Episode 7 - Visiting Beekeeping Buddy Valerie Ross! Looking back at what it is like to be a beginner beekeeper.
Release Date: 06/12/2024
Welcome to 2025! Breakdown of the North America Honeybee Expo, Preview of 2025 Podcasts
Beekeeping Buddies
Welcome to Episode 21 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. North American Honeybee Expo: Widgets we purchased, reivew of Cory Stevens and if we are going to try instrumental insemination of queens, and Randy Oliver's review on varroa mites. Propola Hive Body: Apimaybe Bottom Board: Riverview Road Apiary Nucs: Heart of Illinois Beekeeping Club: Dalan Animal Health Queens: Cory Stevens: Dr. Jamie Ellis Podcast: Bob Binnie Youtube: North American Honeybee Expo: Beekeeping...
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Episode 20 - Christmas Holiday Shopping Special
Beekeeping Buddies
Welcome to Episode 20 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. This Episode we are going to talk to our shopping special and ideas we have for beekeepers this holiday season! Please note there are Amazon Affiliate Links here that give us 3% of the overall purchase price if you do click on any of these links. 9 Frame Spacers Dadant - Amazon - Amazon Spacer Tool (not recommended) - Refractometer Amazon - Dadant - Ez Mite Check Amazon - Dadant - Mann Lake - Mouse Guard/Entrance Reducer Luke's Choice Amazon - ...
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Episode 19 - Winter Sets In, Drones 101, and Holiday Markets
Beekeeping Buddies
Welcome to Episode 19 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Final OA Treatment: One last OA treatment for the year! Winter Prep: Buttoning up for winter In the News: Beekeeping 101: Drones and how they help the hive! Upcoming Beekeeping Courses: Find your local club and get signed up for your annual beekeeping beginner course. Upcoming Holiday Markets: Keep an eye out for your local beekeeper as they brave the cold in the holiday markets. Tune in to Episode 19 for all this and more as...
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Episode 18 Episode 18 - Winter Tasks, Queen Bee 101, and Nucs vs Packages, and News on Our New Offering
Beekeeping Buddies
Welcome to Episode 18 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Final OA Treatment: One last OA treatment for the year! Suit Cleaning: Have an older suit? How do you clean it? In the News: Beekeeping 101: Queen and how she works and what she does! Nucs vs Packages: What Steve and Luke think about bees vs packages. We also cover our new offering! Honeybee Hotline: Pollen Bound: What is a pollen bound hive and what do you do with it? Tune in to Episode 18 for all this and more as we delve into the...
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Episode 17 - Honeybee Vaccines, Bee Biology, and Worker Bee 101
Beekeeping Buddies
Welcome to Episode 17 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Reading for Winter: Feeding hives, making fondant and candy boards for winter, How to Make Candy Board Video: In the News: Beekeeping 101: Workers and what they do in the hive. AFB Vaccine: AFB and how that is passed on to the queen bee. Honeybee Hotline: Collapsed Hives: Luke and Steve talk about a collapsed hive, what was found and our thoughts on why it failed. Honeybee Biology Deep Dive: How does the honeybee immune system...
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Episode 16 - October Deep Dive into Cutouts in Central Illinois
Beekeeping Buddies
Welcome to Episode 16 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Dry October: A dry hot October, still In the News: DMZ Honey: NY Times article on a beekeeper in Korea Droning On: Deep Dive Into Midwest Cutouts: Luke and Steve talk about what tools, time, and knowledge you need before attempting a cutout. Tune in to Episode 16 for all this and more as we delve into the world of beekeeping in Central Illinois, providing you with practical advice, the latest news, and answers to your buzzing questions....
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Episode 15 - Dry October, Fall Honey Stocks, Upcoming Cutouts, Bald Faced Hornets and a Legislative Update
Beekeeping Buddies
Welcome to Episode 15 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Dry October: A dry hot October. What do we do, anything we should not be doing? Fall Honey Stock: How do our hives look for winter? How are our flow hives doing? Is there anything we can do right now? Upcoming Cutouts: Looks like Luke and Steve will have some upcoming cutouts... will be covered extensively in episode 16. In the News: Legislative Update: Check out October ABH for the Legislative Update in FIFRA. Laws are being...
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Episode 14 - Rainless in September, Fall Honey Stocks, To Insulate or Not, Starter Hive Setup, New Treatments and more!
Beekeeping Buddies
Welcome to Episode 14 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: More Unusual Weather: A dry hot September. What do we do, anything we should not be doing? Fall Honey Stock: How do our hives look for winter? How are our flow hives doing? Is there anything we can do right now? To Insulate or Not to Insulate: Steve and Luke share what we do, and what we have seen in our hives. Starting Hive Setup: We share what we would use for a hive setup for a new beekeeper. In the News: New voarra...
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Episode 13 - Winter Feeding, Winterizing, Hive Beetles, Fall Honey, Queen Transfer, Bald Faced Hornets, Crystalized Honey, Wax Processing, and Propolis
Beekeeping Buddies
Welcome to Episode 13 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Winter Feeding: Are we still feeding? Should you be? Winterizing: What do we do and why do we do it? What does the fat body actually do? How do we set up our hives? Hive Beetles... in Illinios?: Luke is seeeing a strange uptick in hive beetles. What is he doing for it? Taking Fall Honey: Are we taking fall honey? Problems we are seeing. Queen Transfer: Better queen acceptance with a newspaper combine? Bald Faced Hornets: What do...
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Episode 12 - Winter Feeding, Alaska Bees, Talking to Non-Beeks, Hot Honey, Fall Festivals
Beekeeping Buddies
Welcome to Episode 12 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Winter Feeding: When should feeding for your bees start? How much should the hive weigh? Alaska Beekeeping: What was Luke's trip like? How do the bees work during the summer? Do they survive winter? In the News: Talking to Non-Beeks: Talking to non-beeks... is it a great idea? Talking to the Club: Steve speaks to the HOIBA beekeeping club about mites and how VSH works. Honeybee Hotline: Know Your Mites!: How we treat for mites. ...
info_outlineJoin us, Steve and Luke, your friendly neighborhood beekeeping enthusiasts, as we embark on an exciting journey into the world of honeybees, hives, and all things buzzing! We have our first beekeeping buddy Valerie Ross on our episode! We talk about what it is like to be a beginner beekeeper!
With over a decade of combined experience in beekeeping, we're no strangers to the sweet, sticky world of apiaries. From our humble beginnings as hobbyist beekeepers to our thriving bee yards nestled in the heart of Peoria, IL, we've seen it all – from swarms to honey harvests, and everything in between.
In this episode, we'll take you into our personal bee yards and remember what it was like being a beginner beekeeper, sharing the latest updates and insights from our buzzing colonies and our grafting. Whether it's the thrill of spotting a new queen or the challenges of managing hive health, or even the heartbreak of losing a hive, we'll give you an up-close look at the joys and responsibilities of beekeeping.
If you have beekeeping questions you might want answered, feel free to send us an email at [email protected]
Sunflower Pollen Benefits - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-32681-y#:~:text=We%20discovered%20that%20sunflower%20(Helianthus,the%20potential%20for%20broad%20anti
Frame Being Drawn Video - https://youtu.be/SZ339p8kXSw