The Beekeeper's Corner Beekeeping Podcast

Importance of Well Mated Queens, Tom Fuscaldo, Overcoming the Fear of Stings, Online Syrup Calculator, Gall Bladder Mess, Beeswax Pastes, Making Fondant, Local Hive Report, Northern Lights Conference Reflection

Conference Reflections with Bob Kloss, Rich Morris from Broodminder, Dewey Caron Joined the program, Having fun with Donna Shea, Interactions with the live audience.

Local Hive Report, comb over, Ikea monitoring device,neck fan, bee beds, gopro mount, konya hive, microburst bee tree, eas

A little bit of everything - hive inspection observations, reports on research, confernece news, an idea for sequestering drones for monitoring and in the local hive report a summary of mite counts.

For years now I have been studying the varroa mite dynamic and feel like the industry is missing the obvious, the varroa relationship with the drones. Sampling is flawed, and now with some emerging research, I believe new options will emerge.

It has been a while since our last recording and in this episode I catch up on things that have occurred since last connecting, and also reflect on the here and now - ending with a catch-up Local Hive Report

Spraying Collected Swarms with cold water to keep them from flying away, Geosomin and Petricor, Justin Schmidt - Sting Index Beekeeper has Passed Away, Food Coloring added to Food to see where it gets distributed, Swarm Timing from South to Maine, Native Mason Bee hive, Add Drone brood frames to thwart burr comb, Spring Meetings, Adherence to Regulations Resource, Jean Miller Sit Down- Thailand, Local Hive Report

Mixing up the hive to thwart swarming, The Windshield Phenomona Explained, 3C36 Varroa Mite Killer Compound, Enhance Whiskey with Honey filled Honey comb, No more Bee Free Vegan Honee, NJ Cottage Law Honey Exemption, Dollar General Beekeepeing Jars, NJ Weather and Weather Zones, National Honey Board Recipe for Burnt Honey Gelato, and the first Local Hive Report for 2023.

In this episode we continue with additional information about the managed mentoring program. We focus on the design, the launch, and some additional details to round out the conversation. We also share information about the website that supports the program.

In this episode; This is the first of a two episodes that outlines the backstory, design, and overview of a new reimagined way to support beekeepers who are looking to get started in beekeeping. We have been working on this program for over five years now and this episode marks the announcement of general availability.

In this episode; Bob and I continue our discussion from the last episode while coming home from the Hive Life conference in Tennessee. We spend time discussing what has been happening in our apiaries and the conversation has periodic reflections on things we learned at the conference.

In this episode; Bob and I talk about what a great time we had at the hive life conference. We reflect on the setup experience and all the things we liked, as well as a handful of things that we see room for adjustments. The discussion centers on giving you a sense of what it was like to attend the conference and covers a bit of what we saw there. This is part one of the discussion.

In this episode; Insulating hives, is it necessary, not really, but it is beneficial. Reflecting on Podcast Metrics, Working Bees in the Valley Crest Mentoring Yard; hive beetles. Problem with my Left Eye, Local hive report and other topics with Bob Kloss.

In this episode; The Practice of Melting Honey in your Car and factors of temperature, The engineering of Bottle Neck Finishes, Discontinuing local guidance for Formic application after consulting Manufacturer, Government Conservation Bill is being proposed, Bees and native pollinator in competition for resources, Filtering honey follow up, Not Treatment Free – Low Treatment Concept for differentiation, The Local Hive Report and a few parting comments to end the show.

In this episode I talk about the beekeeping tie to the Goonies movie and beeswax, hosting mentoring visits and the perplexing problems with plastic foundation. The almond issue is having supply chain issues... will this be a problem for commercial beekeepers? Astralia and Varroa mites. A run through of some ideas for filtering honey during extraction. A disclosure toward the direction of treatment free beekeeping as well as a recount of visiting the Gainsville Bee Lab. It is followed as usual by a local hive report.