108 - The Sting of Being Negligent
A lot of drama has happened in the social media version of the beekeeping world while John was lost on a plane, so he gives us an update on the current backlash being experienced by a certain TikTok i...
14 Jun 202146min
107 - Natural Beekeeping pt 4 - The Peoples Hive
In this fourth installment of the Natural Beekeeping Corner Nathalie takes us on a tour of “The Peoples Hives.” What is this you ask? Well, tune in now to find out what hive style this might be and ...
10 Jun 202122min
106 - Queen Conundrums
In this episode John elaborates on a recent listener question about queen math. This leads into some discussion about queen rearing and a few tips and trip on using the Nicot queen rearing system. T...
31 Mai 202146min
105 - The Perils of Shipping
The guys discuss a recent news article about “Millions of Bees” dying after “being left in a UPS truck for weeks.” Like many beekeepers our there, John and Ken have both had their own run-ins with sh...
24 Mai 202140min
104 - World Bee Day Origins
World Bee Day is coming on May 20th. Join the gang as they speak with Jonna Sanders to learn more about the history of World Bee Day and Slovenian beekeeping. If you were not already aware, World Be...
17 Mai 202123min
103 - Extra Comb and Hoarding
In this episode, John discusses the concept of excess drawn wax comb creating a hoarding desire in the bees. This is where generating extra drawn frames during your first two to three years of beekee...
10 Mai 202120min
102 - Natural Beekeeping Corner pt 3
In our third installment of the Natural Beekeeping Corner, Nathalie walks us through the differences between commercial beekeeping practices vs the urban backyard beekeeper. She also covers the benef...
3 Mai 202134min
101 - Telling the Bees
In this special edition of The Hive Jive, John takes us through the history of “Telling the Bees.” For centuries, cultures the world round have had their version of telling the bees about significant...
3 Mai 202115min
