214 episodes
The Hive Jive - Beekeeping Podcast John Swan
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4.8 • 101 Ratings
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What happens when you take a professional Fishing Guide, pair him with a Master Beekeeper, and throw in some Texas Red Headed Mutt Honeybees? Well, we are about to find out!
Ken Milam, host of The Great Outdoors & Sunday Sportsman radio shows, and professional fishing guide, has decided that he thinks he’d like to start keeping bees. Problem is, he has absolutely no idea where to start. Enter John Swan, owner of Wicked Bee, and a Texas Master Beekeeper. Together they are going to embark on a beekeeping journey as Ken learns all there is to know about honeybees and the art of beekeeping.
Tune in to the podcast and join them on their journey, and see what all trouble they manage to get themselves into along the way. New episodes are released each Monday.
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BC - Honey Bee and Colony Immunity
In this latest edition of the Beekeeper Chats, John and Nathalie discuss the difference between individual bee immunity vs colony immunity and how these two aspects work together to help ensure the survival of the entire superorganism.
(Original Air Date: Dec 8th, 2021) -
BC - Bee Centric Beekeeping
What would beekeeping look like if it were done more from the perspective of the bee's natural preferences? That is the concept of bee-centric beekeeping, where as many aspects as possible are lined up more in favor of what is best for the bee and not necessarily geared toward the convenience of the beekeeper. Tune in now to learn more!
(Original Air Date: Nov 25, 2021) -
BC - Treatment Free vs Vaccines and Immune Boosters
Based on a comment from a listener, today’s episode focuses on the ideals of treatment free beekeeping and whether or not those ideals can cross lines over into areas such as Anti-Vaccine. Though one might like to draw a parallel between the two subjects, they are actually very much perpendicular to one another and cannot be fairly compared. Is treating your bees the same as giving a human a life saving vaccine or immune boosting shot? Tune in now to hear our opinions on this matter.
(Original Air Date: Nov 17th, 2021) -
BC - Ethics in Honey
In this edition of our Beekeeper Chats, Nathalie and John tackle the subject of Honey Adulteration and the ethics that should be used when handling, marketing, and selling your own honey.
(Original Air Date: Nov 3rd, 2021) -
BC - Moving and Relocating Hives
For this week's beekeeper chat, Nathalie and John talk about the concept of moving/relocation an established hive to a new location. Whether it is just a few feet, across your yard, down the road, to the next county, or out of state... planning is important when moving an established colony and there are a few key aspects that translate to all scenarios.
(Original Air Date: Oct 27th, 2021) -
BC - Continuing Education
In this beekeeper chat session, Nathalie and John discuss how important it is to always be striving to learn new aspects of your favorite hobby - beekeeping! This includes ways to help you discern quality educational sources and information from all the other noise that is out there flooding our daily lives. Knowing that your information is coming from a reputable source will help maximize your learning without spending excess time trying to decipher the validity of the information being presented.
(Original Air Date: Oct 20th, 2021)
Customer Reviews
Awesome Podcast!
Great information for novice and experienced beekeepers alike. Plus you get to learn from Ken’s mistakes. Great podcast!!!
Wow!
What a great combination of good information and easy-going humor. This level of mastery is, in my opinion, very uncommon, particularly in someone so articulate. Thank you so much for the easy to understand format And great information!
A great way to learn about bees!
Each show is packed with information but stil easily digestible.