Two Bees in a Podcast UF/IFAS Honey Bee Lab

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 25, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome back Ian Steppler—who is a commercial beekeeper and runs the Canadian Beekeeper’s Blog— to talk about one of the latest crazes in the bee world: indoor overwintering. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 18, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Kathy Clay, a retired Battalion Chief Fire Marshal and certified Master Beekeeper, about the link between mental wellness and beekeeping. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 11, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Larry Connor the owner and founding member of Wicwas Press, LLC about his experience as a bee keeper, a bee scientist, and a bee educator as well as brood patterns and why they’re important. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 4, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome back Derek Mitchell from the University of Leeds Institute of Thermofluids to talk about his research article, “Honeybee cluster—not insulation but stressful heat sink.” This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 28, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Leigh Boardman—an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Memphis—about Environmental DNA (eDNA), how it works in the honey bee world, and how it might be beneficial to beekeepers in the future. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 21, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Jean Navarro—a beekeeper, pest control operator, and the owner of Mega Bee Rescues and Pest Control—about structural bee removal. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode.