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Beekeeping Today Podcast

The podcast for the latest beekeeping news, information and entertainment for today's beekeeper. Hosts Jeff Ott and Becky Masterman bring you conversations with beekeepers, researchers and industry leaders, helping you become a more informed and knowledgeable beekeeper.

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Update frequency
every 5 days
Average duration
46 minutes
Episodes
371
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Pollinator Week: Dr. Jennifer Tsuruda, Honey Bee Pollination - (029)

Pollinator Week: Dr. Jennifer Tsuruda, Honey Bee Pollination - (029)

Dr. Jennifer Tsuruda is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where she focuses her time on honey bee health, pollination and as the State's Extension Service apiculturi…

00:41:49  |   Wed 19 Jun 2019
Pollinator Week: Davey Hackenberg - Commercial Beekeeper - (028)

Pollinator Week: Davey Hackenberg - Commercial Beekeeper - (028)

Davey Hackenberg is a second-generation of beekeeper following in the steps of his father, Dave Hackenberg, in the honey and pollination business. Davey lives in Lewisberg, PA where he and his family…

00:54:05  |   Tue 18 Jun 2019
Pollinator Week: Pollinator Partnership - Kelly Rourke & Vicki Wojcik - (027)

Pollinator Week: Pollinator Partnership - Kelly Rourke & Vicki Wojcik - (027)

Pollinator Partnership is the organization responsible for bringing us Pollinator Week, so it is only fitting "P2" leads off our special week of podcasts!

In 2007, Congress unanimously declared a wee…

00:56:34  |   Mon 17 Jun 2019
Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk/Dr. David Firth: Bee Health Guru & UoM Master Beekeeper Program - (026)

Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk/Dr. David Firth: Bee Health Guru & UoM Master Beekeeper Program - (026)

Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk and Dr. David Firth from the Univerisity of Montana are working together on a new application for beekeepers called Bee Health Guru.  The application uses artificial intelligenc…

01:03:12  |   Tue 07 May 2019
Geoff Williams/Selina Bruckner: Bee Informed Partnership Annual Colony Loss Survey - (025)

Geoff Williams/Selina Bruckner: Bee Informed Partnership Annual Colony Loss Survey - (025)

Dr. Geoff Williams is an assistant professor at Auburn University. He is in charge of the Bee Lab and is on the Board of the Bee Informed Partnership. Selina Bruckner is a PhD student in entomology a…

00:45:13  |   Fri 26 Apr 2019
Meredith May: The Honey Bus - (024)

Meredith May: The Honey Bus - (024)

Meredith May is a beekeeper, journalist and author who grew up in the Big Sur area, along the central California coast. Her mother withdrew from Meredith's and her brother's lives following the break…

00:49:33  |   Thu 25 Apr 2019
Jonathan Lundgren: Regenerative Agriculture and Honey Bee Health - (023)

Jonathan Lundgren: Regenerative Agriculture and Honey Bee Health - (023)

Dr. Jonathan Lundgren is a former USDA-ARS soil scientist, having received his PhD in Entomology from the University of Illinois in 2004. Today he is Director of ECDYSIS Foundation and CEO of Blue Da…

00:43:05  |   Wed 27 Mar 2019
Peter Nelson, Director & Beekeeper: The Pollinators Movie - (022)

Peter Nelson, Director & Beekeeper: The Pollinators Movie - (022)

Peter Nelson is a filmmaker, director and beekeeper. This combination of skills and passions lead to a documentary film about the business and lives of pollinators - both the two legged and six legge…

00:57:39  |   Thu 07 Mar 2019
True Source Honey with Eric Wenger - (021)

True Source Honey with Eric Wenger - (021)

Eric Wenger is the Chairman of True Source Honey, LLC - an organization created through the efforts of multiple honey companies and honey industry participants who collectively working to provide a w…

01:00:12  |   Sun 24 Feb 2019
Dr. Reed Johnson: Insecticide Use and Toxicity in Almond Orchards - (020)

Dr. Reed Johnson: Insecticide Use and Toxicity in Almond Orchards - (020)

In this episode, Jeff and Kim talk with Dr. Reed Johnson. Reed got his start in research beekeeping while looking for a summer job in his hometown,  Missoula, Montana. He knocked on the door of Dr. J…

00:57:28  |   Thu 14 Feb 2019
Dr. Tom D. Seeley: Honey Bees In The Wild - (019)

Dr. Tom D. Seeley: Honey Bees In The Wild - (019)

Dr. Tom D. Seeley is a Horace White Professor in Biology at Cornell University where he teaches courses on animal behavior, specializing in understanding the social life of honey bees. His scientific…

00:51:48  |   Mon 04 Feb 2019
Report from the American Honey Producers Assn. Annual Meeting - (018)

Report from the American Honey Producers Assn. Annual Meeting - (018)

Welcome to our first podcast of 2019!

Well, to kickoff the year, Kim is enjoying the sights and sounds of the AHPA annual meeting and convention in Phoenix.  Late in the evening, Kim gave Jeff and ca…

00:31:58  |   Fri 11 Jan 2019
Brad Root - Root Company, The First 50 Years - (017)

Brad Root - Root Company, The First 50 Years - (017)

The coming year, 2019, marks the 150th anniversary of the (AI) Root Company. On this episode, Brad Root - the great, great grandson of Amos Ives Root, joins Jeff & Kim on the podcast to discuss the f…

00:42:53  |   Wed 26 Dec 2018
Honey Connoisseur, Marina Marchese - Honey Tasting and Food Pairings - (016)

Honey Connoisseur, Marina Marchese - Honey Tasting and Food Pairings - (016)

Marina Marchese is a beekeeper and honey sommelier. She is the founder of the American Honey Tasting Society and is a frequent speaker and author on the topic of honey tasting and pairing. In this po…

00:50:37  |   Fri 23 Nov 2018
Dr. Samuel Ramsey:  The Honey Bee Fat Body and the Varroa Mite - (015)

Dr. Samuel Ramsey: The Honey Bee Fat Body and the Varroa Mite - (015)

Dr. Samuel Ramsey is a life long entomologist. His interests in all things insects started in his youth along with his parent's encouragement and his siblings displeasure! He continued his studies in…

00:59:46  |   Tue 06 Nov 2018
Shane Gebauer - Discussion on Treatment Free Beekeeping -  (014)

Shane Gebauer - Discussion on Treatment Free Beekeeping - (014)

Shane Gebauer is the President and Partner at Brushy Mountain Bee Farm, the catalog and online bee supply company based in Moravian Falls, NC.  Shane has been keeping bees for many years and speaks n…

00:57:46  |   Wed 31 Oct 2018
Dan Conlon: It's All About The Russians (Russian honey bees, that is) - (013)

Dan Conlon: It's All About The Russians (Russian honey bees, that is) - (013)

For as long as he can remember, Dan Conlon has enjoyed and kept honey bees. When he was 50, he threw all in and went commercial with his Warm Colors Apiaries, in South Deerfield, MA along with his wi…

01:01:33  |   Mon 22 Oct 2018
Bill Hesbach - Bee Talks and The Connecticut Queen Breeders Cooperative - (012)

Bill Hesbach - Bee Talks and The Connecticut Queen Breeders Cooperative - (012)

Bill Hesbach is a long time Connecticut beekeeper, an EAS Master Beekeeper and an University of Montana Master Beekeeper. In this episode, Jeff and Kim talk with Bill about the Connecticut Backyard B…

00:50:04  |   Mon 08 Oct 2018
Dr. Warwick Kerr's Passing and His Africanized Honey Bee Legacy with Jim Tew - (011)

Dr. Warwick Kerr's Passing and His Africanized Honey Bee Legacy with Jim Tew - (011)

Dr. Warwick Kerr passed on 15-Sept, leaving behind a legacy that haunted him and changed beekeeping in the America's for years to come.

In this episode, the podcast visits Dr. Jim Tew in his shop in …

00:45:11  |   Fri 21 Sep 2018
BTP Sponsorship Promo - 2018

BTP Sponsorship Promo - 2018

We've received questions regarding sponsorship of a Beekeeping Today Podcast episode. This is certainly possible! You can sponsor a single episode or multiple episodes.

Listen to the sample here to h…

00:02:38  |   Tue 11 Sep 2018
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