
Michael Mahar: Rethinking Frames, Varroa, and Bourbon Honey (396)
What happens when a beekeeper with a zoology background, a manufacturing business, and a tendency to question conventional wisdom starts redesigning beekeeping equipment? In this episode, Jeff Ott and...
3 Aug 47min

Beekeeping Education and the University of Florida Honey Bee Lab with Amy Vu (395)
Education remains one of the most powerful tools available to beekeepers, and few people exemplify that mission better than Amy Vu. As Extension Coordinator for the University of Florida Honey Bee Lab...
27 Jul 49min

The Boys and the Bees with Nehemiah Ray (394)
Sometimes the most memorable beekeeping stories have very little to do with honey production. This week, Jeff Ott and Becky Masterman welcome Nehemiah Ray, a Georgia beekeeper whose family's everyday ...
20 Jul 41min

Bee Science with Dewey Caron: The Honey Bee Dance Language
How can a honey bee with a brain smaller than a sesame seed communicate the exact location of food to thousands of nestmates? In this episode of Bee Science with Dewey, Dr. Dewey Caron explores one of...
15 Jul 25min

Beekeeping Success Around the World with Dr. Robert Owen (393)
What can beekeepers learn from Australia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Georgia, and Thailand? This week Jeff Ott and Dr. Becky Masterman welcome Dr. Robert Owen, beekeeper, educator, researcher, author...
13 Jul 55min

Building Better Bee Nutrition and RNAi Tools with Vincent Ricigliano, PhD (392)
Honey bee nutrition is more complex than simply providing protein. In this episode, Jeff Ott and Dr. Becky Masterman welcome Dr. Vincent Ricigliano to discuss emerging research exploring algae-based s...
6 Jul 41min

Winning At Honey with Stephanie: Creating Award-Winning Beeswax Exhibits
In this Bonus Short episode of Beekeeping Today, Stephanie Slater returns with another installment of Winning at Honey with Stephanie, sharing updates from a busy start to summer and offering practica...
1 Jul 16min

Instrumental Insemination of Honey Bee Queens with Dr. Jack Rath (391)
In this episode of Beekeeping Today, Jeff Ott and Becky Masterman continue the Queen Series with Dr. Jack Rath, former owner of Betterbee, veterinarian, beekeeper, and queen breeder. The conversation ...
29 Jun 57min


















