116 - The Slithering
This episode coils up and strikes at the heart of a slippery subject… Snakes in the bee yard. There are all kinds of different critters out there that we often don’t notice as we go about our bee bus...
9 Aug 202131min
115 - Natural Beekeeping LIVE Q&A
Recently the gang got together to host a LIVE Natural Beekeeping question and answer session. Nathalie and John answer questions ranging from keeping survivor stock, to doing brood breaks, and even h...
2 Aug 20211h 23min
114 - Sparse Decisions
In this episode the guys discuss some of the challenges this season has presented with some areas having a sparse nectar flow and the decisions that beekeepers might be faced with because of those cir...
26 Jul 202143min
113 - Listener Questions pt 14
In this round of listener questions we hear from Mike B., Jared M., Ben I., and Connor S. Topics include how to not go broke doing removals, bees not drawing wax on foundation, using all deep boxes, ...
19 Jul 202150min
112 - Speculative Corrections
The guys have some corrections they need to make regarding speculations that were made in last week’s episodes. It turns out not all of the pertinent information was provided regarding Ken’s recent H...
12 Jul 202140min
111 - Backfilling
In this very extended episode, the guys go back and cover a few items that they had meant to include in previous episodes but kept forgetting. Ken is up to his old tricks of pulling things out of lef...
5 Jul 20211h 37min
110 - Buying Used Equipment
Today the guys are prompted by Jacob to discuss some important questions you should ask if you are considering buying used equipment. Ken has a question about swarm traps and direction the entrance s...
28 Jun 202141min
109 - Ken's Conundrums
John and Ken talk about potentially relocating some of Ken’s swarms out to his remote property and implementing some selective breeding and re-queening. John tells the story of a recent hive relocati...
21 Jun 202136min
