BC - Bottled Beekeeping
For this beekeeper chat, Natalie and John tackle the concept of keeping bees in plastic bottles as shown on a popular YouTube video. Did their heads spin in circles and explode as they watched the vi...
20 Apr 202342min
BC - Nutraceutical Values of Honey
For today's beekeeper chat, John attempts to read (and fails several times) a research article on the nutraceutical values of honey that Nathalie brought to his attention. The pair discuss points of ...
13 Apr 20231h 5min
BC - Selective Egg Size by Queen
In this week’s beekeeper chat, John and Nathalie discuss a 2019 research article that indicates queen bees not only have control over fertilization of eggs, but also can influence the egg size as well...
6 Apr 202325min
BC - Space and Storage Management
In today’s beekeeper chat, John and Nathalie talk about the aspects of storage and space management and how it relates to both the type of hives you keep, as well as your own management practices. Can...
30 Mar 20231h 5min
BC - Honey Bee and Colony Immunity
In this latest edition of the Beekeeper Chats, John and Nathalie discuss the difference between individual bee immunity vs colony immunity and how these two aspects work together to help ensure the su...
23 Mar 202345min
BC - Bee Centric Beekeeping
What would beekeeping look like if it were done more from the perspective of the bee's natural preferences? That is the concept of bee-centric beekeeping, where as many aspects as possible are lined ...
16 Mar 202349min
BC - Treatment Free vs Vaccines and Immune Boosters
Based on a comment from a listener, today’s episode focuses on the ideals of treatment free beekeeping and whether or not those ideals can cross lines over into areas such as Anti-Vaccine. Though one ...
9 Mar 202325min
BC - Ethics in Honey
In this edition of our Beekeeper Chats, Nathalie and John tackle the subject of Honey Adulteration and the ethics that should be used when handling, marketing, and selling your own honey. (Original ...
2 Mar 202353min
