The Beekeeper's Corner

POSTED NOV 14, 2026
LENGTH 1:34:30

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Local Hive Report, topic, topic, topic

00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News

06:32 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

93:51 | Kevin Inglin and James Zdepski recounting EAS 2026 attendance
– This is part one of a two part recount.

93:51 – 94:30 | Closing Comments

POSTED NOV 8, 2026
LENGTH 1:04:51

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Special Episode: Sharing a recording of a hive inspection where the bees were quite aggressive.  The episode features the recording and commentary of the work to transfer a testy hive into different hive equipment.

00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News

00:23 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

06:25 | Activity 1: Relocating the two 5-Frame nuc box frames into a 10-Frame Deep

13:55 | Activity 2: Taking a moment to reflect on the aggressiveness as I went to refill my smoker fuel

33:40 | Activity 3: Move the specialized frames that were drawn for my top bar to the top bar hive

46:00 | Activity 4: Removing bees from the empty nucleus box as well as the shallow 5-Frame nuc so I can relocate the resources to the other colony

51:00 | Activity 5: Move the empty shallow resources as a supplement to the metal stand nucleus colony

54:40 | Activity 6: Cleaning up after the operation

56:26 – 64:41 | Post inspection report of hive status as of today and commentary about interacting with the hive after the day of the featured recording.

POSTED NOV 1, 2026
LENGTH 1:04:04

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New Dadant Winter Feeder, The Daily Question, Enzymes and Humans, Broom Weed Plant, Temp Sensor report, Beeswax Wraps, Extractor Incident, Local Hive Report, Closing Comments

00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News

00:23 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

06:28 | Roundtable 1: Dadant has an internal hive feeder for fall/winter

12:35 | Roundtable 2: Daily Question – Thanks Michael Cooney Missouri Beekeepers

16:03 | Roundtable 3: Honey Enzymes are impacted by stomach acid in humans

20:23 | Roundtable 4: Honeybees sighted on Texas Broom Weed plants

27:34 | Roundtable 5: Broodminder temp sensors

35:52 | Roundtable 6: 3-ways to make Beeswax covers/wraps for sandwiches

44:37 | Roundtable 7: Extractor incident – The great pine cone incident of 2026

52:33 | Topic 1: Shopping for polystyrene/insulated hives

81:22 | Local Hive Report

88:36 – 92:53 | Closing Comments

 No Links for this episode

POSTED OCT 19, 2026
LENGTH 1:23:17

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Poly National Hive Format, Robbing Prevention, Pollen Substitutes, Moisture Removal from Honey, Fall Honey Harvesting, Dadant Capping Scratcher, Local Hive Report, Closing Comments

00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News

00:23 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

04:58 | Roundtable 1: Abelo National Hive available in the US from Betterbee

14:20 | Roundtable 2: Masking fresh honey by placing a plastic bag over the hive when returning harvested supers

21:29 | Roundtable 3: Using pollen substitutes

32:03 | Roundtable 4: A unique method for removing moisture from honey – let it crystallize

37:26 | Roundtable 5: Chat with Sharon about our fall honey harvesting

43:43 | Roundtable 6: Ode to the Dadant Magic Capping Scratcher

55:25 | Local Hive Report

73:59 – 83:17 | Closing Comments

Link |  The “Hall of Fame” Dadant Model M00752 Cappings Scratcher

POSTED SEP 09, 2026
LENGTH 2:01:17

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Veil repair, Be a Bee Farmer, Dumchoswki explanation, Robot Navigation guided by bees, Researchers suspect harm to bumblebees from Sulfoxaflor, Water for Bees, Broodminder Capabilities, Local Hive Report, Mentor Visits, Fall Bee Training Events

00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News

00:23 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

03:25 | Roundtable 1: Veil Repair

14:42 | Roundtable 2: Beekeeper, Bee Farmer, Bee Rancher Concept

22:04 | Roundtable 3: Dumchowski, the goofball name of the episode

26.10 | Roundtable 4: Robot navigation via bee navigation patterns

39:46 | Roundtable 5: Harm to bumblebees found by research team.  Sulfoxaflor impacts

67:27 | Roundtable 6: Supplying water this time of year, the bees need it

74:32 | Roundtable 7: Broodminder capability update

86:06 | Local Hive Report

110:10 – 121:17 | Closing Comments

Link |  Efficient robot navigation inspired by honeybee learning flights | Nature

Link |  Integrative assessment of sulfoxaflor effects on gene expression, reproduction, and behavior in the bumblebee Bombus impatiens

Link |  Bonus Edition: MaryAnn Frazier Pollinator and Pesticides

Link |  Sulfoxaflor exposure reduces bumblebee reproductive success

Link |  Broodminder

Link |  Hive Mind 2026 – Northwest New Jersey Beekeeper’s Association | Nov 7, 2026

Link |  Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association’s Fall Conference | November 6-8, 2026

POSTED AUG 23rd, 2026
LENGTH 1:27:15

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Sugar feeding for fall success, Cleaning up wet honey supers, Chainsaws near live bees, Norroa timing, Whipped Honey, Stinging nettle trend for varroa, Bagging wet honey supers, The Fall Reversal technique, Local Hive Report, Closing Comments

00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News

00:23 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

05:04 | Roundtable 1: Sugar benefits bees during a dearth, and for winter buildup

09:12 | Roundtable 2: Feeding bees wet honey supers, discussion of some techniques

22:17 | Roundtable 3: Operating chainsaws in an active apiary

30:08 | Roundtable 4: Norroa in spring and fall – The Norroa Timing Guide

33:58 | Roundtable 5: Whipped honey (in lieu of creamed honey), will it become a trend?

40:42 | Roundtable 6: Stinging Nettle in various forms as a varroa treatment

50:23 | Roundtable 7: Using bags to cover, and protect, wet honey supers on beehives from robbing

54:27 | Topic 1: Employing a fall-reversal to setup bees for winter success

70:44 | Local Hive Report

76:11 – 87:17 | Closing Comments

Link |  Norroa Timing Guide

Link |  Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) as a potential control agent for Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) in honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera)

POSTED AUG 9, 2026
LENGTH 0:47:05

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Reflections on the 2026 conference, Special Guest Landi Simone talking about her new book, Tell the Bees

00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News

00:23 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks | Reflections of the 2026 conference week

17:25 | Roundtable 2: Landi Simone – Tell The Bees

41:30 – 47:05 |  Roundtable 3: Closing Comments

POSTED MAY 27, 2026
LENGTH 1:20:30

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Bees at the entrance matt, Bettercomb Status, Methylation, TF Ad manager needed, Certan for Waxmoth, Dutch Clover, Local Hive Report, Closing Comments

00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News

00:23 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

05:15 | Roundtable 1: Well hello, bees visiting the front entrance matt for water

07:09 | Roundtable 2: What is the status of Bettercomb, some observations

14:07 | Roundtable 3: Methylation lets queens become queens

35:07 | Roundtable 4: TF messaging needs a makeover – editorial that the style needs an Ad Manager

46:39 | Roundtable 5: Spraying Certan for protection against waxmoth

56:11 | Roundtable 6: Spreading Dutch Clover in the Yard – Conversation with Bob Kloss

1:01:20 | Local Hive Report

1:16:01 – 1:20:30 | Closing Comments

Link |  Diet and Cell Size Both Affect Queen-Worker Differentiation through DNA Methylation in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera, Apidae)

POSTED MAY 03, 2026
LENGTH 1:36:00

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Local Hive Report, Swarm Management Woes, Swarm capture, swarm capture, swarm delivery, swarm capture, Big Beekeeping, Local Hive Report

00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News

00:23 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

04:10 | Roundtable 1: Swarm Mismanagement – Misnomer

11:02 | Roundtable 2: Swarm capture during thunderstorm

18:41 | Roundtable 3: Bringing swarm from breezeway to Bob Kloss – bees coming back to box after it was gone

25:20 | Roundtable 4: Massive Swarm housed on metal stand location

32:34 | Roundtable 5: Collecting a swarm from another beekeeper and placed it into an Apimaye hive

38:28 | Topic 1: Big Beekeeping vs. Little Beekeeping.  How industrialization sometimes steers hobbyist beekeeping wrong

1:11:56 | Local Hive Report

1:26:17 – 1:36:00 | Closing Comments

POSTED APR 19, 2026
LENGTH 1:08:50

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Ultradeck Bottom Boards, Bawden Assay, Supersedures, Taxing items in your beekeeping, Zabrus Cappings Wax, Local Hive Report, Closing Comments

00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News

00:23 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

03:47 | Roundtable 1: Ultra Deck Bottom Boards

10:54 | Roundtable 2: The Bawden Assay

23:55 | Roundtable 3: Supersedure Tidbits

34:08 | Roundtable 4: Taxable – things we do or don’t do that tax our operation

44:33 | Roundtable 5: Zabrus, Honey cappings for your health

56:14 | Local Hive Report

65:56 – 1:08:4900 | Closing Comments

Link |  Don Chesak > How I assemble my homemade screened bottom boards using composite decking.

Link |  The Bawden Assay: A Better Method for VSH Breeding Selection and Varroa Sampling

Link |  USDA Baton Rouge, Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) Publications