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PODCAST

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast

I am a hobby beekeeper with a couple of hives in Hertfordshire, UK. A lovely couple let my wife and I place our hives in some farmland beside their house. This is a short, gentle, podcast check in from beside my hives. Follow along with our beekeeping season as it happens.

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Ep 33: Winter bonnet is live.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/10/28

End of October visit. Feeders all empty and removed. Celotex bonnet on top with metal roof. Bees looking good, nice big colony.

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Ep 32: Windy autumnal episode. Nearly there for winter.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/10/20

A windy day in the apiary yesterday. Feeding is done for now, battening down the hatches for the long winter. The bees were still bringing pollen in, braving the rain and wind.

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Ep 31: The smell of Ivy, final top up of syrup, and...

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/09/28

A chat from in my car as it was raining and the nearby gardener was giving it some welly with the leaf blower. Includes the smell of Ivy from the bees latest foraging, beehive remodelling and an equestrian drive by.

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Ep 30: Stealthy pigeons, 5 litres of syrup and...

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/09/21

Today marks the end of the varroa treatment time period, so I took out the strips. Only remembered after topping up the feeder so it was harder than necessary! A wood pigeon was stamping around beside me as I must have been in stealth mode or he was sneaking up on me very badly.

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Ep 29: Stung! More feeding and quick hive health check.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/09/14

Get in touch! Hi all, this is a whistle stop visit to top up the feeders, check varroa drop, wasp activity and overall hive health. Stung by a grumpy sky raisin.

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Ep 28: Six foot dragonflies, winter feeding continues...

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/09/07

The late summer sunshine glows upon me as I talk about commencing winter feeding, hefting the hive, checking all is ok with the Queen and some observations about the surrounding natural history at this time of year.

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Ep 27: Helicopter sound effects. Feeding paused....

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/08/24

A wonderful late summer visit to the bees. Local Helicopter pilots make themselves known as I talk over the days activities. Feeding will be paused to leave space for the winter bees to be created. Don't want to fill all the space with food just yet. Varroa treatment will continue.

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Ep 26: As the flowers fade, managing hives through...

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/08/18

The golden haze of late summer transforms the apiary landscape into a sea of beige, punctuated only by the occasional cowslip, ragwort, and thistle. Standing here on August 17th, the silence is almost deafening – a stark contrast to the vibrant buzz of high summer just weeks ago. This pivotal moment in the beekeeping calendar brings unique challenges and essential tasks. As natural nectar sources dwindle, wasps become increasingly bold in their attempts to raid honey stores. I've begun the d...

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Ep 25: Taking honey, varroa treatment starts. Winter...

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/08/11

Today I talk about taking off a couple of supers, one for me and one left for the bees. Varroa treatment starts today, 6-8 weeks to go. Hive is now reconfigured for winter. One super under the brood box, ready to move back on top in the spring.

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Ep 22: Ringlets, nectar and chilled bees.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/06/23

A hot visit to the hive to check on the new colony’s growth. Sweaty but productive.

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Ep 21: Brood increases nicely, nature sings above.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/06/15

A Sunday visit to the hive. Now expanding nicely, plenty of brood, stores are steady. Hoping to start collecting some nectar for my jars soon!

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Ep 20: A listening meditation 2. Sounds from the hive...

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/06/08

Listen to the sounds of thousands of little feet scurry across the frames and drop pollen on the open mesh floor. Occasional squeaks and grumbles. I’ve got a new contact mic for absorbing these hidden and rarely heard sounds.

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Ep 19: First super on.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/06/08

The colony is now across the majority of brood frames. Time for the 1st super. Maybe some honey this year after all. Weird to be back at the beginning after so long. Enjoying the process.

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Ep:18 Settling in.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/05/25

First visit since installing the nuc. All looking good. Gradually expanding into the full hive. No supercedure cells, feeding underway.

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Ep 17: We’re back for 2025.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/05/22

Dusting ourselves off and ready to start again. A Nuc has arrived and I’ve installed the bees ready to grow onwards. Exciting to be back in action.

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Ep 16: Disaster.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2025/02/16

I’ve sadly lost both my colonies over winter, despite my best efforts and usual practices. Time to evaluate, dust myself off and rebuild.

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Episode 15: Hefting, entrance clearing and perfecting...

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2024/12/23

I visited the bees before `Christmas to check on food, monitor the entrances and waffle about my new creamed/soft set honey.

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Episode 14: Storm Darragh check in.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2024/12/08

Stopped off at the apiary to check the bees hadn’t been blown over in the high winds.

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Episode 13: Winter check in, hefting and creaming honey.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2024/12/01

A rainy check in from the apiary. Checking for stores, clearing the entrance and some talk on creaming honey.

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Episode 12: Two last bee stings and final syrup feeds.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast ·

2024/11/04

An indignant talk ranging from unplanned bee venom therapy and final winter prep.

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