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It’s winter time and sure as the sky is blue (or grey – as the case may be), there will be many dead colonies out there next spri…
On today’s show, Kim and Jim discuss the most common ‘complaint’ a beekeeper who sells honey encounters. This is true whether you…
Honey Bee Obscura celebrates its 100th episode with this release! Jim Tew and Kim Flottum invite, Beekeeping Today Podcast’s Jeff…
Winter tends to have a bit more time inside than outside and one way to spend that time inside is to catch up on your reading. Ji…
Why on earth would honey bee foragers go out on a freezing day in winter to collect water? Ice and snow everywhere, but there the…
Without a doubt, some of the most peaceful places on Earth are bee yards. Tranquil, serene and quiet with only the soft hum of th…
When you’ve been keeping bees for decades, sometimes you do things because that’s the way you’ve always done them, right? But the…
Does your state Agriculture Department have a bulletin they share with everybody on the phenology, or bloom dates, of the wild fl…
Jim has pails of crystalized honey, but only wants enough liquid honey for his oatmeal this morning. How does he get that to work…
One of the first pieces of equipment a new beekeeper buys is a bee suit. If they don’t buy a bee suit, they will at least buy a v…
Moving boxes full of honey is usually a lot of work. The bees aren’t happy, the boxes are heavy, it’s hot and you have all your g…
Harvesting your honey crop isn’t about keeping bees, in fact, it is hard work. It’s when you start questioning your spring decisi…
So, what’s that thing you put between two supers to give additional space between top bars below and bottom bars above so there’s…
Post-harvest time is a good time to look for wax moth in your colonies. Believe it or not, wax moths are around pretty much all o…
Towards the end of the season, it’s a good idea to take a look at the equipment and other management tricks you’ve been using all…
Have you ever thought much about the hive stands you use? On today’s episode, Jim and Kim take a long look at the hive stands the…
How much honey do you leave for the bees this winter? Like lots of things in beekeeping, it depends. Since “all beekeeping is loc…
It’s hot out there and it looks like it isn’t going to cool off for most of us for awhile. Also, since mite treatments should be …
If you have a colony of honey bees, chances are, at some point, some year, that colony will become queenless. If you do not reali…
Swarm season is fun and exhilarating. Much has been written about swarms. They’ve been studied, photographed, pursued and just… w…
On today’s episode, Kim and Jim talks about what it takes to be a mentor to another beekeeper, and therefore what you can look fo…
On today’s episode, Jim and Jeff Ott (from Beekeeping Today Podcast), discuss the value and use of the ‘love it or hate it” piece…
After you get through the winter, spring buildup, swarming season and the ever present varroa, you can sit back and smell the flo…