Keeping Bees

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Keeping Bees is a podcast in which we answer all your beekeeping questions. All questions are submitted by listeners of the show via a voice mail feature. Brent Nixon is the show host and each month he invites one of his beekeeping mates to co host with him.

Episodes

  1. 10) Steve Sammut (AU)

    10/10/2025

    10) Steve Sammut (AU)

    Steve is a queen breeder based in Perth, Western Australia. Steve’s queens are raised from breeding stock bred on Rottnest Island as part of a long running breeding program in Western Australia.  Steve’s Website https://www.stevesqueens.com.au/ Steve’s Facebook https://www.facebook.com/steves.queensaus Join the Facebook community to get notifications on new episodes, participate in live events and leave comments on the episodeshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/keepingbeespodcast Submit a question here  https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/pages/keeping-bees-podcast https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/pages/contact This podcast is proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon. Ballarat, Australia https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/ Email brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au Interested in queen rearing? Check out my other podcast ‘Breeding the Honeybee’  https://open.spotify.com/show/5c7bevh7Vzn22TK4HYfELs?si=adbc5295a2a64ba8

    22 min
  2. 9) Adrian O'Hagan

    24/07/2025

    9) Adrian O'Hagan

    Adrian is a beekeeper based in Melbourne Australia. He runs a hive hosting service and sells honey with the street names of the location where the hive was hosted. Adrian and I have both gone through bee venom immunotherapy to overcome previous allergies to bee venom, which we cover in this episode Check out Adrian's businesshttps://www.thebeardedbee.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/melbournesbeardedbee Join the Facebook community to get notifications on new episodes, participate in live events and leave comments on the episodeshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/keepingbeespodcast Submit a question here  https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/pages/keeping-bees-podcast https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/pages/contact This podcast is proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon. Ballarat, Australia https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/ Email brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au Interested in queen rearing? Check out my other podcast ‘Breeding the Honeybee’  https://open.spotify.com/show/5c7bevh7Vzn22TK4HYfELs?si=adbc5295a2a64ba8 5:00 Bee venom immunotherapy  20:50 moving bees

    36 min
  3. 8) Sophia Croker (AU)

    13/06/2025

    8) Sophia Croker (AU)

    Story. Sophia is a commercial beekeeper based in NSW Australia. Her business is called The Bee Drover You can also find her on Facebook and Instagram Join the Facebook community to get notifications on new episodes, participate in live events and leave comments on the episodes This podcast is proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon. Ballarat, Australiahttps://nixonqueenbees.com.au/ Email brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au Interested in queen rearing? Check out my other podcast ‘Breeding the Honeybee’

    15 min
  4. 7) Phil Marshall (AU) Q&A

    02/05/2025

    7) Phil Marshall (AU) Q&A

    Phil produces nucs and queens through his business 'Adelaide Bee Sales' in Adelaide, South Australia Phil's Website Phil's Facebook  Phil does a lot with the Australian Queen Bee Breeders Association Follow the link to become a member or learn about their work. On the 18th of May 2025 there will be a live call with John Berry from New Zealand to discuss varroa treatments. You can join this event by clicking this link. If you are interested in joining the community for this podcast you can by following this link Submit a question here  https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/pages/keeping-bees-podcast https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/pages/contact This podcast is proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon. Ballarat, Australia https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/ Email brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au Interested in queen rearing? Check out my other podcast ‘Breeding the Honeybee’

    25 min
  5. 6) Paul Roder (AU) Q&A

    01/04/2025

    6) Paul Roder (AU) Q&A

    Paul is a queen breeder and honey producer in Rockhampton, QLD, Australia. His business is Rockhampton Bees Paul's Website Paul's Facebook  Join the Facebook community to get notifications on new episodes, participate in live events and leave comments on the episodes  Submit a question here This podcast is proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon. Ballarat, Australia Visit our website here  Email brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au Interested in queen rearing? Check out my other podcast ‘Breeding the Honeybee’

    27 min
  6. 5) Laura Patmore (AU)

    12/03/2025

    5) Laura Patmore (AU)

    Laura is a queen breeder based in Kiama NSW Australia. Laura’s business is called ‘That Local Honey’ and produces a range of bee products as well as mated and II queens. Laura's Website Laura's Instagram  If you are liking this podcast you should consider joining the Facebook group to get notifications on upcoming episodes and tune into live sessions. Do you have a beekeeping question you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode?Submit a recordingSend in a written question Interested in queen rearing? Check out my other podcast ‘Breeding the Honeybee’  This podcast is proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon. Ballarat, Australia  Email brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au

    41 min
  7. 4) Aidan Quick (AU)

    07/12/2024

    4) Aidan Quick (AU)

    Aidan is an organic honey producer in the Tweed Valley, northern NSW. Check out Aidan’s business  Sunny Times HoneyAidan's Instagram Do you have a beekeeping question that we can answer on an upcoming episode?Submit an audio question hereSubmit a written question here This podcast is proudly brought to you from Ballarat Australia by Brent Nixon.  Email brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au Interested in queen rearing? Check out my other podcast ‘Breeding the Honeybee’ Parts of this episode 0:00 New extraction line  3:47 Varroa getting closer  6:28 Organic beekeeping 11:09 Foundation making  14:20 Small hive beetle  25:52 Storing honey 26:20 Creamed honey 27:20 Where to find Aidan online

    31 min
  8. 3) Peter Debicki (AU)

    14/08/2024

    3) Peter Debicki (AU)

    Peter is a commercial beekeeper in Ballarat Australia. He does honey, pollination and nucs. In this episode we cover Pete’s new extraction line, advise on extraction lines, Flow Hives, drones and introducing queens.  2:00 Extraction lines  7:29 Flow Hives  24:35 Drones  32:40 Queen introduction  Pete’s Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thepolishbeekeeper Pete’s Insta https://www.instagram.com/thepolishbeekeeper/?hl=en Submit a question here  https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/pages/keeping-bees-podcast This podcast is proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/  Email Brent: brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au

    46 min
  9. 2) John Berry (NZ)

    09/07/2024

    2) John Berry (NZ)

    John is a 3rd generation beekeeper and has been keeping bees for almost 60 years. He is part of the Berry family, who run Arataki Honey, a large honey packing company located in Hawke Bay on the eastern side of the north island of New Zealand.   Submit a question here  https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/pages/keeping-bees-podcast This podcast is proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/  Email Brent: brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au

    34 min
  10. Introduction

    EPISODE 1

    Introduction

    Submit a question here  https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/pages/keeping-bees-podcast This podcast is proudly brought to you by Brent Nixon at https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/  Email Brent: brent@nixonqueenbees.com.au

    1 min

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About

Keeping Bees is a podcast in which we answer all your beekeeping questions. All questions are submitted by listeners of the show via a voice mail feature. Brent Nixon is the show host and each month he invites one of his beekeeping mates to co host with him.

Information

  • Creator
    Brent Nixon
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Brent Nixon
  • Show Website
    Keeping Bees