installing Tew Packages (230)

Rosario Candelero: Student Bee Vet (229)

Plain Talk: To Wire Frames or Not (228)

Plain Talk: The Evolution of Beekeeping (227)

Plain Talk: Thoughts on Queen Bees (226)

Plain Talk: Exploring Bee Rooms (225)

Plain Talk: A Bee Yard Stroll (224)

Plain Talk: Tew Bee Tales (223)

Plain Talk: Mentoring Challenges (222)

Archive Special: Hive Finishes with Kim (221)

Plain Talk: Dead and Dying Bees (220)

Battling Mites with Anne (219)

Discussing Big Colonies with Anne (218)

Plain Talk: Big Hives - Blessing or Curse? (217)

Plain Talk: Plastic in Beekeeping (216)

Plain Talk: Stressing Winter Bees (215)

Archive Special: Packages and Nucs with Kim Flottum (214)

Archive Special: Bee Yard Smells with Kim Flottum (213)

Archive Special: Abnormal Queens (212)

Plain Talk: Building Your Own Bee Boxes (211)

Plain Talk: Mentoring New Beekeepers (210)

Plain Talk: Considering Spring Packages (209)

Plain Talk: Things Not Seen (208)

Archive Special: Browsing Bee Books (207)

Prepping for Winter with Will (206)

Plain Talk: Fanning Bees (205)

Plain Talk: Thieving Beekeepers (204)

Packing Hives with Anne Frey (203)

Plain Talk: Long Forgotten Equipment (202)

Bee Suit Design with Anne Frey (201)

Plain Talk: Looking Back 200th Episodes (200)

Plain Talk: Learning Points (199)

Plain Talk: The Psychology of Beekeepers (198)

Observing Small Details with Anne Frey (197)

Plain Talk: Early Fall Management (196)

Plain Talk: Honey Bees and Lawn Mowers (195)

An Update With Will (194)

Plain Talk: Wax Moths and Honey Bees (193)

Plain Talk: Changes in Beekeeping (192)

Dissuading Beekeepers with Anne Frey (191)

Small Swarm, Revisited (190)

Varroa and Marked Queens with Anne Frey (189)

Plain Talk: Washboarding Bees (188)

Plain Talk: Bee Personalities (187)

Plain Talk: The Fallen Hive (186)

Plain Talk: How Not To Remove Bees (185)

Plain Talk: A Small June Swarm

Plain Talk: The Survivor Hive

Plain Talk: Not My Bees (182)

Plain Talk: Smoke and Smokers (181)

Plain Talk: Irate Bees! (180)

Plain Talk: It's Not Just Keeping Bees (179)

Starting Nucs with Will (178)

Plain Talk: A Spring Walk in the Bee Yard (177)

Plain Talk: Box Hives (176)

Plain Talk: Leftover Honey (175)

Lost Queens (174)

Plain Talk: Honey Bee Eggs (173)

Observing Queen Anomalies with Anne Frey (172)

Plain Talk: Spring - Help, Don't Hurt Your Bees (171)

Managing Nucs with Anne Frey (170)

Plain Talk About Division Board Feeders (169)

Talking With Kids About Bees (168)

Dealing With Heavy Hives with Anne Frey (167)

Sampling Varroa Mites (166)

Eating Honey (165)

Colony Collapse and Varroa, Plain Talk with Dr. David Peck (164)

In Class with Jim: "Supering" (163)

Mentoring Young Beekeepers (162)

Colony Confinement (161)

Hive Inspections: When, Why and How Often (160)

Keeping Small Colonies (159)

Repetition Beekeeping (158)

Downsizing Your Bee Operation (157)

Queen Isolation Cages (156)

Winter Chores: Culling Combs (155)

Archive Special - Preparing Your Hives for Winter! (154)

Browsing Bee Books (153)

Rothenbuhler's Legacy (152)

Transfers and Cutouts (151)

Dealing With Quirky Queens (150)

Honey Bees and Native Bees (149)

Dealing With Fall Equipment (148)

Barrel Hives with Jerry Hayes (147)

Archive Special: Dealing with Yellowjackets (146)

Listener Emails: Cutting Down Supers and Dealing with Propolis (145)

Moving Honey Supers in the Fall (144)

Prepping for Fall and Winter (143)

How to Deal With Broken Frames (142)

Uncapping Honey (140)

The Evolution of Beekeeping (141)

What To Do With Cappings (139)

Considering the Bee Yard Habitat (138)

Dealing with Harvesting Headaches (137)

Dealing With Summer Robbing (136)

Beehive Life (135)

Managing Mid-Summer Splits (133)

Dealing With Seasonal Bee Management Fluctuations (132)

Summer Replay - Hot Summers & Hot Bees (131)

Getting Your Bees Through Droughts (130)

Learning To Deal With Stings (129)

Replacing The Queen (128)

Vanishing Swarms: Now You See Them, Now You Don't! (127)

Bee Trailers - The Portable Bee Hive (126)

Memorable Stings (125)

Well... It Depends - Swarms (124)

Marking Queens (123)

What About Those Springtime Bee Yard Chores (122)

Lessons Learned: Memorable Meetings (121)

What's This About Bees Eating Their Young? (120)

What About That Pollen Flow (119)

Dealing with Old Frames (118)

Should You Paint Your Hive? (117)

Preparing for the First Nectar Flow (116)

Managing The Small Colony (115)

Considering Atypical Bee Yards (114)

Finding Bee Yards (113)

Spring Bees: Are Nucs A Good Deal? (112)

Bee Management on Warm(ish) Winter Days (111)

Dealing with Package Queens (110)

Considering New Honey Bee Queens (109)

Dealing With American Foulbrood (108)

Beekeeping New Years Resolutions (107)

Bears in the Bee Yard (106)

Our Genesis Stories in Beekeeping (105)

Beekeeper Record Keeping Considerations (104)

Building Your Own Bee Equipment (103)

Managing Winter Colony Die-Offs (102)

Consumer Honey Challenges (101)

5000 Years of Beekeeping in 24 Minutes (100)

Winter Reading: What's On The List? (099)

Colony Winter Water (098)

Midnight in the Bee Yard - A Halloween Special (097)

Winter Is Coming - Winter Prep (096)

How Phenology Can Help Your Manage Bees (095)

Living With Your Smoker (094)

Liquifying Crystalized Honey (093)

Bee Suits and Protective Clothing (092)

Extracting Honey (091)

Removing Honey (090)

Rim, Feeding Rim or Spacer (089)

Dealing With Wax Moths (088)

End of Season Evaluations (087)

Hive Stand Options (086)

How Much Honey Do You Leave On A Colony? (085)

Dealing With Heat in the Beeyard (084)

Laying Workers (083)

After The Swarm (082)

The Importance of Mentors (081)

Queen Excluders - Love Them or Hate Them (080)

Water For Your Bees (079)

Dealing with Marginal Queens (078)

Small Furry Pests (077)

Exploring Honey Prices (076)

Dealing With Feisty Bees (075)

How To Plan Raised Pollinator Beds (074)

Final Thoughts on Package Bee Season (073)

Installing Package Bees in Inclement Weather (072)

Planning A Successful Bee Association Meeting (071)

Finding Bee Yards (070)

Supplemental Spring Feeding of Honey Bees (069)

Adding Package Bees to Deadout Equipment (068)

Capturing and Hiving Swarms (067)

Swarm Traps aka Bait Hives (066)

More Listener Questions (065)

Mind Your Bees Wax (064)

Dealing With Old Equipment (063)

Make Money with Honey Bees! (062)

Raising Non-Graft Queens (061)

Late Winter Colony Management (060)

Going Big Time - Large Observation Hives (059)

Let's Discuss Small Observation Hives (058)

Bee Beards - Part 2 (057)

Bee Beards - Part 1 (056)

Flower Garden Site Prep (055)

New Year - New Equipment... Assembly Required? (054)

Planning your Gardens for Bees (053)

Considering the Bee Culture December Issue (052)

Considering Packages or Nucs for the Spring (051)

New Swarms On Deadout Comb? (050)

Artificial Honeycomb (049)

What's That Smell - Part 2: The Good (048)

What's That Smell? - Part 1: The Bad (047)

Small-Scale Pollination Contracts (046)

Bottom Boards (045)

Preparing for Winter (044)

Beekeeper Waxing & Waning (043)

Invasive Plants (042)

Fall Feeding (041)

Winter Packing (040)

"Winter Is Coming" aka Planning For Winter (039)

Combining (Joining) Weak Colonies (038)

Dealing With Neighbor's Yellowjacket Problems (037)

Dealing With Combs After Extracting (036)

Ugly (Mean) Bees (035)

How Are My Bees? (034)

Planting for Bees (033)

Troubling Questions (032)

European Foul Brood (031)

Hot Summers and Bees (030)

A Close Look At The 2020-2021 BIP Annual Loss Survey (029)

Dealing With Neighbors (028)

Euthanizing Honey Bees (027)

Beekeeping Good Neighbor Golden Rules (026)

Package Queens (025)

Questions from 1910 (024)

Tanging - What's All That Banging? (023)

Plastic & Wooden Packages (022)

Old Comb (021)

Spring Inspections (020)

Honey Bees Sting! (019)

Eating Comb Honey (018)

Pollen Traps (017)

Nectar Flows (016)

Robbing! (015)

Swarms (014)

Dealing with Bee Space (013)

Outyards (012)

Requeening (011)

Smokers and Smoker Fuel (010)

Packages and Nucs (009)

Hive Finishes (008)

Protective Gear (007)

The Good Things About Beekeeping (006)

Bee Equipment We Use (005)

Mid-Winter Inspections (004)

Off Season Storage and Chores (003)

Emergency Winter Feeding (002)

Honey Bee Obscura - An Introduction (001)