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Beekeeping Today Podcast

Jeff Ott, Becky Masterman

The weekly podcast bringing beekeepers the latest news, research, and insights on honey bees. Hosted by Jeff Ott and Dr. Becky Masterman, each episode features conversations with beekeepers, scientists, authors, and industry leaders. Whether you"re just starting your first hive or managing hundreds, you"ll find practical tips, fresh perspectives, and engaging stories to inspire your beekeeping journey.

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54:31

Bees In The D: Brian Peterson, Brian Roest (S2, E10)

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/12/14

Brian Peterson and Brian Roest are beekeepers and educators in the Detroit, Michigan area. They created "Bees in the D"; a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to create a cooperative effort between the residents, schools, organizations and business in the Detroit area to "contribute to the health of honey bee colonies and the education of their importance to our environment." The Bees in the D have over 160 colonies located throughout the Detroit area in public and corporate locations,

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32:27

2 Million Blossoms: Kirsten Traynor (S2, E09)

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/12/01

Dr. Kirsten Traynor joins Beekeeping Today Podcast in this episode to talk about her new quarterly publication, 2 Million Blossoms. 2 Million Blossoms is dedicated to "protecting our pollinators - both wild and managed, before they disappear." 2 Million Blossoms (first issue in January 2020) will offer short and long form articles exploring how bees, birds, butterflies and bats enhance the world they all pollinate! The inaugural issue includes articles by Dr. Marla Spivak, Craig Childs, Dr. Dave

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40:54

Jerry Hayes & Kim Flottum: Passing the Torch at Bee...

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/11/20

In the last episode of Beekeeping Today Podcast, Kim announced that he was stepping down his post of 30+ years at Bee Culture and handing over the reins of the world class publication to Jerry Hayes. Jerry has a a long history in beekeeping and is well respected in the industry. In this episode, Jerry and Kim talk about the transition, Jerry's direction for Bee Culture, his move to Ohio and what he sees as challenges to the industry. Also in this episode, while at Apimondia in September, Kim talked

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58:57

It Is Combplex - A New Approach To Varroa Treatments...

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2019/11/10

Joining this episode is a team representing one of the 18 finalist in the Empire State Development and Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement for “Grow-NY”. Grow-NY is a food innovation and agricultural technology business challenge focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage and agriculture innovation cluster in the Central New York, Finger Lakes and Southern Tier regions of the State. Today’s guests, one of 199 teams competing for the $1-Million prize developed an

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01:07:54

A Look Back At Apimondia 2019 (S2, E06)

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/10/15

Every two years, beekeepers from around the globe swarm to a chosen city for a week to discuss the honey bee: The latest research, latest products, the latest gadgets, and the must have knowledge for all those interested in the honey bee and honey business. It is called: Apimondia. This year Apimondia was held in Montreal, Canada. Kim was able to attend and provide the story for this episode. Kim reports on what defines Apimondia, who attends, its history and why it exists. He also walked the vendor

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52:17

Orenda Winery: Xander and Samantha Kent (S2, E05)

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2019/09/07

When Xander and Samantha met several years ago, the thought they'd end up owning and running a winery in Carnation, Washington, was not even a germ of an idea. In fact, the thought that they'd be running 15 colonies and producing honey at that winery was even further from consideration as Xander had no love of flying, stinging insects. Flash forward to today, past Xander's nearly three years in the Peace Corps, where he taught beekeeping in The Gambia, Africa, and they now own Orenda Winery. In

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01:00:42

Steve Pernal: Apimondia 2019 Program Director (S2, E04)

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/08/26

Dr. Steve Pernal is a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (the Canadian USDA), located at the lab in Beaverlodge, Alberta, CAN. When he isn't working with the bees in the fields of canola, clover and alfalfa of the norther plains of Alberta, he is heading up the Programs Committee for the 2019 Apimondia in Montréal, Canada. This year's 46th Apimondia Congress (September 8-12) is hosted by the Canadian Honey Council and is 4 packed days of everything and anything beekeeping: from

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01:01:28

Tammy Horn Potter: Author, "Flower Power" & KY State...

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/08/09

Dr. Tammy Horn Potter started her professional life with a PhD in American Literature. Today, she is State Apriarist for Kentucky. Along the way, she's taught English and literature at several universities in the Southeast, helped her grandfather - a sometimes cantankerous man with his bees and in doing so, fell in love with them. She became involved in the reclamation of strip-mine land and mountain tops in part through the establishment of honey bee hives across those lands. She was appointed

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56:08

Rich Morris: Lead Drone - Broodminder - (S2, E02)

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2019/07/31

Rich Morris is a beekeeper and electrical engineer whose passion and career combined to produce Broodminder. Broodminder is a set of battery powered sensors and scale that provide insights to beekeepers on the changes within their monitored hives. The sensors include separate devices for temperature, temperature and humidity, and weight and (external) temperature. While this is interesting information on a hive by hive basis, the real power of the data is when it is combined, tracked and monitored

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55:50

A.I. Root Company History with Brad Root - 1919 to...

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2019/07/05

We continue our celebration of the A. I. Root Company's 150 anniversary we started in Season 1, Episode 17 with Brad Root. In this episode, we pick up about 1920 and continue to the 1980's. Brad relates several of the key events in the history of the A.I. Root Company from the end of the WWI through the Great Depression, WWII, the 50's and 60's. It is a fascinating look back at the company from the 5th Root generation managing the business. Also in this show, we get an update from Peter Nelson who

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52:19

Season One Wrap-Up: A Look Back at What Was and...

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/06/28

In this Season One wrap-up, Jeff and Kim talk about how the show got started, talk about some of the guests on the show. Kim also interviews Jeff during the show. Who is Jeff and why is HE on the podcast? They also discuss some of the history behind some of the podcasts including the sale of the A.I. Root beekeeping equipment business. This is a casual review of the year and a look forward to some of the guests lined up for the coming year. Links and websites mentioned in the show: Jeff's

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42:23

Pollinator Week: Adam Allington - The Business of...

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/06/21

Adam Allington is the producer and host of the Bloomberg Environment podcast, The Business of Bees. Adam joins Jeff and Kim on this final podcast of the 2019 Pollinator Week series. Business of Bees is a six-part podcast series that introduces the listener to the business though in voices of those in the industry, including several you've heard here (John Miller, BTP #002 and Dr. Samuel Ramsey, BTP #015). Adam's series is a easy to listen to, high quality podcast that represents the pros and cons

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52:58

Pollinator Week: Gene Brandi - California Pollinator...

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2019/06/20

Gene Brandi is a West Coast beekeeper, based out of Los Banos, California. Gene is is a great spokesman for the beekeeping industry having spent over 40 years in the business. Gene is Past President of American Beekeeping Federation, has served as the Chair of The National Honey Board, Chair of the Almond Board of California, and served in committees of both organizations... along with other responsibilities including serving on the Project Apis m Board and Carl Hayden Bee Research Center's Industry

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41:49

Pollinator Week: Dr. Jennifer Tsuruda, Honey Bee...

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/06/19

Dr. Jennifer Tsuruda is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where she focuses her time on honey bee health, pollination and as the State's Extension Service apiculturist. Prior to her current position, she was the apiculturist for Clemson University. Her research includes honey bee foraging behavior, behavioral resistance to mites, genomic imprinting and pesticide exposure. Jennifer joins Jeff & Kim in today's Pollinator Week episode to discuss the work she is doing

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54:05

Pollinator Week: Davey Hackenberg - Commercial...

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/06/18

Davey Hackenberg is a second-generation of beekeeper following in the steps of his father, Dave Hackenberg, in the honey and pollination business. Davey lives in Lewisberg, PA where he and his family run Hackenberg Honey, home of Buffy Bee Honey! In this candid interview, Davey talks openly about the year-round challenges he and other pollinators face as they travel the country taking their bees to crops and orchards. If you want to become a pollinator or dream about walking away from your office

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56:34

Pollinator Week: Pollinator Partnership - Kelly...

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/06/17

Pollinator Partnership is the organization responsible for bringing us Pollinator Week, so it is only fitting "P2" leads off our special week of podcasts! In 2007, Congress unanimously declared a week of June as National Pollinator Week. Pollinator Week has now grown into a international celebration of the invaluable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles. In this 2019 Pollinator Week kickoff podcast, we've invited Kelly and Vicki on the show to discuss four of

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01:03:12

Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk/Dr. David Firth: Bee Health...

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/05/07

Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk and Dr. David Firth from the Univerisity of Montana are working together on a new application for beekeepers called Bee Health Guru. The application uses artificial intelligence (AI) to listen to the sound and based upon complex algorithms and learned history, can provide a diagnosis of the colony's health. Simply amazing. Jerry and David join Jeff & Kim on this episode to talk about the history of the technology and the ongoing research of the technology under-pinnings of the

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45:13

Geoff Williams/Selina Bruckner: Bee Informed...

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/04/26

Dr. Geoff Williams is an assistant professor at Auburn University. He is in charge of the Bee Lab and is on the Board of the Bee Informed Partnership. Selina Bruckner is a PhD student in entomology at Auburn and working on the Annual Colony Loss and Management Survey. The Bee Informed Partnership Colony Loss and National Management Survey is now in its 13th year and BIP is able to use the wealth of data to start to understand how management practices are impacting colony mortality across the

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49:33

Meredith May: The Honey Bus - (024)

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/04/25

Meredith May is a beekeeper, journalist and author who grew up in the Big Sur area, along the central California coast. Her mother withdrew from Meredith's and her brother's lives following the breakup of her marriage. The Honey Bus is Meredith's memoir of growing up in her grandparent's home and helping her grandpa with the beekeeping chores. He helped her find structure, rhythm and stability during a place and time when home life with her mother was anything but, by showing how the bees make order

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43:05

Jonathan Lundgren: Regenerative Agriculture and Honey...

Beekeeping Today Podcast ·

2019/03/27

Dr. Jonathan Lundgren is a former USDA-ARS soil scientist, having received his PhD in Entomology from the University of Illinois in 2004. Today he is Director of ECDYSIS Foundation and CEO of Blue Dasher Farm. He has also recently contributed to Bee Culture magazine! ECDYSIS Foundation is focused on researching and finding new ways (sometimes finding new, 'old' ways) for producers to grow food, conserve biodiversity and environmental health through independent and unbiased scientific support. Jon

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