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A Beekeeping Podcast for the Inquisitive Beekeeper with a Short Attention Span! BeeFarmer, YouTuber (The Norfolk Honey Company, Patreon Host (www.patreon.com/norfolkhoney), Beekeeping mentor to 1000's of beekeepers worldwide via my social media channels, Facebook and Instagram.
Episode | Date |
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Episode 292: March Beekeeping Update
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Mar 24, 2024 |
Episode 291: The Beekeeping Show 2024
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Feb 22, 2024 |
Episode 290: Modern Beekeeping
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Feb 18, 2024 |
Episode 289 Northumberland Honey
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Feb 11, 2024 |
Episode 288: Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives
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Feb 04, 2024 |
Episode 287: Merry Christmas 2023
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Jan 07, 2024 |
Episode 286: Asian Hornet Chat
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Dec 31, 2023 |
Episode 285: Freezing Bees and Spring Plans
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Dec 24, 2023 |
Episode 284: The Winter Chill Arrives
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Dec 17, 2023 |
Episode 283: Emergency Hive Interventions
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Dec 10, 2023 |
Episode 282: Scraping Frames and Muderous Swans!
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Dec 03, 2023 |
Episode 281: November Floods
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Nov 26, 2023 |
Episode 280: In Conversation with Bees Abroad
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Nov 19, 2023 |
Episode 279: CBPV Once Again
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Nov 12, 2023 |
Episode 278: The Pumpkin Patch
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Nov 05, 2023 |
Episode 277: Hampshire BKA Convention
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Oct 22, 2023 |
Episode 276: Honey Press Ups and Downs!
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Oct 15, 2023 |
Episode 275: Honey Room Havoc
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Oct 08, 2023 |
Episode 274: First Heather Honey Crop
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Oct 01, 2023 |
Episode 273: Early Autumn Sunshine
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Sep 30, 2023 |
Episode 272: Moving Bees and Truck Troubles
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Sep 24, 2023 |
Episode 271: Borage Bonus and More Wasps!
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Sep 17, 2023 |
Episode 270: Road Trip to the Heather
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Sep 10, 2023 |
Episode 269: Our Honey Room Set Up
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Sep 03, 2023 |
Episode 268: The Summer Honey Crop
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Aug 27, 2023 |
Episode 267: Wasps, Wasps, Wasps!
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Aug 20, 2023 |
Episode 266: Summer Forage Shutdown
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Aug 13, 2023 |
Episode 265: Formic Pro Urgent Treatment
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Aug 06, 2023 |
Episode 264: Long Hours of Work
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Jul 30, 2023 |
Episode 263: Uniting Colonies
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Jul 16, 2023 |
Episode 262: Introducing New Queens
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Jul 02, 2023 |
Episode 261: Heatwave and Splits
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Jun 25, 2023 |
Episode 260: Killing Queens
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Jun 18, 2023 |
Episode 259 - Sunny Spring Inspections
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Jun 11, 2023 |
Episode 258: More Lucky Beekeeping
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Jun 04, 2023 |
Episode 257: Opportunistic Splits
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May 28, 2023 |
Episode 256: Lighting a Smoker
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May 21, 2023 |
Episode 255: A Cold, Start-Stop Season
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May 14, 2023 |
Episode 254: Spring Inspections Begin
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May 07, 2023 |
Episode 253: Bee Chat with Stephen Barnes From the BBKA
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Apr 30, 2023 |
Episode 252: Oilseed Rape Challenges
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Apr 23, 2023 |
Episode 251: New Queen Rearing Methods
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Apr 16, 2023 |
Episode 250: Can I Inspect My Bees Yet?
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Apr 09, 2023 |
Episode 249: Snow, Sun and Patience
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Apr 02, 2023 |
Episode 248 - Getting Ready for Spring
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Mar 26, 2023 |
Episode 247: Happy Fifth Birthday
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Mar 19, 2023 |
Episode 246: Pests and Diseases - Part 2
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Mar 12, 2023 |
Episode 245: Pests and Diseases - Part 1
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Mar 05, 2023 |
Episode 244: Nosema Checks
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Feb 26, 2023 |
Episode 243: Buying a Nucleus Colony of Honeybees
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Feb 19, 2023 |
Episode 242: Pick a Hive, Any Hive!
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Feb 12, 2023 |
Episode 241: Plans for 2023
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Feb 05, 2023 |
Episode 240: Happy New Year 2023
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Jan 29, 2023 |
Episode 239: Hard Frosts and Green Woodpeckers
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Jan 15, 2023 |
Episode 238: Ekes, Leaks and Fondant!
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Jan 08, 2023 |
Episode 237: Cold, Clustered Honeybees
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Jan 01, 2023 |
Episode 236: More Cleaning and Sorting
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Dec 25, 2022 |
Episode 235: Scorching Boxes
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Dec 18, 2022 |
Episode 234: Microscopy Work and New Kit
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Dec 11, 2022 |
Episode 233: Removing Varroa Treatments
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Dec 04, 2022 |
Episode 232: Beekeepers Veterinary Medicines & Records
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Nov 27, 2022 |
Episode 231: Pallet Stands and Acetic Acid
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Nov 20, 2022 |
Episode 230: Hefting and The Grain Store
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Nov 13, 2022 |
Episode 229: Post Covid Chat
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Nov 06, 2022 |
Episode 228: Cooler Autumn Conditions
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Oct 16, 2022 |
Episode 227: Winter Preparations
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Oct 02, 2022 |
Episode 226: It Rained At Last
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Sep 25, 2022 |
Episode 225: Maximum Effort
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Sep 18, 2022 |
Episode 224: It's a Sticky Mess!
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Sep 11, 2022 |
Episode 223: Barrels of Honey
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Sep 04, 2022 |
Episode 222: Bumps in the Road
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Aug 28, 2022 |
Episode 221: Wasps!
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Aug 21, 2022 |
Episode 220: Melting Beekeepers
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Aug 14, 2022 |
Episode 219: Elderflower Mead
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Aug 07, 2022 |
Episode 218: Foundation Sheets Versus Drawn Comb
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Jul 31, 2022 |
Episode 217: Lucky Swarm and Pollen Traps
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Jul 24, 2022 |
Episode 216: Scorching Days and Caged Queens
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Jul 17, 2022 |
Episode 215: Summer Pollination Preparations
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Jul 10, 2022 |
Episode 214: The June Gap
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Jul 03, 2022 |
Episode 213: Queen Introductions
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Jun 26, 2022 |
Episode 212: Spring Honey Extraction
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Jun 19, 2022 |
Episode 211: The Shook Swarm
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Jun 12, 2022 |
Episode 210: Swarms Aplenty!
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Jun 05, 2022 |
Episode 209: A Chilly Spring Week
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May 29, 2022 |
Episode 208: First Swarm of 2022
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May 22, 2022 |
Episode 207: Scaling Up My Beekeeping
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May 15, 2022 |
Episode 206: Let The Fun Begin!
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May 08, 2022 |
Episode 205: Cold Snap, Swarm Risk!
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May 01, 2022 |
Episode 204: First Inspections 2022
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Apr 24, 2022 |
Episode 203: Drones, Huh, What Are They Good For?
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Apr 17, 2022 |
Episode 202: Spring Inspections? Not Yet!
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Apr 08, 2022 |
Episode 201: What's the Point of a Nuc Box?
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Apr 01, 2022 |
Episode 200: How To Profit From Your Season
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Mar 25, 2022 |
Episode 199: High Winds and Big Pallets
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Mar 18, 2022 |
Episode 198: Big Plans Afoot
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Mar 11, 2022 |
Episode 197: Snowdrops, Washing Soda and Toothache!
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Mar 04, 2022 |
Episode 196: Timing In Beekeeping Is Everything
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Feb 25, 2022 |
Episode 195: Feeding Time
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Feb 18, 2022 |
Eppisode 194: Splits Boards and Demaree
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Feb 11, 2022 |
Episode 193: Varroa Population Growth Can Be Frightening
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Feb 04, 2022 |
Episode 192: Happy New Year!
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Jan 28, 2022 |
Episode 191: Merry Christmas Everyone!
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Jan 21, 2022 |
Episode 190: Impulse Buys and That Damned Truck!
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Jan 14, 2022 |
Episode 189: Planning for 2022
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Jan 07, 2022 |
Episode 188: Home Sweet Home
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Dec 24, 2021 |
Episode 187: Trailers and Association Struggles
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Dec 17, 2021 |
Episode 186: Keep Calm and Plan Early!
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Dec 10, 2021 |
Episode 185: First Frosts
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Dec 03, 2021 |
Episode 184: Question Time
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Nov 26, 2021 |
Episode 183: It's Microscopy Season
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Nov 19, 2021 |
Episode 182: The Autumn Clean Up
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Nov 12, 2021 |
Episode 181: Fuel Shortages and Beekeeping Incompetence!
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Nov 05, 2021 |
Episode 180: Farmers Markets and Treatment Removal
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Oct 29, 2021 |
Episode 179: Chilly Mornings and Weekend Markets
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Oct 22, 2021 |
Episode 178: Difficult Decisions
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Oct 15, 2021 |
Episode 177: Early Autumn Heatwave
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Oct 08, 2021 |
Episode 176: Autumn Colony Assessments
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Oct 01, 2021 |
Episode 175: Sometimes Beekeeping Goes Wrong!
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Sep 24, 2021 |
Episode 174: Late Summer Splits & Apiary Maintenance
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Sep 17, 2021 |
Episode 173: Our Honey Extraction Kit
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Sep 10, 2021 |
Episode 172: Supers, Varroa and Wasps
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Sep 03, 2021 |
Episode 171: Is My Honey Ready?
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Aug 27, 2021 |
Episode 170: The End is Nigh!
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Aug 20, 2021 |
Episode 169: Prepping Nucs for Autumn
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Aug 13, 2021 |
Episode 168: The Top Bar Hive Disaster
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Aug 06, 2021 |
Episode 167: Moving Bees, Preventing Disasters!
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Jul 30, 2021 |
Episode 166: Borage and The Truck
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Jul 23, 2021 |
Episode 165: A Funny Thing Happened
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Jul 16, 2021 |
Episode 164: Working Safely in the Apiary
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Jul 09, 2021 |
Episode 163: Dripping Nectar and Collecting Pollen
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Jul 02, 2021 |
Episode 162: Rain Stops Play
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Jun 25, 2021 |
Episode 161: Swarms, Splits, Stings and Things
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Jun 18, 2021 |
Episode 160: So It Begins!
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Jun 11, 2021 |
Episode 159: It's Still Cold!
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Jun 04, 2021 |
Episode 158: Do Pheasants Have Ears?
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May 28, 2021 |
Episode 157: Disease Inspections
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May 21, 2021 |
Episode 156: First Tentative Inspections
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May 14, 2021 |
Episode 155: A Frosty Easter Weekend
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May 07, 2021 |
Episode 154: A Sunny Day in the Apiary
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Apr 30, 2021 |
Episode 153: What's in your Wash Bucket?
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Apr 23, 2021 |
Episode 152: First Inspections Ahead
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Apr 16, 2021 |
Episode 151: A Wet and Windy March
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Apr 09, 2021 |
Episode 150: Nervous Times!
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Apr 02, 2021 |
Episode 149: Understanding Aggression in Honeybees
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Mar 26, 2021 |
Episode 148: Beekeepers, Sit On Your Hands!
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Mar 19, 2021 |
Episode 147: The Icy Blast
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Mar 12, 2021 |
Episode 146: February Tasks and Other Stuff
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Mar 05, 2021 |
Episode 145: Neonicotinoids in The UK
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Feb 26, 2021 |
Episode 144 Nosema Testing Protocol
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Feb 19, 2021 |
Episode 143: Planning for 2021
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Feb 12, 2021 |
Episode 142: Early Season Queen Rearing
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Feb 05, 2021 |
Episode 141: Happy New Year and Winter Feeding Strategy
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Jan 29, 2021 |
Episode 140: Starving Bees and a Quick Fix
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Jan 15, 2021 |
Episode 139: Clear Coverboards and Top Bar Hive Stuff
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Jan 08, 2021 |
Episode 138: New Product Launch and Oxalic Acid Treatments
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Jan 01, 2021 |
Episode 137: Dead Colonies and Oxalic Acid Treatment
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Dec 25, 2020 |
Episode 136 Waxing Frames and Sloe Gin with Honey
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Dec 18, 2020 |
Episode 135: Plans for 2021
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Dec 11, 2020 |
Episode 134: My 2020 Season Summary
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Dec 04, 2020 |
Episode 133: National Honey SHow and Stuff
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Nov 27, 2020 |
Episode 132: Sumps, Pumps, Mead and Zoom
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Nov 20, 2020 |
Episode 131: Book Review - Honey by Dr. Eva Crane
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Nov 13, 2020 |
Episode 130: Stop Inspecting Your Hives!
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Nov 06, 2020 |
Episode 129: Autumnal Checks and Mead
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Oct 30, 2020 |
Episode 128: Watching Bees, New Equipment and The Team Grows
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Oct 23, 2020 |
Episode 127: Queenless Autumn Colony or Not?
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Oct 16, 2020 |
Episode 126: Feeding The Top Bar Hive and Uniting Colonies
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Oct 09, 2020 |
Episode 125: Wasps, Flighty Queens and Weak Hives
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Oct 02, 2020 |
Episode 124: New Jars and Gary's Hive Make-over
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Sep 25, 2020 |
Episode 123: Preparing for Autumn
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Sep 18, 2020 |
Episode 122: I'm Melting, I'm Melting!
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Sep 11, 2020 |
Episode 121 - New Honey Room Set Up
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Sep 04, 2020 |
Episode 120: Collapsing Colony and Gary's Hive
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Aug 28, 2020 |
Episode 119: Starving Bees and Shocking Hives
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Aug 21, 2020 |
Episode 118: Summer Season Ramblings 2020
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Aug 14, 2020 |
Episode 117: Stings and Things
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Aug 07, 2020 |
Episode 116: Late Queen Rearing and Lawnmowers
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Jul 31, 2020 |
Episode 115: Sneaky and Grumpy Bees
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Jul 17, 2020 |
Episode 114: Chilly Blast, Solid Honey and More Truck Troubles
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Jul 10, 2020 |
Episode 113: Sunny Days, Egg Laying Workers and Queen Rearing Plans
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Jul 03, 2020 |
Episode 112: New Queens and Delayed Extraction
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Jun 26, 2020 |
Episode 111: Exciting News and Rising Temperatures
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Jun 19, 2020 |
Episode 110: Swarms, Bee Vacs and Cold Weather
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Jun 12, 2020 |
Episode 109: Creating Multiple splits and The Virus Strikes Back
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Jun 05, 2020 |
Episode 108: Artificial Swarms Part Two
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May 29, 2020 |
Episode 107 - Artificial Swarms
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May 22, 2020 |
Episode 106 - Preparing for Swarms
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May 15, 2020 |
Episode 105 - Early Season Inspections
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May 08, 2020 |
Episode 104: Let The Season Commence!
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May 01, 2020 |
Episode 103: Beekeeping and Social Distancing
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Apr 24, 2020 |
Episode 102: Keep Feeding
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Apr 17, 2020 |
Episode 101: Integrated Pest Management - Spring 2020
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Apr 10, 2020 |
Episode 100: Integrated Pest Management
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Apr 03, 2020 |
Episode 99: Getting Hives Ready For Spring
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Mar 27, 2020 |
Episode 98: The Honey Paw Project begins
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Mar 20, 2020 |
Episode 97: Storm Damage and Workshop Elves
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Mar 13, 2020 |
Episode 96: Feeding Fondant and Honey Paw Hives
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Mar 06, 2020 |
Episode 95 - Cleaning Boxes, a Bee Farmers Meeting and the Dentist!
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Feb 28, 2020 |
Episode 94 Interview with Peter Nelson - The Pollinators
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Feb 21, 2020 |
Episode 93: January Checks and Early Season Panics
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Feb 14, 2020 |
Episode 92 - Happy New Year 2020
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Feb 07, 2020 |
Episode 91: The Top Bar Hive Project
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Jan 17, 2020 |
Episode 90: The Christmas Wish List 2019
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Jan 10, 2020 |
Episode 89: Oxalic Acid Treatments in Winter
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Dec 27, 2019 |
Episode 88: Planning for 2020
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Dec 20, 2019 |
Episode 87: Our Beekeeping Season 2019
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Dec 06, 2019 |
Episode 86: Treatments, Trucks and Trailers
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Nov 29, 2019 |
Episode 85: October Questions and Answers
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Nov 22, 2019 |
Episode 84: Bad Backs and Brood Box Capacity
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Oct 18, 2019 |
Episode 82 Syrup for Autumn Feeding
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Oct 11, 2019 |
Episode 83: Autumn Syrup and Apiary Chat
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Oct 11, 2019 |
Episode 81: Feeders for Beehives
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Oct 04, 2019 |
Episode 80 August Questions and Answers
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Sep 27, 2019 |
Episode 79: Microscopes, What3Words and Pizza
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Sep 20, 2019 |
Episode 78: Cut Comb Honey, Tarts and Uniting Colonies
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Sep 13, 2019 |
Episode 77 - Summer Extraction Time
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Sep 06, 2019 |
Episode 76: Thoughts for August
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Aug 30, 2019 |
Episode 75: Summer Heatwave and Varroa Treatments
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Aug 23, 2019 |
Episode 74: Ben's Swarm Question
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Aug 09, 2019 |
Episode 73: July's Questions and Answers
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Aug 02, 2019 |
Episode 72 - Another July, Another Jobs List
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Jul 26, 2019 |
Episode 71 - Queen Cells and Wasps
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Jul 19, 2019 |
Episode 70: June Gap and Grafting
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Jul 12, 2019 |
Episode 69: Rain, Queen Rearing and Beekeeping Disasters
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Jul 05, 2019 |
Episode 68 - June Questions and Answers
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Jun 28, 2019 |
Episode 67: Jobs for June and Progress Report
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Jun 21, 2019 |
Episode 66: First Spring Extractions
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Jun 14, 2019 |
Episode 65: Queen Rearing Selection Criteria
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Jun 07, 2019 |
Episode 64: Questions and Answers May 2019
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May 31, 2019 |
Episode 63 My Very First Swarm
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May 24, 2019 |
Episode 62: Buying a Nuc, Oil Seed Rape and Spring Update
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May 17, 2019 |
Episode 61 - Swarm Season is Here!
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May 10, 2019 |
Episode 60: April Q&A
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May 03, 2019 |
Episode 59: First Spring Inspections Get Started
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Apr 26, 2019 |
Episode 58: The Month Ahead - April
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Apr 19, 2019 |
Episode 57: Selecting and Using a Smoker
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Apr 12, 2019 |
Episode 56 - BeeTradex 2019 Visit
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Apr 05, 2019 |
Episode 55: Monthly Q&A March 2019
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Mar 29, 2019 |
Episode 54: Winter Losses and How To Rebuild
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Mar 29, 2019 |
Episode 53: Crazy February Weather
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Mar 22, 2019 |
Episode 52: One Year On
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Mar 08, 2019 |
Episode 51 Queen Rearing Techniques for this Season
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Mar 01, 2019 |
Episode 50: The Dark Art of Hefting
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Feb 22, 2019 |
Episode 48: Oxalic Acid Sublimation On Location
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Feb 15, 2019 |
Episode 49: The First Inspection of Spring
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Feb 15, 2019 |
Episode 47: My New Year Plans for 2019
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Feb 01, 2019 |
Episode 46: Happy Christmas
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Jan 11, 2019 |
Episode 45: Floors, Christmas Parties and Honey Regs!
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Jan 04, 2019 |
Episode 44: Questions and Answers for December
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Dec 28, 2018 |
Episode 43 - Jobs in the Apiary for December
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Dec 21, 2018 |
Episode 42: Brunel Microscopes Interview with Alan Potter
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Dec 14, 2018 |
Episode 41: Rendering Beeswax
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Dec 07, 2018 |
Episode 40 - Questions and Answers for November
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Nov 30, 2018 |
Episode 39: November Jobs, Fat and Thirsty Bees!
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Nov 23, 2018 |
Episode 38: American Foul Brood & European Foul Brood
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Nov 16, 2018 |
Episode 37: My Winter Oxalic Acid Treatments
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Nov 09, 2018 |
Episode 36: Monthly Q&A - October
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Nov 02, 2018 |
Episode 35: Beekeeping Jobs in the Apiary for October
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Oct 26, 2018 |
Episode 34: Microscopy for Beekeepers
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Oct 19, 2018 |
Episode 33: CBPV Update
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Oct 12, 2018 |
Episode 32: September Q&A
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Oct 05, 2018 |
Episode 31: Uniting Weak Colonies in September
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Sep 28, 2018 |
Episode 30: A Rainy Day Out
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Sep 21, 2018 |
Episode 29: Autumn Feeding Honeybees
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Sep 14, 2018 |
Episode 28: Autumn Approaches
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Sep 07, 2018 |
Episode 27: Monthly Q&A for August
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Aug 31, 2018 |
Episode 26: August in and Around the Apiary
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Aug 24, 2018 |
Episode 25: Clearing Honey Boxes and Man Flu!
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Aug 17, 2018 |
Episode 24: Mid Season Update
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Aug 10, 2018 |
Episode 23: Monthly Q&A - July
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Aug 03, 2018 |
Episode 22: The Apiary in July
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Jul 27, 2018 |
Episode 21: Queen Rearing using the Nicot System
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Jul 20, 2018 |
Episode 20: Summer Varroa Treatment and Chrinic Bee Paralysis Virus
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Jul 13, 2018 |
Episode 19: Spring Honey Crop and the Dyce Method
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Jul 06, 2018 |
Episode 18 - Monthly Q&A - June
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Jun 29, 2018 |
Episode 17: Monthly Apiary Update - June
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Jun 22, 2018 |
Episode 16: Basic Queen Rearing Part 2 - Two Nucs
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Jun 15, 2018 |
Episode 15: Basic Queen Rearing - Part One
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Jun 08, 2018 |
Episode 14 May Monthly Q & A
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Jun 01, 2018 |
Episode 13 - Monthly Preview: May
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May 25, 2018 |
Episode 12 - Interview with Daniel Bates from BS Honey
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May 18, 2018 |
Episode 11 Interview with Belinda Bright from BBWear
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May 11, 2018 |
Episode 10 April Q&A
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May 04, 2018 |
Episode 09 - Monthly Preview: April
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Apr 27, 2018 |
Episode 08 Pollen Substitute
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Apr 20, 2018 |
Episode 07 - Monthly Preview: March
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Apr 13, 2018 |
Episode 06 - Q & A March 2018
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Apr 06, 2018 |
Episode 05 BIBBA - Abberton Reservoir Interview with Kevin Thorn
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Mar 30, 2018 |
Episode 04 Interview with Kevin Thorn from BIBBA
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Mar 23, 2018 |
Episode 03 Nosema - A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Control
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Mar 16, 2018 |
Episode 02 Oxalic Acid Sublimation Using The ProVap220UK
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Mar 09, 2018 |
Episode 01 February Round Up
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Mar 02, 2018 |
00 Short Introduction
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Feb 25, 2018 |