The Hive Jive - Beekeeping Podcast
The Hive Jive is a podcast that helps you navigate the stings of beekeeping to reach those sweet rewards. Join us on our beekeeping adventure today!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 290
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2024
049 - Checkerboarding
Ken seems to think that you can teach your bees how to play checkers. There is a management aspect to beekeeping called Checkerboarding, but it has nothing to do with your bees playing checkers. So…
01:00:06 |
Mon 23 Mar 2020
048 - Bee Math
You've heard the guys joke about bee math and compare it to chicken math, meaning you say you only want one or two and end up with 3 or 4. However, now it is time to talk about real bee math. How d…
00:59:01 |
Mon 16 Mar 2020
047 - Mary Reed - Chief Apiary Inspector
John and Ken visit with Mary Reed, the Chief Apiary Inspector for the state of Texas. At first glance, some new beekeepers might be intimidated by the thought of a State Inspector coming to look at …
00:41:38 |
Mon 09 Mar 2020
046 - Horizontal Hive Style Spring Prep
In the previous episode they guys discussed some initial spring tasks such as rotating your boxes. But, what about those of us that don’t use a Langstroth style hive? Well, this episode will break …
00:38:21 |
Mon 02 Mar 2020
045 - 2nd Pre Spring Checklist
It’s time to take a look at the second set of checklist items headed into the pre-springtime for your second year of beekeeping. (Keep in mind, these will also be the same for each spring moving for…
01:11:13 |
Mon 24 Feb 2020
Australia Africa & Accents Oh My
While Ken is out for a medical procedure John is joined by the beautiful vocal stylings of Katherine, all the way up from Australia, and Nathalie, who is fresh out of the Congo. Exotic accents aboun…
01:01:37 |
Mon 17 Feb 2020
043 - Listener Questions pt 8
In this listener question episode we get an update from Downunder, talk about the mystery of a queenless colony that isn’t queenless, ponder the details on potentially placing hives at a business or …
01:05:41 |
Mon 10 Feb 2020
042 - Bee Thievery
Sometimes bad things just happen. And, sometimes it is because bad people cause them to happen. Every year when almond pollinations comes around, the news of hive thefts starts popping up across th…
00:31:21 |
Mon 03 Feb 2020
041 - Initial Checklist for your Second Year
You have survived your first season of beekeeping, and you are almost through your first winter, congrats! Now it is time to start considering what you want to do in your second year of beekeeping. …
00:35:31 |
Mon 27 Jan 2020
040 - Listener Questions pt 7
Someone thought it would be a good idea to take ALL of the Listener Questions from over the holiday break all the way up through now, and answer them all at once. This will be the first, and likely …
01:50:00 |
Mon 20 Jan 2020
039 - Feeding Solid Sugars
The guys are finally back in the studio to kick off the second season in rare form. There are a lot of big announcements to be had, some catching up to be done, and laughs to be had along the way. …
01:04:10 |
Mon 13 Jan 2020
Bonus - Random Clips Pt3
The guys have taken all the scraps left over from 2019 and stitched together one last, final, final episode for your listening pleasure. Buckle up, this ones gonna be a long one! We'll see you agai…
01:28:31 |
Tue 31 Dec 2019
038 - Award Winning Gift Exchange
The guys sit down for their final episode of 2019. A few gifts are exchanged, and Ken finds justification to his Award Winning labeling. We hear a listener question from David regarding a late spli…
00:52:24 |
Mon 16 Dec 2019
037 - Can I Still Feed Liquid
The guys recap the Podcast stats up to this point and discuss a variety of topics from food and honey, to painting hives and calculating the average daytime temps to know if you can still be feeding …
00:40:16 |
Mon 09 Dec 2019
036 - Dr Ferhat Ozturk Medicinal Honey
John and Ken welcome Dr. Ferhat Ozturk into the studio for this very special episode. Learn the nuances of honey and how it can be used for medicinal purposes. Tune in now to find out the relation …
01:10:11 |
Mon 02 Dec 2019
035 - Spiraling Down the Hole
Despite their best intentions, this episode never stood a chance. The guys talk about bandages, Ken’s ongoing obsession with ordering packages, phallic stings, dropbears, and other animals that shou…
00:54:54 |
Mon 25 Nov 2019
034 - Honey Sensory with Tara Chapman
Tara Chapman rejoins the guys for a fun talk about her recent experiences at the first US based Honey Sensory training program. Join us to learn some of the nuances that can be attributed to honey t…
00:51:31 |
Mon 18 Nov 2019
033 - Pollinators Docu and Convention Recap
In this episode, John and Ken recap on their recent screening of The Pollinators documentary, and John has just returned from the Texas Beekeepers Convention and shares some of the Highlights. Plus …
01:04:16 |
Mon 11 Nov 2019
032 - Winter Prep for Southern States
In this episode, John and Ken recap a few of the more important aspects of winter prep for people living in the southern states. However, the simplification of this might catch you off guard. The w…
00:45:06 |
Mon 04 Nov 2019
Halloween - Scary Bee Stories
Join us as the guys tell you some scary bee stories about things that go BUZZ in the night... to fill your Halloween with a little fun and fright.
00:35:21 |
Thu 31 Oct 2019
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