Beekeeping Made Simple

Let's talk with one of the most well known beekeepers in the U.S. today, Michael Bush. In this episode we talk about what it means to be a lazy beekeeper, how Michael keeps track of his hives, feeding bees, how he manages varroa without using treatments and more!

Everything you wanted to know about the queen bee and more! How she's made, what she does in the hive, and why there's only one.

One of the best ways you can help the bees is by planting food for the bees! Claire Jones, a garden designer and beekeeper, joins me on this episode. Learn what to plant for bees, why bees need flowers and which plants will help the bees the most. Claire...

What is it like to keep Africanized bees? Is it still fun working with bees when they're so aggressive? Can you cross-breed Africanized bees with European bees to get a more docile bee?   In this episode I talk about Africanized bees and how they're diff...

Ever have that hive with a queen that you can never find? In this episode, I talk share the queenspotting tips my former employer and 4th generation beekeeper shared with me.  I used to give 2 beekeeping tours a day, 5 days a week for 3 years and these t...