POSTED FEB 01, 2026
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Episode #291 – Like the Weather

SYNOPSIS:

PennState Beginner Book, Not a BigAG shill, Why honey separates and what to do about it, Follow up on Mushrooms for Bees, Listener Mail on Condensing Method

EPISODE GUIDE

Agenda

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

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

06:27 | Roundtable 1: PennState Beginner Book Recommendation

11:10 | Roundtable 2: Not a Shill, for big Ag

24:30 | Roundtable 3: Striations in Honey – what causes honey to separate in storage

36:16 | Roundtable 4: What happened to the Mushroom guy research – Paul Stamets

46:56 | Roundtable 5: Follow up on Condensing hives

1:02:47 | Donna Trabithk Grandma’s Honey Raisin Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

1:10:20 – 1:15:00 | Closing Comments

EPISODE LINKS

Link |  PennState Extension Beekeeping Basics Book for becoming a successful beekeeper.

Link |  Extracts of Polypore Mushroom Mycelia Reduce Viruses in Honey Bees

Link |  Fungi Perfecti website – Paul Stamets

Link |  Episode 150- Hi I’m Paul, Coverage of Paul Stamets work with mushrooms (7 years ago)

Link |  Episode 37 – This is cool – BKcorner coverage of Dr. Teal work with Small Hive Beetles (13 years ago)

Link |  Donna Trabithik’s Grandma Honey Raisin Cookies

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