The Beekeeper's Corner

POSTED MAR 09, 2025
LENGTH 1:06:41

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Erin Evans technique Clarification, Philly Flower Show, Apiarist updates, Speculating how to host bees in the state of New Hampshire with twin brother Keith

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

00:23 – 02:06 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

02:06 – 06:22 | Roundtable 1: Erin Evans Technique Clarification (from technique shared in episode 261) – Queen and a small amount of brood – not a full split

06:22 – 11:44 | Roundtable 2: Taking in the Philadelphia Flower Show – The beekeeping elements in the show

11:44 – 13:46 | Roundtable 3: Short Course Training in Warren County and Managed Mentoring 2025 kicking off

13:46 – 16:41 | Chatting with the State Apiarist about new Apivar and the pending discontinuance of Hopguard,

16:41 – 19:04 | Roundtable 4: A new solution in development from Broodminder

19:04 – 66:41 | Roundtable 5: 1:1 with Twin brother Keith about the nuances of placing bees at his New Hampshire home.

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POSTED MAR 02, 2025
LENGTH 1:22:38

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Commercial Beekeeping Loss Reports, Innovations in Beekeeping, Culling Worker Comb, Spring Splits for Brood Breaks, Local Hive Report, Closing Comments

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

00:23 – 03:11 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

03:11 – 26:01 | Topic 1:Review of the troubles for the commercial beekeeping industry this spring

26:01 – 35:44 | Topic 2: Innovations in Beekeeping – Atria Hive – Micro Honey Harvester System

35:44 – 00:00 | Topic 3: Culling Worker Comb | Spring Splits for Brood Breaks and Colony Hygiene

60:02 – 76:50 | Local Hive Report

76:50 – 82:37 | Closing Comments

Link |  Atria Hive System

Link |  Micro Honey Harvester System

Link |  Sustainable Beekeepers Guild of Michigan

POSTED DEC 8, 2024
LENGTH 1:03:00

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A road recording of Bob and Kevin reflecting on current events, Bob’s Apitherapy talk for LI, and local weather impacts on beekeeping in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

POSTED NOV 24, 204
LENGTH 1:00:00

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Local Hive Report, Feeding in Drought Conditions, Propolis Seals, BT Expiration, Single Chamber, Year’s reflection, Remission – Home Reno

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

00:23 – 03:47 | Welcome and Intro: Welcoming Remarks & Agenda

03:47 – 15:40 | Roundtable 1: Feeding Bees during the drought

15:40 – 23:00 | Roundtable 2: Bees will struggle to fix broken propolis seals

23:00 – 28:18 | Roundtable 3: BT Shelf life – 3 to 4 years only

28:18 – 31:22 | Roundtable 4: Single Chamber follow on

31:22 – 44:57 | Local Hive Report – Year’s Reflection

44:57 – 60:00 | Odds and Ends – Closing Comments

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