Episode 265 – Miticide Hour

POSTED MAR 30, 2025LENGTH 1:37:15 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #265 – Miticide Hour SYNOPSIS: Oxalic Acid Slow Release, Feeding Ground Larva back to bees, Waxing Plastic Tip, Honey in Coffee, EPISODE GUIDE Agenda 00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News 00:23 – 04:57 |…

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Episode 262 – Granite State of Mind

POSTED MAR 09, 2025LENGTH 1:06:41 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #262 – Granite State of Mind SYNOPSIS: Erin Evans technique Clarification, Philly Flower Show, Apiarist updates, Speculating how to host bees in the state of New Hampshire with twin brother Keith EPISODE GUIDE Agenda 00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music…

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Episode 255 – Suss It Out

POSTED AUG 03, 2024LENGTH 1:50:30 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #255 – Suss It Out SYNOPSIS: Shop Towels, Watermelon Pollination, Figs and Wasps, Olympic Honey, Phnylalanine, NASA forage map, Larva Transfer, Vino Bee Barn EPISODE GUIDE Agenda 00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News 00:23…

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Episode 241 – The New Model

POSTED MAR 03 2024LENGTH 1:37:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #241 – New Model SYNOPSIS: The benefit of keeping young queens, Research take on routine OAV Vaporizations, A report on our experience with our 20 frame Lyson Extractor, things learned from Processing Wax, A resource for plantings on your property, Listener…

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Episode 231 – Zone 7

POSTED DEC 10, 2023LENGTH 1:33:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #231 – Zone 7 SYNOPSIS: Kudzu Purple Honey, US Rezone, Kim Flottom, Mite escape, Cherry Mead Prep, Cameron Jack EAS OAV, Cathy Misko EPISODE GUIDE Agenda 00:00 – 00:23 | Opening: Opening Music – Huey Lewis and the News 00:23 –…

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Episode 224 – Fortune Teller

POSTED JUL 02, 2023LENGTH 1:12:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #224 – Fortune Teller SYNOPSIS: Discussing Varroa Mite Dynamics: Baselining Varroa Mite population dynamics, establishing switchover, drones harboring mites, Drones taking one for the team, Treatment Windows Rationale, The perfect storm Link |  SBGMI Presents: “Why don’t we sample drones?” with…

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Episode 215 – EAS Afterglow

POSTED AUG 24, 2022LENGTH 1:30:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #215 – Episode Title SYNOPSIS: Local Hive Report, Melting Crystallized honey, Bottle Neck Finishes, Formic – follow the label, Government Conservation Bill, Forager Competition for resources, Filtering honey, Low Treatment, Local Hive Report The Practice of Melting Honey in your Car and…

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Episode 214 – Leap Of Faith

POSTED JUL 31, 2022LENGTH 1:30:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #214 – Leap of Faith SYNOPSIS: Beeswax Wreck, Mentor Visits, Plastic Foundation, Almond supply chain issues, Honey filtering tip – dealing with clogged filters, transition to TF beekeeping, the Gainsville Florida Bee Lab, Local Hive Report EPISODE GUIDE Agenda 00:00 –…

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Episode 187 – Extraction Action

POSTED JAN 31, 2021LENGTH 1:30:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #187 – Extraction Action SYNOPSIS: Quality not quantity makes for a better mite program, Unicorn Listeners – ones that have listened to every episode from the beginning, Melting honey using the light blub in your oven, Introducing the Melle line of…

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Episode 179 – Serenity Now

POSTED AUG 23, 2020LENGTH 1:17:54 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #179 – Serenity Now SYNOPSIS: Monitor and Treat – time is waning, Cleaning your bee suit, Bees Knees Cocktail Campaign, HiveGuard – Thymol based entrance miticide device by Raina Jain, Hive Tool Holster Requirements, The benefit of fresh honeycomb, Local Hive…

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