Davey Hackenberg is a second-generation of beekeeper following in the steps of his father, Dave Hackenberg, in the honey and pollination business. Davey lives in Lewisberg, PA where he and his family run Hackenberg Honey, home of Buffy Bee Honey!

In this candid interview, Davey talks openly about the year-round challenges he and other pollinators face as they travel the country taking their bees to crops and orchards. If you want to become a pollinator or dream about walking away from your office job to become a full-time beekeeper, you just might want to listen to this Beekeeping Today Podcast to hear the good and the bad, the past and a glimpse of the future the commercial beekeeper. Keeping your business 'sideline' may be your best bet! 

Davey is also featured in Peter Nelson's The Pollinators movie. Jeff & Kim talk with Peter in Beekeeping Today Podcast (#022).

Websites mentioned in the podcast:

• Hackenberg Apiaries: https://hackenbergapiaries.us
• Pollinator Week: https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator-week

 

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Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com

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Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"