Episode 9 - Honey Harvest, Flow Hives, Grafting Queens, Beekeeping Tours and More
Welcome to Episode 9 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Harvesting Honey: We'll discuss the best practices fo...
10 Jul 202456min
Episode 8 - Moving Hives, Flow Hives, EFB, Queen Grafting and More
Join us in this episode of beekeeping buddies where we talk about the challenges of moving hives, our flow hive experience, what we do when we find EFB, Queen Grafting, upcoming events and more with S...
26 Jun 202454min
Episode 7 - Visiting Beekeeping Buddy Valerie Ross! Looking back at what it is like to be a beginner beekeeper.
Join us, Steve and Luke, your friendly neighborhood beekeeping enthusiasts, as we embark on an exciting journey into the world of honeybees, hives, and all things buzzing! We have our first beekeeping...
12 Jun 20241h 2min
Episode 6 - Queen Rearing, Nectar Flow, Hive Swarming, Honey Collection, Apitourism
In Episode 6 of Beekeeping Buddies, hosts Steven Schmidt and Luke Harvey take listeners on a comprehensive journey through several key aspects of beekeeping. The episode kicks off with an in-depth dis...
31 Mai 202446min
Episode 5 - Package Installation, Swarm Season, Japan Beekeeping Trip, and Cutouts
Come join Steve and Luke and hear us talk about complications with our package installations, Luke's beekeeping trip to Japan, a busy swarm season (including a birthday swarm), and a recent cutout we ...
15 Mai 20241h 15min
Episode 4 - Making New Beekeepers, EPA Legislation, Splitting Medium Frames
Welcome to a bonus episode. While Luke is overseas looking at Apis Cerana, we needed to discuss some important legislation and some great articles by commercial beekeeper Charles Linder. Listen to is ...
10 Apr 202447min
Episode 3 - Losses, Traps, Queens, Bee Expos, Review Corner, and Swarm Traps
Join us in Episode 3 where we talk about some early spring losses, when we should be putting out hive traps, VSH Queens and their prices, Bee Expo and available videos as well as the upcoming Hiveoram...
3 Apr 202435min
Episode 1 - Strange Spring Temperatures, Virtual Beekeeping Conference, and New Equipment
What's going on with our late winter temperatures? We talk about our very pleasant and strange very early spring temperatures, a virtual beekeeping conference, how do we get to varroa sensitive hives,...
4 Mar 202432min
