The Hive Jive - Beekeeping Podcast

By John Swan

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Episodes: 276

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The Hive Jive is a podcast that helps you navigate the stings of beekeeping to reach those sweet rewards. Join us on our beekeeping adventure today and find out what kinds of trouble we get into along the way!

Episode Date
BC - Queen Genetics vs Health
Apr 25, 2024
BC - Trial and Error
Apr 18, 2024
BC - City Biome
Apr 11, 2024
BC - Unexpected Arrivals
Apr 10, 2024
BC - RF & EMR Revisited
Mar 28, 2024
BC - Bees Teaching Bees
Mar 21, 2024
BC - To Be Excluded
Mar 14, 2024
BC - Safe Passage Comb Guides
Mar 14, 2024
BC - Batting Zero
Feb 29, 2024
BC - ReWilding
Feb 22, 2024
BC - Honey Bees as the Poster Child
Feb 15, 2024
BC - Queen Rearing Preferences
Feb 08, 2024
BC - Stepping on Toes
Feb 08, 2024
BC - Effects of Oxalic Acid on Bee Larvae
Jan 25, 2024
BC - Off Gassing of OSB boards and Wax Q&A
Jan 18, 2024
BC - AFB Vaccinations for Honey Bees
Jan 11, 2024
BC - New Year’s Setbacks
Jan 11, 2024
169 - 2023 Year in Review
Dec 25, 2023
BC - Holiday Wrap Up 2022
Dec 24, 2023
BC - Honey Queens & Princesses
Dec 21, 2023
BC - Voluntold
Dec 14, 2023
BC - Rekindling the Spark
Dec 07, 2023
BC - Cautionary Tales
Nov 30, 2023
BC - Thymol Entrances Revisited
Nov 23, 2023
BC - What’s Really Changed?
Nov 16, 2023
BC - Improvising
Nov 09, 2023
BC - Swarming with Revelations
Nov 02, 2023
BC - Always Learning
Oct 26, 2023
BC - Procrastination
Oct 25, 2023
BC - Unpredictable Nature
Oct 25, 2023
BC - Imported vs Native Bees
Oct 25, 2023
BC - Beeing Random
Oct 25, 2023
BC - Mentorship and Apprenticeship
Oct 24, 2023
BC - Queen Longevity
Oct 24, 2023
BC - A What If Scenario
Oct 24, 2023
BC - 12 Day Recap
Oct 24, 2023
BC - Perpetual Challenges
Oct 23, 2023
BC - Tangential
Oct 23, 2023
BC - Pollen Sub Debate
Oct 23, 2023
BC - Robot Overlords
Oct 23, 2023
BC - Conundrum Down Under
Sep 07, 2023
BC - NSW Australia Invaded
Aug 31, 2023
BC - S(tick)y Situations
Aug 24, 2023
BC - Conversion Therapy
Aug 17, 2023
BC - Something Fishy
Aug 10, 2023
BC - Queen Dearth
Aug 03, 2023
BC - Sym BEE Osis
Jul 20, 2023
BC - The Sting of Beekeeping
Jul 13, 2023
BC - The Beeless Beekeeper
Jul 06, 2023
BC - Intuitive Beekeeping
Jun 29, 2023
BC - 3D Printed Hives?
Jun 22, 2023
BC - Ticking Timebomb
Jun 15, 2023
BC - Varietal Ponderings
Jun 08, 2023
BC - Multi Directional
Jun 01, 2023
BC - Chemical Conspiracy
May 25, 2023
BC - Selecting for the Wrong Things
May 18, 2023
BC - Off with her Head
May 11, 2023
BC - Bias in Beekeeping
May 04, 2023
BC - Bottled Beekeeping
Apr 20, 2023
BC - Nutraceutical Values of Honey
Apr 13, 2023
BC - Selective Egg Size by Queen
Apr 06, 2023
BC - Space and Storage Management
Mar 30, 2023
BC - Honey Bee and Colony Immunity
Mar 23, 2023
BC - Bee Centric Beekeeping
Mar 16, 2023
BC - Treatment Free vs Vaccines and Immune Boosters
Mar 09, 2023
BC - Ethics in Honey
Mar 02, 2023
BC - Moving and Relocating Hives
Feb 23, 2023
BC - Continuing Education
Feb 16, 2023
BC - Possible Effects of EMF
Feb 09, 2023
168 - NBC pt 16 - A Langstroth Topbar Hybrid Hive
Feb 08, 2023
BC - Fall Combinations
Feb 02, 2023
BC - Theology
Jan 26, 2023
BC - The Business of Bees
Jan 19, 2023
BC - Pitfalls of Beekeeping
Jan 12, 2023
BC - Beekeeper Chats with Nathalie B
Jan 05, 2023
167 - NBC pt 15 - Bruce Rodriguez on Catching Swarms
Jan 02, 2023
Bonus - Tangents with Tara Chapman
Dec 31, 2022
Bonus - Topbar Woes
Dec 30, 2022
Bonus - Things to Consider
Dec 29, 2022
Bonus - Crappy Solutions
Dec 28, 2022
Bonus - To Bee Proprietary or Not to Be?
Dec 27, 2022
Bonus - More on Mites, Robbing, and Hats
Dec 26, 2022
Bonus - Almost Award Winning
Dec 25, 2022
Bonus - A Buzzy Christmas Eve
Dec 24, 2022
Bonus - Adulteration
Dec 23, 2022
Bonus - Total BS
Dec 22, 2022
Bonus - Quality vs Quantity
Dec 21, 2022
Bonus - Going Bananas
Dec 20, 2022
166 - A Few Things
Dec 19, 2022
165 - NBC pt 14 - Integrated Pest Management Breakdown pt 1
Sep 07, 2022
164 - The Black Bear
Aug 22, 2022
163 -COVID Sensory Deprivation
Aug 19, 2022
162 - NBC pt 13 - Dealing with Varroa in Australia
Jul 12, 2022
Bonus - Thymol Entrance Portals
Jun 20, 2022
Bonus - Where’s Your Beards?
Jun 16, 2022
Bonus - Single Box Method
Jun 13, 2022
Bonus - Ancient Apiaries, Methane Gas, and Brazillianized Bees
Jun 03, 2022
Bonus - What Flow Hive?
Jun 02, 2022
Bonus - Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Jun 01, 2022
Bonus - More with Steve Jimenez & Hives for Heroes
May 31, 2022
Bonus - The Power of Poo
May 30, 2022
Bonus - Swarmageddon
May 29, 2022
Bonus - Testy Bees, Shady Neighbors, and Queen Cells
May 28, 2022
Bonus - You’re Running Out of Time Dude!
May 27, 2022
150 - NBC pt 12 - Brood Dynamics with Fonta Molyneaux
May 02, 2022
149 - A Wax Challenge
Apr 18, 2022
148 - NBC pt 11 - Backyard Queen Rearing
Apr 05, 2022
147 - El Dia De Los Tontos
Apr 01, 2022
146 - Natural Beekeeping Corner pt 10 - James Lee
Feb 07, 2022
145 - Let there be Banjos
Jan 25, 2022
144 - In Remembrance of 2021
Jan 25, 2022
Bonus - Ice Chest Bees and Crazy Swarms
Dec 31, 2021
Bonus - Random Clips pt 4
Dec 30, 2021
Bonus - Bad Habit Beekeeper or just Bad Bees?
Dec 29, 2021
Bonus - Beyond the Plastic Bear
Dec 28, 2021
Bonus - As the Bee Turns
Dec 27, 2021
BONUS - A Dead Queen and New Chickens
Dec 13, 2021
Bonus - The Biggest Queen You Have Ever Seen
Dec 09, 2021
136 - NBC pt 9 - Natural Selection with Les Crowder
Dec 06, 2021
Bonus - Misadventures in Beekeeping
Nov 29, 2021
Bonus - Trapping it Out
Nov 25, 2021
133 - Natural Beekeeping Corner pt8 - Intensity Thresholds
Nov 01, 2021
Bonus - Smokin the Good Stuff
Oct 18, 2021
Bonus - Pure Mated Bloodline
Oct 14, 2021
Bonus - More with Mary Reed and Beedazzled Queens
Oct 12, 2021
Bonus - The 85 HP V4 Swarm Trap
Oct 07, 2021
128 - Natural Beekeeping pt 7 - Social Immunity
Oct 04, 2021
Bonus - A Plus Bee Negative
Sep 30, 2021
Bonus - From the Shores of Lake Buchanan
Sep 27, 2021
Bonus - Get the Alfalfa Outta Here
Sep 23, 2021
Bonus - Moon Bees
Sep 20, 2021
Bonus - Bees on Tinder
Sep 16, 2021
122 - Natural Beekeeping Corner pt6 - Thoughts on Unintended Consequences
Sep 13, 2021
Bonus - Alien Bees
Sep 09, 2021
Bonus - Stop Buying Almond Milk
Sep 06, 2021
119 - End of an Era
Aug 30, 2021
118 - Crystallized with Tara Chapman
Aug 23, 2021
117 - Harvest Woes
Aug 16, 2021
116 - The Slithering
Aug 09, 2021
115 - Natural Beekeeping LIVE Q&A
Aug 02, 2021
114 - Sparse Decisions
Jul 26, 2021
113 - Listener Questions pt 14
Jul 19, 2021
112 - Speculative Corrections
Jul 12, 2021
111 - Backfilling
Jul 05, 2021
110 - Buying Used Equipment
Jun 28, 2021
109 - Ken's Conundrums
Jun 21, 2021
108 - The Sting of Being Negligent
Jun 14, 2021
107 - Natural Beekeeping pt 4 - The Peoples Hive
Jun 10, 2021
106 - Queen Conundrums
May 31, 2021
105 - The Perils of Shipping
May 24, 2021
104 - World Bee Day Origins
May 17, 2021
103 - Extra Comb and Hoarding
May 10, 2021
102 - Natural Beekeeping Corner pt 3
May 03, 2021
101 - Telling the Bees
May 03, 2021
100 - Elusive Queens
Apr 26, 2021
099 - Propolis with Tara Chapman
Apr 19, 2021
098 - Nucs as Resource Hives
Apr 12, 2021
097 - Missing in Action
Apr 05, 2021
096 - The Protein of it All
Mar 29, 2021
095 - Long Distance Beekeeping
Mar 22, 2021
094 - Hives for Heroes 2021
Mar 15, 2021
093 - The Game of Drones
Mar 08, 2021
092 - Spring Mechinations
Mar 01, 2021
091 - After the Freeze
Feb 22, 2021
090 - Polar Vortex
Feb 15, 2021
089 - Invasive
Feb 08, 2021
Just Random Chatter
Feb 04, 2021
088 - Happy Holidays 2020
Dec 21, 2020
087 - Winter Drop Rate and Fruitcake Madness
Dec 14, 2020
086 - Listener Questions pt 13
Dec 07, 2020
085 - Don't Panic, But You're Out of Time
Nov 30, 2020
084 - Return of the Robber Bees
Nov 16, 2020
The Redneck Brother from Another Mother
Nov 09, 2020
082 - Buckwheat Aftershocks
Nov 02, 2020
081 - Final Thoughts on Winter Prep
Oct 26, 2020
080 - Initial Reduction and Rendering of Wax
Oct 19, 2020
079 - Listener Questions pt 12
Oct 12, 2020
078 - Tasting with the Honey Sommelier
Oct 05, 2020
077 - Reconsolidating and Combining Again
Sep 28, 2020
076 - Bee Mindful with Nathalie
Sep 21, 2020
075 - Fall Mite Checks and Podcast Updates
Sep 14, 2020
074 - Show Me The Honey
Sep 07, 2020
073 - Homestead Hens and Honey
Sep 02, 2020
072 - Listener Questions pt 11
Aug 31, 2020
071 - Running Late on Fall Splits
Aug 24, 2020
070 - B_A_V
Aug 17, 2020
069 - The Return of the Summer Dearth
Aug 10, 2020
068 - Lessons Learned
Aug 03, 2020
067 - The Bees Choice
Jul 27, 2020
066 - One Last Hail Mary
Jul 20, 2020
065 - The First Honey Harvest
Jul 13, 2020
064 - Hives for Heroes
Jul 06, 2020
063 - 21 and 3 dozen 6 years experience
Jun 29, 2020
062 - Listener Questions pt 10
Jun 22, 2020
061 - Dont Be a Front Porch Beekeeper
Jun 15, 2020
060 - Interview with Andrew Coté
Jun 08, 2020
059 - Listener Questions pt 9
Jun 01, 2020
058 - Spring Recap Quiz
May 25, 2020
057 - Rain Nectar Swarms and Irresponsible People
May 18, 2020
056 - Giant Asian and Japanese Hornets
May 11, 2020
055 - It Happens to us All
May 04, 2020
054 - Reading Your Comb
Apr 27, 2020
053 - Installing New Queens
Apr 20, 2020
052 - Raising Queens
Apr 13, 2020
051 - Doing the Splits
Apr 06, 2020
050 - Phoning in the Package Installations
Mar 30, 2020
049 - Checkerboarding
Mar 23, 2020
048 - Bee Math
Mar 16, 2020
047 - Mary Reed - Chief Apiary Inspector
Mar 09, 2020
046 - Horizontal Hive Style Spring Prep
Mar 02, 2020
045 - 2nd Pre Spring Checklist
Feb 24, 2020
Australia Africa & Accents Oh My
Feb 17, 2020
043 - Listener Questions pt 8
Feb 10, 2020
042 - Bee Thievery
Feb 03, 2020
041 - Initial Checklist for your Second Year
Jan 27, 2020
040 - Listener Questions pt 7
Jan 20, 2020
039 - Feeding Solid Sugars
Jan 13, 2020
Bonus - Random Clips Pt3
Dec 31, 2019
038 - Award Winning Gift Exchange
Dec 16, 2019
037 - Can I Still Feed Liquid
Dec 09, 2019
036 - Dr Ferhat Ozturk Medicinal Honey
Dec 02, 2019
035 - Spiraling Down the Hole
Nov 25, 2019
034 - Honey Sensory with Tara Chapman
Nov 18, 2019
033 - Pollinators Docu and Convention Recap
Nov 11, 2019
032 - Winter Prep for Southern States
Nov 04, 2019
Halloween - Scary Bee Stories
Oct 31, 2019
Bonus - Listener Questions pt6
Oct 28, 2019
Bonus - Terminology Quiz
Oct 23, 2019
031 - Robber Bees
Oct 21, 2019
Bonus - Listener Questions pt5
Oct 14, 2019
Bonus - Random Clips Pt2
Oct 09, 2019
030 - Moral Dilemma
Oct 07, 2019
Bonus - Ken Gets More Hives
Oct 02, 2019
029 - Combining and Consolidating Hives
Sep 30, 2019
028 - Winter Prep for Northern States
Sep 23, 2019
Bonus - Hive Beetles
Sep 20, 2019
Bonus - Listener Questions pt4
Sep 18, 2019
027 - Beginning Fall Prep
Sep 16, 2019
026 - Seriously WTF Bees
Sep 09, 2019
Bonus - Feeding Dry Pollen Substitues
Sep 04, 2019
025 - The Summer Dearth Takes its Toll
Sep 02, 2019
024 - Interview with Mikaila Ulmer of Me and the Bees Lemonade
Aug 26, 2019
023 - Interview with Tara Chapman
Aug 19, 2019
Bonus - National Bee Day 2019
Aug 17, 2019
022 - Dreaming of Selling Honey
Aug 12, 2019
021 - Mighty Mite Mini Episode
Aug 05, 2019
020 - #2 in the WORLD #1 in America
Jul 29, 2019
019 - Dealing with the Heat
Jul 22, 2019
018 - Did I Lose My Queen
Jul 15, 2019
017 - The NOT Ten Minute Episode
Jul 08, 2019
016 - Summer Dearth
Jul 01, 2019
Bonus - Listener Questions Pt 3
Jun 24, 2019
015 - Baseball Bees
Jun 17, 2019
014 - Conversations with Larry Weishuhn
Jun 03, 2019
013 - Supering vs Nadiring and Splits to Increase
May 20, 2019
012 - Ken Finally Gets His Bees
May 13, 2019
011 - Feeding Your Bees - Spring Edition
May 06, 2019
Bonus - Random Clips Pt1
Apr 29, 2019
Bonus - Listener Questions pt 2
Apr 22, 2019
010 - Where My Bs At
Apr 15, 2019
Bonus - Bee Laws
Apr 08, 2019
009 - Dont BEE a Fool
Apr 01, 2019
008 - Interview with Les Crowder
Mar 18, 2019
Bonus - Swarms
Mar 11, 2019
007 - First Signs of Spring
Mar 04, 2019
006 - An Interview with Pamela Yeamans
Feb 18, 2019
Bonus - Listener Questions Pt 1
Feb 12, 2019
005 - Choosing Hive Location and Apiary Setup
Feb 04, 2019
Bonus - The Drone Bee
Jan 26, 2019
004 - When, Where, and How to get Your Bees
Jan 21, 2019
Bonus -The Worker Bee
Jan 19, 2019
Bonus - The Queen Bee
Jan 17, 2019
003 - Choosing Your Hive Style
Jan 17, 2019
002 - Wasps Bees and More
Jan 17, 2019
001 - Who Are These Guys?
Jan 16, 2019
000 - Welcome to The Hive Jive
Dec 31, 2018