About Bees, Culture & Curiosity

Ron Miksha and Bidzina Mosiashvili
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About Bees, Culture & Curiosity

Bees of all sorts are the engines of agriculture and the glue of ecology. Join us as we explore everything About Bees, Culture, and Curiosity. Watch the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ABCCPodcast

  1. 23 HR. AGO

    Season 3: Trailer

    Season 3 Episode 0: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – Season 3 Trailer The start of a new year and a new podcast season! We take a quick look at the episodes lined up for the year ahead - and we learn what some older beekeepers think of some newer beekeepers.   This episode was recorded in January, 2025. Please subscribe, like, love, and follow. We live or die by your adulation. Podcast website: https://sites.libsyn.com/540327/site About Ron Miksha: https://about-bees.org/about-ron/ Finally: email your questions, comments, and angst:  ron@aboutbees.net

    24 min

  2. 5 DAYS AGO

    Starting the New Year Right!

    Season 2 Episode 12: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – Starting the New Year Right! We bring in the 2025 beekeeping year with Bill Rayment, an Alberta legend among beekeepers. Bill recounts getting started with bees (and some advice for all new beekeepers), then catches us up on some of his retirement projects: mentoring Calgary beekeepers, working with the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society's Land of Dreams, supplying queen bees for Alberta beekeepers, and making brilliant specialized beekeeping equipment with his 3-D printer.   This episode was recorded in December, 2024. Please subscribe, like, love, and follow. We live or die by your adulation. Podcast website: https://sites.libsyn.com/540327/site About Ron Miksha: https://about-bees.org/about-ron/ Finally: email your questions, comments, and angst:  ron@aboutbees.net

    1h 13m

  3. 6 DAYS AGO

    Bye bye '24

    Season 2 Episode 11: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – Bye Bye '24 Our penultimate 2024 episode involves two very big 2024 news stories (Murder Hornets and Importing USA packages into Canada) and a look at Real Deal Honey, Bidzina's label that sponsors Mixed Martial Arts fighters. Definitely an eclectic podcast episode. Enjoy!  This episode was recorded in December, 2024. Please subscribe, like, love, and follow. We live or die by your adulation. Podcast website: https://sites.libsyn.com/540327/site About Ron Miksha: https://about-bees.org/about-ron/ Finally: email your questions, comments, and angst:  ron@aboutbees.net

    1h 25m

  4. 12/25/2024

    The Christmas Gift

    Season 2 Episode 10: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – The Christmas Gift Thanks to Langstroth's Mom's Christmas gift to the world, we celebrate L.L. Langstroth in this special Christmas episode. Langstroth, born on Christmas Day in 1810, discovered bee space and invented a pragmatic hive with moveable frames. His story is froth with trials, lawsuits, rejection, and especially his profound suffering from a mental illness that gave little respite. But his story is also inspirational. Enjoy this and have a nice Christmas holiday season. This episode was recorded in December, 2024. Please subscribe, like, love, and follow. We live or die by your adulation. Podcast website: https://sites.libsyn.com/540327/site About Ron Miksha: https://about-bees.org/about-ron/ Finally: email your questions, comments, and angst:  ron@aboutbees.net

    1h 15m

  5. 12/23/2024

    The Shortest Day

    Season 2 Episode 9: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – The Shortest Day What do bees do on the shortest day of the year? We take a quick look at the state of affairs of bumble bees, after turning their blood into antifreeze and entering a suspended animation under the snow, and then honey bees, clustered up tightly in a snug bug ball, vibrating their detatched wing muscles. Honey bee wintering capped brood map This episode was recorded in December, 2024. Please subscribe, like, love, and follow. We live or die by your adulation. Podcast website: https://sites.libsyn.com/540327/site About Ron Miksha: https://about-bees.org/about-ron/ Finally: email your questions, comments, and angst:  ron@aboutbees.net

    24 min

  6. 12/17/2024

    Granulated Honey

    Season 2 Episode 8: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – Granulated Honey This episode focuses on granulation, with special attention to four keys for prevention of crystallization in the comb. Some floral types (canola, manzanita, mesquite, cotton) can granulate before beekeepers have a chance to remove and extract the frames. We cover this, some ecology side-issues, and catch the sniffles and growls of a little white dog named Misty. This episode was recorded in September, 2024. Please subscribe, like, love, and follow. We live or die by your adulation. Podcast website: https://sites.libsyn.com/540327/site About Ron Miksha: https://about-bees.org/about-ron/ Watch the podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/@ABCCPodcast Finally: email your questions, comments, and angst:  ron@aboutbees.net

    1h 11m

  7. 12/09/2024

    About Bees Mailbox

    Season 2 Episode 7: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – About Bees Podcast We begin with a bit of talk about road trips and especially an eleven-hour drive that Ron was preparing to take in September to Val Marie, Saskatchewan, from Calgary, Alberta. Then, we open the mailbox to answer these questions: Can a hive of honey bees be too good for winter? Do I have to wrap hives with insolation for winter? What about beewashing? Beewashing is not my friend. Can honey cure tuberculosis, cancer, and hairloss? What are the logistics of cleaning up a bee spill off a truck on a highway? Why should I use chemicals if my bees will build resistance to mites and diseases if I leave them alone?               Will it help my honey bees if I plant ten acres of flowers on my property? This episode was recorded in September, 2024. Please subscribe, like, love, and follow. We live or die by your adulation. Podcast website: https://sites.libsyn.com/540327/site About Ron Miksha: https://about-bees.org/about-ron/ Watch the podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/@ABCCPodcast Finally: email your questions, comments, and angst:  ron@aboutbees.net

    1h 31m

  8. 12/03/2024

    What would Plato do with Drones?

    Season 2 Episode 6: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – What would Plato do with Drones? Ah, yes. Our philosopher-contributor is back. Daniel Miksha shows us how Plato abuses bees by making them into an allegory for the ruthless (but ultimately justified) murder of unproductive members of society. After a brief detour into the early history of Greece and the nation of Georgia, we focus on Plato's Republic and the ancient Greek philosopher's five forms of government, of which (in Plato's mind), democracy is one of the worst. Why? Because of the drones, of course.  Aristotle says worker bees must be males Please subscribe, like, love, and follow. We live or die by your adulation. Podcast website: https://sites.libsyn.com/540327/site About Ron Miksha: https://about-bees.org/about-ron/ Watch the podcast:  https://www.youtube.com/@ABCCPodcast Finally: email your questions, comments, and angst:  ron@aboutbees.net

    1h 4m
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