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
148 - NBC pt 11 - Backyard Queen Rearing
Nathalie B. takes us on a journey of sustainably raising your own queens right in your backyard. She discusses the difference between commercial queens vs locally raised queens, as well as the reaso…
147 - El Dia De Los Tontos
Join us, as we look back from 2062 and thank you all for forty years of Hive Jive in our lives.
146 - Natural Beekeeping Corner pt 10 - James Lee
Nathalie B. sits down with James Lee, a natural beekeeper and licensed clinical social worker who founded the Sustainable Beekeepers Guild of Michigan, to discuss the cognitive bias and dissonance th…
145 - Let there be Banjos
Has John completely lost his mind? Well, that remains to be seen. Join us for a special stand-alone episode of The Hive Jive and learn all about the wild and crazy things that have taken place sinc…
144 - In Remembrance of 2021
Consider this a reminder that to love and to be loved is the most important thing there is in this world. In his own words and from his personal trials, John takes us on a somber tribute to those pe…
Bonus - Ice Chest Bees and Crazy Swarms
(Original Air Date: June 4th, 2020)
In their latest misadventures, Ken comes across an ice chest full of bees, and John is called to a swarm that has over 5 virgin queens in it!
Bonus - Random Clips pt 4
(Original Air Date: May 28th, 2020)
Its time for another Random Clips episode. Just like the title implies, these clips are random and don't necessarily have anything to do with one another. They are…
Bonus - Bad Habit Beekeeper or just Bad Bees?
(Original Air Date: May 21st, 2020)
In this bonus episode John continues his rant from the main segment about the irresponsible beekeeper and the chaos the "Bad Bees" caused; while Ken recounts the r…
Bonus - Beyond the Plastic Bear
(Original Air Date: May 14th, 2020)
Ken and John question the new temp soundboard operator, Shannon, about her thoughts on the show, as well as her experience with Honey. The guys also discuss Ken's…
Bonus - As the Bee Turns
(Original Air Date: May 7th, 2020)
The saga continues with Ken and Max and their re-queening attempts. Plus, does the color of your bee really matter?
BONUS - A Dead Queen and New Chickens
(Original Air Date: May 1st, 2020)
The trial-and-error part of the learning curve continues as Ken and Max attempt their first round of re-queening on a hive that originally contained feral stock. J…
Bonus - The Biggest Queen You Have Ever Seen
(Original Air Date: April 23rd, 2020)
While we continue our Quarantines with horrible audio quality, Ken has been working on more trap-outs from old oak trees that are going to be knocked down and Ma…
136 - NBC pt 9 - Natural Selection with Les Crowder
For our 9th installment of the Natural Beekeeping Corner, Nathalie is again joined by Les Crowder as the pair discuss ideas based on an article from 2020 titled “Natural Selection, Selective Breeding…
Bonus - Misadventures in Beekeeping
(Original Air Date: April 9th, 2020)
Ken and Max had a heck of a week trying to work their bees. So much so that Max has flipped from keeping the feral stock to wanting to requeen them all. Tune in…
Bonus - Trapping it Out
The social distancing and lock-down of Austin continues, so the guys carry on with their telecommute remote broadcast… In this episode they discuss some of the various projects that Ken and Max has g…
133 - Natural Beekeeping Corner pt8 - Intensity Thresholds
In this latest edition of the Natural Beekeeping Corner, Les Crowder joins Nathalie for a chat about Hive Intensity Thresholds verses available forage in a region. The pair also discuss some aspects…
Bonus - Smokin the Good Stuff
John and Ken talk about some of the current events and John gives a high level walkthrough of a bee removal from a shed floor, and if you toss in a little crazy talk about smoke you will have rounded…
Bonus - Pure Mated Bloodline
In random string of thought fashion, this episode covers Ken's discover of Tom Seeley and his books; his incoming packages of bees; to treat or not to treat your hives; and even a little background o…
Bonus - More with Mary Reed and Beedazzled Queens
We continue our conversation with Mary Reed, Chief Apiary Inspector for the state of Texas where we join the gang amid a fit of laughter. All bets are off pretty much right from the start as the grou…
Bonus - The 85 HP V4 Swarm Trap
What happens when you take the motor cowling from an 85 horsepower V4 Johnson outboard boat motor and turn it into a swarm trap? Well, we don’t actually know. However, Ken and his son Max are willing…