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Two Bees in a Podcast — 246 episodes

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Episode 238: Exploring Non-Apis Bees with Josh Cambell

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Episode 237: Honey Bee Queen Genetics with Dr. Garett Slater

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Episode 236: Survivor Populations of Honey Bees with Raffaele Dall’Olio

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Episode 235: Viral Infections in Honey Bee Queens with Dr. Leonard Foster

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Episode 234: Writing, Beekeeping, and Inspiring Young Beekeepers with Patti Sherlock

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Episode 233: Understanding Honey and Botulism with Dr. Joshua Jakum

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Episode 232: Bee Inspection in the UK with Jack Silberrad

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Episode 231: Breeding Mite Biting Bees with Krispn Given

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Episode 230: Product Development in the Honey Bee World with Dale McMahan

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Episode 229: Honey Bee Nutrition with Dr. Ramesh Sagili

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Episode 228: Apiary Inspectors of America with Brooke Decker & Ali Panasiuk

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Episode 227: Beekeeping Research in India with Dr. Neloy Chakroborty

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Episode 226: Honey Bee Colony Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa with Dr. Beatrice Nganso

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Episode 225: Yellow-Legged Hornet Management with David Williams

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Episode 224: Chinese Tallow Research in the U.S. with Dr. Pierre Lau and Jennifer Standley

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Episode 223: Small Hive Beetle Research with Dr. Bram Cornelissen

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Episode 222: Honey Bee Viruses with Dr. Michelle Flenniken

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Episode 221: Bioacoustics in Honey Bee Hives with Dr. Reed Johnson

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Episode 220: Understanding the Effects of Apiary Population Density on Colonies with Dr. Ashley Mortensen

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Episode 219: Building a Beekeeping Business with Tara Chapman

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Episode 218: Using Genetic Analysis to Choose Breeding Candidates with Dylan Ryals

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Episode 217: A New Varroa Control Method with Ron Korkidi

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Episode 216: Varroa Introduction in Australia with Dave Fairhall and Emily Noordyke

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Episode 215: Sharing Beekeeping Knowledge on YouTube with David Burns

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Episode 214: Commercial Beekeeping in Australia with Peter Barnes

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Episode 213: International Beekeeping Programs with Dr. Cooper Schouten

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Episode 212: Honey Bee Nutrition and Unmanaged Bees with Dr. Juliana Rangel

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Episode 211: Honey Bee Health with Dr. Jon Zawislak

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Episode 210: Beekeeping in Turkey with Dr. Irfan Kandemir

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Episode 209: The Better-B Project with Dirk de Graaf

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Episode 208: Mosquito Impacts on Honey Bee Colonies with Lena Barascou

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Episode 207: Wild Honey Bee Research with Jamie Ellis

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Episode 206: Colony Inspections with Eric Malcolm

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Thank You for 1 Million Listens!

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Episode 205: European Foulbrood with Meghan Milbrath

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Episode 204: The American Bee Journal with Eugene Makovec

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Episode 203: Insignia-EU with Norman Carreck

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Episode 202: Beekeeping in South Africa with Mike Allsopp

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Episode 201: Beekeeping in Greece with Antonios Tsagkarakis

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Episode 200: Leveling Up Your Beekeeping Business with Amy Vu

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Episode 199: Almond Pollination Contracts with Brittney Goodrich

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Episode 198: Honey Bees, Native Bees, and Updates with Dr. Melathopoulos

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Episode 197: Hangry Bees

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Episode 196: The BeeMD and Citizen Scientist

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Episode 195: Monetization Beyond Bees and Honey 

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Episode 194: BeeGuards

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Episode 193: Winter Bees

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Episode 192: Pathogen Spillover

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Episode 191: Datasets on Diseases and Pests in the United States

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Episode 190: The “Medicinal Properties of Honey” CURE Class

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Episode 189.5: FSBA License Plate

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Episode 189: Honey Bee Disaster Response Team

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Episode 188: Tropilaelaps

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Episode 187: Consuming Irradiated Royal Jelly

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Episode 186: Commercial Beekeeping: Queen Production, Pollination, and Package Production

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Episode 185: Commercial Honey Bees and Non-native Probiotics

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Episode 184: Hive Orientation and Colony Strength Affect Honey Bee Colony Activity During Almond Pollination

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Episode 183: Beescape

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Episode 182: High Pesticide Exposure and Risk to Bees in Pollinator Plantings Adjacent to Conventionally Managed Blueberry Fields

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Episode 181: Nano Colonies

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Episode 180: Wild Honey Bee Colonies and Research in South Africa

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Episode 179: Colony Size, Rather Than Geographic Origin of Stocks

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Episode 178: Doctor Keith Delaplane on Biogeography Evolution: Part Two

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Episode 177: Doctor Keith Delaplane on Biogeography Evolution: Part One

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Episode 176: The EPIQ Program (Education about Production and Insemination of Queens)

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Episode 175: The Honey Factory

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Episode 174: Hygiene-Eliciting Brood Semiochemicals as a Tool for Assaying Honey Bee Colony Resistance to Varroa

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Episode 173: The Nutritional Landscape in Agroecosystems

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Episode 172: Breeding for Varroa Resistance

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Episode 171: Honey Bee Stings from a Medical Perspective

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Episode 170: Indoor Overwintering Bees

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Episode 169: Mental Wellness and Beekeeping

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Episode 168: Beekeeping with Larry Connor

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Episode 167: Honey Bee Clustering

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Episode 166: Environmental DNA

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Episode 165: Structural Bee Removal

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Episode 164: The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP) Program

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Episode 163: Sideline Beekeeping in Ecuador

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Episode 162: Amitraz Resistance in Varroa

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Episode 161: Darwinian Beekeeping

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Episode 160: Vespa velutina: The Yellow-Legged Hornet

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Episode 159: Farm Safety and H2A

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Episode 158: Global Beekeeping

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Episode 157: Backyard Beekeeping and Minimizing Losses

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Episode 156: Commercial Beekeeping

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Episode 155.5: Special Announcement

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Episode 155: Hearing about Honey bee Nutrition

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Episode 154: Addressing Food Insecurity with The Herban Bee

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Episode 153: Beekeeping in Brazil

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Episode 152: Discovering Bee Data with HiveTracks App

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Episode 151: PAm Bridging Research and Beekeepers

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Episode 150: Beekeeping in Thailand

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Episode 149: Drones Galore!

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Episode 148: The Cape Honey Bee and Small Hive Beetles

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Episode 147: Generational Beekeeping and Queen Breeding with Ted Miksa

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Episode 146: Getting to know Hives for Heroes

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Episode 145: Bees on the Dance Floor (aka, the Virginia Landscape)

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Episode 144: Getting Ready for EAS

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Episode 143: All About the Commercial Beekeeping, Honey! with Bob Binnie

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Episode 142: All About Extension, Honey! with Jason Graham

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Episode 141: Testing Bee Genes

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Episode 140: Controlling Pests and Pathogens with Sunflowers

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Episode 139: All About the Money, Honey! with Sierra Malnove

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Episode 138: Guessing Hive Size and Strength with Infrared Technology

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Episode 137: All About the Farmers Markets, Honey! with Beth Murphy

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Episode 136: Let's Talk about the Bee Informed Partnership

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Episode 135: Shipping Queen Cells

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Episode 134: The Many Arts of Beekeeping with Karen Boger

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Episode 133: All About the Money, Honey! with Melanie Kirby

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Episode 132: Student Beekeeping in Thailand

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Episode 131: Follow-up on Microplastics

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Episode 130: Controlling Varroa Through Genetic Technology

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Episode 129: All About the Money, Honey! with Virginia Webb

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Episode 128: Catching up with Two Bees

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Bonus Episode: Final Stump the Chump 2022

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Happy New Year, Beekeepers!

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Episode 127: Varroa Control Methods in Ontario

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Episode 126: December Monthly Management

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Episode 125: Overwintering Colonies -- Indoor or Outdoor?

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Episode 124: Sub-Arctic Beekeeping

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Episode 123: Climate Effects on Honey Bee Food Source

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Episode 122: November Monthly Management

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Episode 121: The Origins of Honey Bees

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Episode 120: Finding Pesticide Residue in Nectar and Pollen

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Episode 119: Moving Honey Bees in U.S. and Territories

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Episode 118: How Honey Bees Respond to Viruses

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Episode 117: October Monthly Management

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Episode 116: Chemical Testing for Varroa Management

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Episode 115: The Growth of Urban Beekeeping

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Episode 114: September Monthly Management

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Episode 113: Temperature Changes and Varroa Infestation

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Episode 112: Effect of Microplastics on Honey Bees

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Episode 111: Honey Bee Nutrition Using Feed Supplements

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Episode 110: August Monthly Management

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Episode 109: Accessible Beekeeping

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Episode 108: How Insecticides Impact Colonies

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Episode 107: Effects of Insect Growth Disruptors on Honey Bees

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Episode 106: July Monthly Management

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Episode 105: Use of Essential Oils Against Varroa destructor

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Episode 104: June Management

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Episode 103: Pesticides in Wax and Queen Health

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Episode 102: Cottage Food Laws and Selling Honey

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Episode 101: Pollen Treatment Agrochemicals and the Livelihood of Queens

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Episode 100: Special Edition May Management

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Episode 99: Sideline Beekeeping with Kent Pegorsch

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Episode 98: Nursing Larvae Communication

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Episode 97: Evaluating European and American Foulbrood Diagnostic Methods

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Episode 96: April Monthly Management

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Episode 95: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Changes in Beekeeping

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Episode 94: The Swiss Beekeeping Concept

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Episode 93: The Architectural Abilities of Honey Bees

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Episode 92: March Monthly Management

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Episode 91: Nutrition and Viral Resilience

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Episode 90: Tylosin Exposure Impacts on Honey Bees

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Episode 89: Testing New Compounds Against Varroa

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Episode 88: Visitation Rates and Colony Stocking Disease

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Episode 87: Enzyme Microparticles and Reducing Toxicity in Managed Hives

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Episode 86: Evaluating the Extreme Weather Impacts on Wild Bee Populations

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Special Episode: American Beekeeping Federation Conference & Tradeshow

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Episode 85: Pollen Substitute Patties in Western Honey Bees & How to Collect Propolis

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Episode 84: Honey Bees on the Move; From Pollination to Honey Production and back & How to Collect Pollen

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Episode 83: Honey Bees Being at Risk from Microplastics & How to Process Wax

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Episode 82: Pristine Impairing Olfactory Associative Learning in Honey Bees and Naturally Florida Podcast & How to Collect Wax  

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Episode 81: Cannabis Sativa & Bee Health & Management of Honey Bee Pests: Mammals

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Episode 80: Balanced Diet in Bees & Bottling Honey

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Episode 79: Impacts on Introduced Honey Bees on Australian Bee- Flower Network & Processing Honey

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Episode 78: Evolution of Metarhizium Fungus & Making Honey

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Episode 77: Bee Communication During Collective Defense & Harvesting Honey

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Episode 76: Toxic Pesticide Use During Almond Bloom & Management of Honey Bee Pests

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Episode 75: Honey Bee Toxicology & Management of Honey Bee Pests

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Episode 74: Creating a Standard of Honey Identity in the U.S & Management of Honey Bee Pest

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Episode 73: Supporting Bees in Urban Spaces & Management of Honey Bee Pests

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Episode 72: Guide to Varroa Mite Control & Management of Honey Bees

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Episode 71: Impacts of Management Practices on Bee Health & Management of Honey Bee Pests

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Episode 70: Impacts of Urbanization on Bees & Mitigating Bee Threat

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Episode 69: Understanding Pesticide Labels & Knowing Your Beekeeping Goals

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Episode 68: Repellency of Some Fungicides to Honey Bees & Sting Management

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Episode 67: Insulating your Hives in Summer & Sting Management

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Episode 66: European Honey Bees & Sting Management

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Episode 65: Infectious Disease Biology & Startup Cost

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Episode 64: Heroes to Hives & Basic Swarm Management Techniques

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Episode 63: Drone Contributions Impacting Queen Success & Stimuli that Lead to Swarming

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Episode 62: Honey Bee Waggle Dance & Hive Type Perspectives

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Episode 61: Beekeeper-Landowner Relations & Installing Packages

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Episode 60: Varroa IPM & Acquiring Bees

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Episode 59: Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus & How to Requeen

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Episode 58: Best Management Practices for Backyard Beekeepers & Why to Requeen Colonies

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Episode 57: Carpenter Bees as Pests & Requeening Using a Nuc

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Episode 56: Buckfast Bees, YouTube, & Hiving a Nuc

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Episode 55: New Ruling on Oxalic Acid and Marking Queens

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Episode 54: The Benefits of Pollen to Bees & Using a Smoker

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Episode 53: Tropilaelaps Mites & Characteristics of Healthy Honey Bee Colonies

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Episode 52: Impact of Land Use on Pollinators & Colony Inspection Techniques

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Episode 51: Beekeeping in Denmark & Picking Apiary Locations

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Episode 50: Insulating Honey Bee Colonies & Good Neighbor Guidelines

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Episode 49: Social Media & Rules and Regulations

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Episode 48: Extension & Time Dedication to Beekeeping

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Episode 47: Cape Honey Bees & Benefits of Starting Colonies with a Nuc

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Episode 46: Kim Flottum & Starting Colonies with Packages of Bees

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Episode 45: Suppressed in Ovo Virus Infection & Necessary Beekeeping Equipment for Beginners

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Episode 44: Local Honey Bees in the UK & Foundation Type Pros & Cons

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Episode 43: Temperature Stress on Queen Quality and Types of Foundation

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Episode 42: Introducing a New Format & Discussing Pesticides

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Episode 41: Honey Bee Pheromones and How to Provide Extension Program Feedback

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Episode 40: Pesticide Applicator Training & Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungal Pathogens

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Episode 39: USDA Honey Bee Lab in Baton Rouge & World Honey Bee Health

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Episode 38: Hives on Public Land and How Honey Bees Choose New Sites

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Episode 37: History of the Honey Industry & Arthropod Invaders

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Episode 36: Drone Congregation Areas & Queen Bee Production in Europe

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Episode 35: Natural Varroa-Resistant Honey Bees and Small Hive Beetles

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Episode 34: Drone Congregation Areas & Nosema

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Episode 33: Varroa Sensitive Hygiene & Various Beekeeping Climates

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Episode 32: Generational & Commercial Beekeeping

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Episode 31: Scout Bees & Bee Stings

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2019-2020 BIP Colony Loss Survey and Queen Bees

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Episode 29: Quality Queens and the Top Honey Bee Stressors

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Episode 28: Queen Polyandry and the Label is the Law

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Episode 27: Black Bee Honey

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Episode 26: Women in Beekeeping

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Episode 25: Queen 'Duets' and the Story of Honey Bee History

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Episode 24: BeeMD and Honey Labeling Guidelines

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Episode 23: Best Management Practices and Factors That Determine a Worker vs a Queen

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Episode 22: Blue Calamintha and ‘Found in Translation’

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Episode 21: USDA Research Labs and State Beekeeping Associations

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Episode 20: The Role of Florida Farm Bureau Federation and Mosquito Control

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Episode 19: Social Immunity and Swarms

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Episode 18: Honey Bee Friendly Landscaping and Equipment Tips and Tricks

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Asian Giant Hornet Special: Truths and Myths about Vespa mandarinia

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Episode 17: Beekeeping in Barbados and a Look into the Use of Oxalic Acid

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Special Episode: COVID-19 & Updates on the Beekeeping Industry

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Episode 16: When You Have Competition It Raises the Quality of a Product

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Episode 15: Popular Beekeeping Journals

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Episode 14: Once a Bear Finds an Apiary, It Will Keep Going Back

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Episode 13: Top 10 Tips for Beekeepers

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Episode 12: Scientifically Rigorous Information

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Episode 11: Even Though I'm an Entomologist, I'm Not an “Ant”omologist

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Episode 10: Honey Bees Are Animals and They Deserve to Be in Good Health

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Episode 9: The First Responders in Bee Health Issues

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Episode 8: Commercial Beekeeping… One Day at a Time, One Issue at a Time

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Episode 7: Risk Is Simply the Product of Multiplying Toxicity and Exposure

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Episode 6: If Your Goal Is to Keep Your Bees Alive...

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Episode 5: Species Without Natural Enemies

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Episode 4: What It Takes to Provide Purposeful Education

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Episode 3: The Mite Is Free to Move About the Cabin

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Episode 2: The UF/IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory

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Episode 1: Introduction to “Two Bees in a Podcast"