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Corporate Beekeeping at Scale with Best Bees’ Delaney Dameron (352)


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In this episode of Beekeeping Today Podcast, Jeff Ott and Becky Masterman welcome Delaney Dameron, CEO of Best Bees, to explore the growing field of corporate beekeeping. Delaney shares how Best Bees manages nearly 2,000 hives across 24 cities, installing colonies on rooftops and properties for businesses, universities, and homeowners committed to sustainability and pollinator health.

Delaney explains how Best Bees uses its proprietary data system, Bzzz, to collect and analyze the world’s largest standardized beekeeping dataset. This information drives research partnerships with universities and nonprofits, providing insights into colony health, forage diversity, and the impact of urban and corporate environments on pollinators.

The conversation highlights how Best Bees engages corporate clients beyond hive management—offering employee programming, pollinator education, honey DNA analysis, and landscape planning to make cities “greener.” Delaney also discusses hiring and training beekeepers nationwide, managing seasonal logistics, and running pilot programs for mason bees.

Whether you are a sideliner looking for professional beekeeping opportunities or curious how corporations are supporting pollinator health, this episode shows how data-driven hive management can scale sustainability and strengthen community connections.

Websites from the episode and others we recommend:

  • Best Bees: https://bestbees.com 
  • Project Apis m. (PAm): https://www.projectapism.org
  • Honey Bee Health Coalition: https://honeybeehealthcoalition.org
  • The National Honey Board: https://honey.com
  • Honey Bee Obscura Podcast: https://honeybeeobscura.com

 

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Betterbee is the presenting sponsor of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Betterbee’s mission is to support every beekeeper with excellent customer service, continued education and quality equipment. From their colorful and informative catalog to their support of beekeeper educational activities, including this podcast series, Betterbee truly is Beekeepers Serving Beekeepers. See for yourself at www.betterbee.com

This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global offers a variety of standard and custom patties. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode! 

Thanks to Bee Smart Designs as a sponsor of this podcast! Bee Smart Designs is the creator of innovative, modular and interchangeable hive systems made in the USA using recycled and American sourced materials. Bee Smart Designs - Simply better beekeeping for the modern beekeeper.

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Thanks for Northern Bee Books for their support. Northern Bee Books is the publisher of bee books available worldwide from their website or from Amazon and bookstores everywhere. They are also the publishers of The Beekeepers Quarterly and Natural Bee Husbandry.

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We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments in the show notes of this episode or: [email protected]

Thank you for listening! 

Podcast music: Be Strong by Young Presidents; Epilogue by Musicalman; Faraday by BeGun; Walking in Paris by Studio Le Bus; A Fresh New Start by Pete Morse; Wedding Day by Boomer; Christmas Avenue by Immersive Music; Red Jack Blues by Daniel Hart; Original guitar background instrumental by Jeff Ott.

Beekeeping Today Podcast is an audio production of Growing Planet Media, LLC

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