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Beekeeping Buddies

"Beekeeping Buddies" is your go-to podcast for all things buzzing in the world of beekeeping! Join Steve and Luke, two seasoned hobbyist beekeepers with over a decade of experience each, as they take you on a journey through the captivating realm of beekeeping. Tune in as they share firsthand accounts of the latest buzz in their personal bee yards parked in picturesque Peoria, IL. From Midwest seasonal hive updates to intriguing anecdotes, Steve and Luke provide invaluable insights garnered from

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Episode 40 - We talk to Dr. Jeff Pettis about the...

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2025/11/26

I know, two episodes in two weeks? Well, episode 40 is here, and this one is big. We sat down with Dr. Jeff Pettis, former President of Apimondia and one of the world's leading honey bee researchers, for an in-depth conversation about the Tropilaelaps mite—the parasitic threat looming over global beekeeping. In this episode: • What Tropilaelaps mites are and how they differ from Varroa • Why they spread so rapidly and how countries currently battling them (like South Korea) are coping • What would

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Episode 39 - Fall preparation, late fall cutouts, how...

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2025/11/20

This week we dig into some of the most important tasks heading into the colder months. We cover practical fall preparation, what to expect with late-season cutouts, and how to price and install an observation hive for schools, businesses, and homeowners. Whether you're tightening up your hives for winter or planning new educational opportunities for next year, this episode offers clear, experience-based guidance you can put to work right away. Listen now and stay ahead of the season. North

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Episode 38 - Fall has crept in, spooky Halloween...

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2025/10/29

It's the Beekeeping Buddies Halloween Special! Luke and Steve dive into the spookier side of beekeeping from bees starting WW3, to the mornful swarm, frakenbees and more! We'll talk about our fall preparations and some interesting chunk comb we were able to sample, and answer some Honeybee Hotline questions. We hope you'll tune in as our buddy this episode! North American Honeybee Expo: https://www.nahbexpo.com/ Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Jk6hyZAY Randy Oliver Mite Calculator

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Episode 37 - Beekeeping Buddies Finds a Buddy With...

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2025/10/15

We have broken 4,000 listens and want to thank everyone for taking some time to listen to us talk about our passion, honey bees. For this episode we take a break from the normal format of the show to interview a Beekeeping Buddy of our own, Randy McCaffrey better known as the 628 Dirt Rooster! We talk about beekeeping, how different areas do things, and learn the important lesson of how hobby beekeeping is a way... of... life! We hope you all enjoy this special episode and thanks again for being a

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Episode 36 - Feeding for winter, details on fall...

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2025/09/30

Around the Yard: Dry Midwest Fall: Fall is here, the hot and dry have not gone away. Details on Fall Feeding: Recipe for Luke's fall feed is: 4.5 lbs sugar, 0.5 lbs pollen sub, 7 oz water mixed together with a mixer of some sort and put into ziplock baggie. How to Know if to Feed: Steve and Luke talk about how we measure hives to know if they need feed. Start Thinking of Nucs: Luke and Steve suggest you start thinking about nucs for 2026. In the News Vandescona Mite Treatment: dsRNA treatment for

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Episode 35 - Dry Fall, Another Strange Cutout, Luke...

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2025/09/16

Around the Yard: Dry Midwest Fall: Fall is mostly here, but is sure is dry. Details on Another Cutout: Luke and Steve have another fall cutout. Luke Returns From Spain: Luke goes to Spain... and finds few pollinators? Steve and Luke Review Spainish Honey: We review some honey from Spain I brought back. In the News Varroa Mites make it to S. Australia: Varroa mites are now spreading to S. Australia. HMF Correction: Luke has a short correction to HMF. Honeybee Hotline: Bee Identification:

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Episode 34 - Cooler Weather Preparation, Honey...

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2025/08/28

Around the Yard: Cooler Weather: Fall has started peeking around the corner. What do we do? Honey Harvest for Summer: Luke and Steve take the last of our summer honey. Open Feeding: Is it the time for open feeding yet? Illinois USDA: Luke and Steve are working with the USDA... providing small hive beetles. In the News Newly Engineered Yeast Makes Better Pollen: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09431-y Honeybee Disease Impacts Flight: It appers that different diseases impact how far our

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Episode 33 - Pulling Honey, Fall Prep, News from...

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2025/08/13

Around the Yard: Pulling Honey: Luke and Steve talk about the struggles of staying cool in the bee yard. Fall Prep: Is it already time to feed our bees for winter? What treatments do we use? In the News Big News From Luke Honeybee Hotline: How Long Does a Field Bee Spend Away: We talk mabout when to treat, what we are treating with, and how useful are the new OA boards? Queen Introduction Problem: Our tips and tricks on introducing a new queen. Laying Worker vs New Queen: How do you tell the

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Episode 32 - Staying Cool in the Bee Yard, Time to...

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2025/07/29

Around the Yard: Staying Cool: Luke and Steve talk about the struggles of staying cool in the bee yard. Time to Feed?: Is it already time to feed our bees for winter? Honeybee Hotline: Hive Treatments: We talk mabout when to treat, what we are treating with, and how useful are the new OA boards? Queen Introduction: Our tips and tricks on introducing a new queen. Droning On: Extracting Honey: Luke and Steve are busy getting ready to extract honey. Problems Running a Beekeeping Business: Luke

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Episode 31 - Raising Virgin Queens, Luke Goes to the...

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2025/07/18

Around the Yard: Virgin Queen Raising: Luke and Steve talk about raising some virgin VSH Queens. Purdue Queen Rearing: Luke takes the Purdue queen rearing course. Going Through Hives: Luke and Steve talk about how we go through hives. In the News: Hive Cutout: Luke and Steve talk about their first cutout 11 years ago! Droning On: Extracting Honey: Luke and Steve are busy getting ready to extract honey. Master Beekeeper Course: Luke talks more about the master beekeeper course. Flow Hives: Luke

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Episode 30 - Honey Extracted, Grafting, Virgin...

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2025/06/19

Around the Yard: Harvesting Honey:Luke and Steve have harvested honey. Grafting: Luke continues to graft! Queens Obtained: Queens purchased from Kobe Apiary for the Dalan Animal Vaccine Adding Supers: Continues to add supers to hives. Inspector Visits: Our local inspector came to visit Luke! In the News: Field Day: What is a club field day and should your local club have one? Droning On: Purdue Queen Grafting: Luke is headed to Purdue to check out some queen grafting. Hive Cutouts: Luke and

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Episode 29 - New Employees, New Products, USDA Bee...

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2025/06/04

Around the Yard: Expanding Products: Riverview Road Apiary adds some employees and new products! Pollen Tasting: Luke and Steve try some locally collected pollen and let you know how it is. How to Harvest and Prepare Pollen: Luke and Steve talk about pollen collection and preparation. Nectar Flow: Nectar is coming in so fast it's difficult to keep up. Swarm Captures: Ideas for catching swarms and how we go about it this busy season. In the News: USDA Concludes Cause of Dieoffs in 2024/2025: Luke

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Episode 28 - Hold On Because Here We Go! Spring flow...

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2025/05/20

Welcome to Episode 28 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Purchasing Hives: Steve buys some hives from a local beekeeper who is chasing her dreams! Queen Hatching Experience: Steve finds a unique experience working the club beehives, and some lessons learned. Oops: Luke makes a mistake with one of his hives! Nectar Flow: Nectar is coming in so fast it's difficult to keep up. Swarm Captures: Ideas for catching

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Episode 27 - Swarms, Splits, Market Sales and more!

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2025/05/05

Welcome to Episode 27 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Swarms: Luke and Steve continue to pick up swarms! Splits: It's that time of year to make your splits. Luke and Steve discuss how we do that. Moving Bees to Clover Farm: Luke and Steve discuss moving some bees. Steve's Purchasing Adventures: What is involved when buying someone's hives? In the News: Honeybee Losses: Will beekeeping have to change with

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Episode 26 - Nucs Pickup and Delivery, Queen Orders,...

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2025/04/25

Welcome to Episode 26 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Nuc Pickup and Dispersion Adventure: Luke and Steve pick up some nucs! House Cutout: What happens to bees where they are not supposed to be? In the News: Honeybee Losses: Honeybee losses hit the mainstream! Droning On: Hive Checks: What we are seeing in our hives. Queen Grafting: Queen grafting classes. Tune in to Episode 26 for all this and more

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Episode 25 - Spring is Here... sort of, Feeding...

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2025/04/10

Welcome to Episode 25 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Spring Weather: Cold weather keeping you out of your hives? Feed or Not: Should we be feeding still? Speaking to Groups: How and when do we talk about bees? First Dandelions! Getting Nucs: What is the process of getting 50 nucs of bees? In the News: Tariffs: How will the tariffs impact beekeepers? Pollination Services: Do farmers understand

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24 - Spring is Around the Corner, Spring Treatment...

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2025/03/26

Welcome to Episode 24 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Spring Treatment: OA treatment in our hives. Canadian Beekeeper Blog Breakdown: Mite count theory that holds some water. To Feed or Not to Feed: What we are we feeding and how? Bees are Working: Are the girls able to get out and about? Do We Reverse Hives: Steve and Luke talk about if we do reversals? In the News: Grafting Queens: We review an meeting

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Episode 23 - Spring Feeding, Our Winter Losses, Poor...

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2025/03/05

Welcome to Episode 23 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Spring Feeding: In order to build up our hives for spring, we are feeding our bees. Winter Losses: How did we do with our hives? Steve and Luke report. In the News: Why Are Poor Queens Poor (ABJ Article): Reviewing the article in this month ABJ. North American Bee Survey: How did the US bees do this winter? The news is not great. Honeybee Hotline:

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Episode 22 - Break in the Winter, Luke's Yucatan...

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2025/02/18

Welcome to Episode 22 of Beekeeping Buddies. The podcast where Steve and Luke talk about beekeeping in the Central Illinois area. Around the Yard: Break in the Winter: A break gives us a peek at some of Steve's hives. Yucatan Honeybee Update: Luke went to visit some Mayans in the Yucatan Peninsula and got to work some Africanized bees, and also visted some Apis Melapona bees! HOIBA Meeting Speaker: Joe Curless is a farmer who is working with clover as a cover crop for his farmland that keeps weeds

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Welcome to 2025! Breakdown of the North America...

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2025/01/24

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: https://www.premierbeeproducts.com/shop/hives?gad_source=1 Apimaybe Bottom

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