The Hive Jive - Beekeeping Podcast

There may have been a few moments when the mics were still live while the guys catch up with each other over recent events, upcoming projects, and a few strong opinions about some new TV shows.  Tune…

Ken and John sit down for their final main segment episode for 2020 as they ring in the Holiday Season.  We find out who the winners were for Ken's Fruitcakes, as well as discuss an email from down u…

What is an acceptable drop rate during the winter, and how can you tell if finding dead bees at the entrance is normal or a sign of problems inside the hive?  Also, its that time of year again and Ke…

Welcome to our first LIVE (at the time of recording at least) Listener Questions episode.  In this installment the guys are joined by Jake from NE, Rachel from Oz, Frank from the UK, and JeffreyAnn, …

Winter is finally making its first appearance in central Texas with our first freeze on the way.  But, does Ken have his colonies all prepped and ready for the end of the beekeeping season?  Do they …

During times of dearth (no food available in nature) honeybees can be highly prone to robbing.  Even the slightest drop of a sugary substance can set off quite the catastrophic chain of events if the…

It is time for another update from Ken’s self-proclaimed Redneck Brother from Another Mother Down Under… Brett!  Only this time, its LIVE!  Or, well at least it was live when it was being recorded.  …

They guys are back, but obviously still not fully recovered from their traumatic tasting of the Buckwheat Honey samples.  It very well may have short-circuited a few synapsis as well, seeing as how t…

John and Ken recap a few final thoughts on winter prep and give some last-minute pointers for those of us that may have been procrastinating.  Winter… is coming early!

In this episode we will eventually learn what to do with our wax once we have harvested and uncapped our honeycomb... But first, Ken hijacks the show with some new honey to be tasted.  Tune in now to…

John and Ken are back in the rehearsal studio space this week to tackle some of the recent questions that listeners have sent in over the last few weeks.  But first, they start off with a gift of Sou…

John and Ken sit down with the Honey Sommelier, C. Marina Marchese, from the American Honey Tasting Society. John has sent Marina a few samples of honey for the group to go through and taste in order…

Spring has sprung down under, and Fall has come again to North America.  That means winter will not be too far behind and it will be hitting the northern states sooner rather than later.  Its time to…

On this episode John is joined by Nathalie Biggie to discuss how the foundations of natural and treatment free beekeeping has formed the basis for all that they do at Bee Mindful.  From the minimalis…

Ken and John have some big news to share regarding the major changes and transitions the show has recently undertaken.  They are joined by a couple of special, though silent, guests in the recording …

Today John sits down with author and reluctant beekeeper, Dave Doroghy.  Dave recently released a new book about his misadventures in beekeeping called “Show Me the Honey – The Adventures of an Accid…

In this special bonus episode of The Hive Jive, John sits down with Gemma Astley from Homestead Hens and Honey.  The pair talk about how Gemma got started in podcasting, her love for animals big and …

In this latest listener questions episode, the guys tackle emails and online submissions from: Asha K, Charli B, Rachel S x2, James (Jimmy P), Jadyn S, Jamie S, Louise J, and Roger T.  Tune in now to…