Beekeeping - Short and Sweet

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 checking for nosema, stay tuned to hear some of my thoughts and what the results could mean for your coming season.

Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 244 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.

References for today's podcast:
1. Marín-García, Pablo Jesús, Yoorana Peyre, Ana Elena Ahuir-Baraja, María Magdalena Garijo, and Lola Llobat. 2022. "The Role of Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) in Honey Bee Colony Losses and Current Insights on Treatment" Veterinary Sciences 9, no. 3: 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9030130
2. Grupe AC II, Quandt CA (2020) A growing pandemic: A review of Nosema parasites in globally distributed domesticated and native bees. PLoS Pathog 16(6): e1008580. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008580

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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 look out for.

Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 243 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.

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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 most popular.

Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 242 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.

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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 tuned to hear what I have planned for the coming season.

Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 241 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.

Sponsorship: I'm delighted to say that our podcast is now sponsored in part by Simon The Beekeeper - 'Making beekeeping an affordable hobby for everyone, Simon the Beekeeper provides the best value beekeeping equipment possible, along with a super-fast delivery service. The bees won’t wait, so their customers don't have to either.
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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 about what our new beekeeping season is likely to bring.

Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 240 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.

Sponsorship: I'm delighted to say that our podcast is now sponsored in part by Simon The Beekeeper - 'Making beekeeping an affordable hobby for everyone, Simon the Beekeeper provides the best value beekeeping equipment possible, along with a super-fast delivery service. The bees won’t wait, so their customers don't have to either.
Visit the website at www.simonthebeekeeper.co.uk

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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.

Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 239 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.

Sponsorship: I'm delighted to say that our podcast is now sponsored in part by Simon The Beekeeper - 'Making beekeeping an affordable hobby for everyone, Simon the Beekeeper provides the best value beekeeping equipment possible, along with a super-fast delivery service. The bees won’t wait, so their customers don't have to either.
Visit the website at www.simonthebeekeeper.co.uk

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In this week's Podcast: Eke's Leaks and Fondant, what a combination! What's an Eke I hear you say, stay tuned to find out more on that, the detective work on the leak continues and a chat about when and how to feed fondant over the Winter months.

Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 238 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.

Sponsorship: I'm delighted to say that our podcast is now sponsored in part by Simon The Beekeeper - 'Making beekeeping an affordable hobby for everyone, Simon the Beekeeper provides the best value beekeeping equipment possible, along with a super-fast delivery service. The bees won’t wait, so their customers don't have to either.
Visit the website at www.simonthebeekeeper.co.uk

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In this week's Podcast: We began our Oxalic Acid Winter treatments this week, the first batch of many. Our bees had their first taste of wintery weather and were Clustered together, stay tuned to find out why.

Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 237 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.

Sponsorship: I'm delighted to say that our podcast is now sponsored in part by Simon The Beekeeper - 'Making beekeeping an affordable hobby for everyone, Simon the Beekeeper provides the best value beekeeping equipment possible, along with a super-fast delivery service. The bees won’t wait, so their customers don't have to either.
Visit the website at www.simonthebeekeeper.co.uk

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In this week's Podcast: The cleaning and sorting continue at a fair old pace, I'm reminded that a Christmas wish list needs compiling, and my mind is drawn to planning our Winter Oxalic Acid treatments.

Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 236 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.

Sponsorship: I'm delighted to say that our podcast is now sponsored in part by Simon The Beekeeper - 'Making beekeeping an affordable hobby for everyone, Simon the Beekeeper provides the best value beekeeping equipment possible, along with a super-fast delivery service. The bees won’t wait, so their customers don't have to either.
Visit the website at www.simonthebeekeeper.co.uk
Some links for your Christmas Wish List:
Guide to Bees & Honey: The World's Best Selling Guide to Beekeeping
Simon the Beekeeper Bee Suits
BBWear Bee Suits
Hive Tools
Queen Marking Pen

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In this week's Podcast:  I've finally made a start on the Winter clean-up work, scraping and scorching wooden boxes in readiness for the new season, stay tuned to hear how I get it sorted.

Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 235 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.

Sponsorship: I'm delighted to say that our podcast is now sponsored in part by Simon The Beekeeper - 'Making beekeeping an affordable hobby for everyone, Simon the Beekeeper provides the best value beekeeping equipment possible, along with a super-fast delivery service. The bees won’t wait, so their customers don't have to either.
Visit the website at www.simonthebeekeeper.co.uk

Contact Me at The Norfolk Honey Company

Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:

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