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- I AM the Boss
Tom describes a near-perfect day in the beeyard. Laura asks, “Will there be a Season 2?”
“This beeyard has long been one of my favorites under any conditions, but on this particular day, it was absolutely mesmerizing. It's great to be a beekeeper, great to be alive.”CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani13 min - Bear Stew
Tom Theobald remembers his guiding days in the Flat Tops Wilderness. Tom and Laura chat about Lulu, miller moths and "bear" stew.
"Among the guests that evening, there were visions of steaming dishes filled with claws and hair and knowing glances shot between the regulars . . . "CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani17 min - Feeding All the Animals
Tom tells an entertaining story. Tom and Laura chat about Notes from the Beeyard.
Like some reptiles, this critter feeds infrequently and Sunday is the day. A favorite of many of my friends, it holds a strange appeal for me as well, and yet I often find it intimidating, threatening, even dangerous.CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani19 min - Working the Nightshift
Tom Theobald addresses pesticides. Tom and Laura chat about the challenges of keeping bees near agriculture.
“Our day is neither ending nor beginning, merely pausing as we enter the warm cafe for breakfast. We have been up since 2:00 A.M., closing in two yards of bees and after a good meal we will stop briefly at home . . ."CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani22 min - Nobody's Down on the Farm Anymore
Tom Theobald explains why it’s important to educate people about agriculture. Tom and Laura chat about the city mouse/country mouse situation in Boulder County, Colorado.
“It’s easy to talk about the philosophy of farming. It’s more difficult to accept the economic restrictions that it brings. Particularly if you live in a county that’s adjacent to a metropolitan area . . ."CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani17 min - Queens in the Bank
Tom Theobald extolls an elegant solution. Tom and Laura chat about banking queens.
"I had a significant financial investment in these queens and I didn’t want any of those queens to fail because I didn’t get them into the colonies as quickly as I should . . ."CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani19 min - Here Come the Credits
Tom Theobald considers his place in the world. Tom and Laura chat about the Left Hand Grange and being part of a community.
"Beekeeping is more than a profession. It was a profession for me, but it was more than that. It was an expression of my view of the world and my place in it . . ."CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani17 min - Promises…Promises
Tom acknowledges the promise of spring and makes a dire prediction.
"The promises aren’t always realized, but that’s what we build our lives on. The promise that when we plant things, they’re going to come up, and we’ll have enough water for them to mature . . ."CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani16 min - Mr Mom Chicken Dog
Tom Theobald tells a story about a chicken tending dog named Pye. Tom and Laura chat about parental feelings.
"I wasn’t sure what was going to happen when we opened in the incubator. But clearly Pye’s interest in these chicks was as a protector . . ."CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani15 min - The Birds and the Bees
Tom and Laura chat about nesting birds, wrens, bluebirds, and native bee boxes.
"Anyone who is familiar with wrens knows that in the hot afternoons, when the rest of the birds are sulking in the shade, the house wrens are singing their hearts out . . . “CREDITS
Producer: Laura Tyler
Author: Tom Theobald
Editor: Andy Schwarz
Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0
Logo Design: Janet Cerretani16 min
About Notes from the Beeyard
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Notes from the Beeyard is a weekly podcast about the joys and disappointments of beekeeping.
From 1990 to 2016 Colorado beekeeper Tom Theobald wrote a weekly…
From 1990 to 2016 Colorado beekeeper Tom Theobald wrote a weekly…
column, Notes from the Beeyard, for a regional farm and ranch magazine.
Tom's initial plan for Notes from the Beeyard was to document a single year in his life as a beekeeper - swarm management, working toward the honey flow, bears - and so on. Over time, the column grew to hold much more. Notes from the Beeyard is about the joys and disappointments of beekeeping. It’s about the Colorado landscape, friendship, the fabric of Western life, and the passage of time.
Listen to Notes from the Beeyard to hear Tom read stories about beekeeping. Enjoy the conversation that follows as Tom and Notes from the Beeyard podcast host, Laura Tyler, chat about Tom's stories.
Tom Theobold standing next to one of his two-queen colonies in Boulder County, Colorado.
Tom Theobald"There are few crafts which draw one as intimately into the natural order of things as the bees do, and even after years of beekeeping I often found myself standing in awe at some event I witnessed in my work."
Tom Theobald is an author and beekeeper who has lived and kept bees in Niwot, Colorado for over 40 years.Laura Tyler"I love talking with beekeepers and listening to stories about their lives because working with bees is fascinating and can feel adventuresome."
Laura Tyler is a media producer and visual artist with over 20 years experience keeping bees in Boulder, Colorado.
https://notesfromthebeeyard.buzz
Tom's initial plan for Notes from the Beeyard was to document a single year in his life as a beekeeper - swarm management, working toward the honey flow, bears - and so on. Over time, the column grew to hold much more. Notes from the Beeyard is about the joys and disappointments of beekeeping. It’s about the Colorado landscape, friendship, the fabric of Western life, and the passage of time.
Listen to Notes from the Beeyard to hear Tom read stories about beekeeping. Enjoy the conversation that follows as Tom and Notes from the Beeyard podcast host, Laura Tyler, chat about Tom's stories.
Tom Theobold standing next to one of his two-queen colonies in Boulder County, Colorado.
Tom Theobald"There are few crafts which draw one as intimately into the natural order of things as the bees do, and even after years of beekeeping I often found myself standing in awe at some event I witnessed in my work."
Tom Theobald is an author and beekeeper who has lived and kept bees in Niwot, Colorado for over 40 years.Laura Tyler"I love talking with beekeepers and listening to stories about their lives because working with bees is fascinating and can feel adventuresome."
Laura Tyler is a media producer and visual artist with over 20 years experience keeping bees in Boulder, Colorado.
https://notesfromthebeeyard.buzz