A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast

D. Briggs.

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I am a hobby beekeeper with a couple of hives in Hertfordshire, UK. A lovely couple let my wife and I place our hives in some farmland beside their house. This is a short, gentle, podcast check in from beside my hives. Follow along with our beekeeping season as it happens.

FEB 16

Ep 16: Disaster.

I’ve sadly lost both my colonies over winter, despite my best efforts and usual practices. Time to evaluate, dust myself off and rebuild.

5 min
12/23/2024

Episode 15: Hefting, entrance clearing and perfecting creamed honey.

I visited the bees before `Christmas to check on food, monitor the entrances and waffle about my new creamed/soft set honey.

5 min
12/08/2024

Episode 14: Storm Darragh check in.

Stopped off at the apiary to check the bees hadn’t been blown over in the high winds.

1 min
12/01/2024

Episode 13: Winter check in, hefting and creaming honey.

A rainy check in from the apiary. Checking for stores, clearing the entrance and some talk on creaming honey.

5 min
11/04/2024

Episode 12: Two last bee stings and final syrup feeds.

An indignant talk ranging from unplanned bee venom therapy and final winter prep.

6 min
10/27/2024

Episode 11: Red Kites and crunchy hay. Preparing the hives for winter.

Nature observations on the hoof and a description of how I format my hives for winter.

4 min
10/21/2024

Episode 10: Wet bees, falling leaves and birds in the trees.

Autumnal episode from a rainy field. Long tailed tits glean overhead.

5 min
10/13/2024

Episode 9: Grey wagtail, more feeding and the first frost.

Beekeeping podcast: talk of feeding the bees, local nature including a Grey Wagtail sighting. Buzzard soars overhead.

5 min

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I am a hobby beekeeper with a couple of hives in Hertfordshire, UK. A lovely couple let my wife and I place our hives in some farmland beside their house. This is a short, gentle, podcast check in from beside my hives. Follow along with our beekeeping season as it happens.

Creator

D. Briggs.
Years Active

2024 - 2025
Episodes

16
Rating

Clean
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A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast

Ep 16: Disaster.

Episode 15: Hefting, entrance clearing and perfecting creamed honey.

Episode 14: Storm Darragh check in.

Episode 13: Winter check in, hefting and creaming honey.

Episode 12: Two last bee stings and final syrup feeds.

Episode 11: Red Kites and crunchy hay. Preparing the hives for winter.

Episode 10: Wet bees, falling leaves and birds in the trees.

Episode 9: Grey wagtail, more feeding and the first frost.

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A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast

Episodes

Ep 16: Disaster.

Episode 15: Hefting, entrance clearing and perfecting creamed honey.

Episode 14: Storm Darragh check in.

Episode 13: Winter check in, hefting and creaming honey.

Episode 12: Two last bee stings and final syrup feeds.

Episode 11: Red Kites and crunchy hay. Preparing the hives for winter.

Episode 10: Wet bees, falling leaves and birds in the trees.

Episode 9: Grey wagtail, more feeding and the first frost.

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