Beekeeping - Short and Sweet

In this week's Podcast: In my last podcast I was discussing the more serious honeybee diseases AFB and EFB. This time it's the turn of the not-so-tricky pests and diseases such as Chalkbrood, Wax Moth...

12 Mar 202317min

In this week's Podcast: One of the biggest challenges beekeepers face each season is the identification of pests and diseases, working out how serious that problem is and then deciding what course of...

5 Mar 202319min

In this week's Podcast: For beekeepers who are overwintering colonies, it may seem that Spring is still a long way off but there are things we can do to check the health of our bees. One of those is c...

26 Feb 202318min

In this week's Podcast: In the depths of Winter thoughts turn to warmer weather and the prospect, for many, of purchasing their first nucleus colony of honeybees. Here's what to expect and what to loo...

19 Feb 202317min

In this week's Podcast: For new beekeepers, the most important decision can be which hive type to use. With so many options out there it can be quite confusing, today I give my views on some of the mo...

12 Feb 202316min

In this week's Podcast: A new year means we can all look forward to an exciting new beekeeping season and there's no better way to get excited for it than to make some plans for the coming year. Stay ...

5 Feb 202316min

In this week's Podcast: My final podcast of 2022 or is it my first of 2023?! Another year slips by and we've had such fun this year. Here's my look back at the last twelve months and a thought or two ...

29 Jan 202317min

In this week's Podcast: It's been a really frosty week, temperatures dropping like a stone and woodpeckers paying a little too much attention to my beehives, listen in for my latest damage report. H...

15 Jan 202316min