Episodes
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Taking Stock of the Season (90)
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Bee Radio Reader: More on Winter Prep (89)
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Recorded on 17AUG21
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Bee Radio Reader: Winter Bees! (88)
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Bears and Bees don't mix... (87)
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Bears and Bees don't mix... (87)
Let me tell you a tale of woe (that could have been SO much worse) but hopefully you will learn from my mistakes!
Thank you to each and every Patron and Listener!!
kind regards, Leigh
Tuesday May 25, 2021
I'm in love with the Layens hive...
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
I'm in love with the Layens hive... (86)
Here's the long rambling story of how I accidentally fell in love with a Layens hive and got one going in my yard as an experiment....and plan to gradually transition to a similar hive style in the future (once I build it compatible with Lang frame width). Photos and links mentioned are found here and available to all:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/51674430
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Making Nucleus Splits (85)
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Hive Record Keeping Ramble (84)
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Early Spring Inspections, encore (83)
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Bee Season 2021 Begins!! (82)
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Bee Season 2021 Begins!! (82)
Mentioned in this episode:
The Lives of Bees by Tom Seeley
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42585085-the-lives-of-bees
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-ish stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Update from Leigh.... (Ep 81, but not really)
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Update from Leigh.... (Ep 81, but not really)
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-ish stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Reading: The Toolbox! (80)
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-ish stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
December Notes; Book Review bookmark (79)
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Some notes on the bees this month...and a bookmark for the full episode for Patrons which is a book review and thoughts about Michael Bush's new book...Beekeeping Naturally: A Simple Recipe.
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-ish stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Late November Catch Up (78)
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Random tidbits about shed bees, moving nucs, see-through inner covers, hive beetles and more. I'm so thankful for each of you listeners! kind regards, Leigh
Links I mentioned in this epidode are here for everyone:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/44482859
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-plus (plus) stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Plant Trees! Interview with Jimmy Gatt (77)
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Show notes are available to everyone at:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/43960833
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-plus (plus) stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Breaking down Summer Dearth Effects and a short reading (76)
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Saturday Oct 24, 2020
Understanding late summer dearth issues; Short reading from Sue Hubbell's "A Book of Bees." (Early release for Patrons on Tuesday, Oct 20, 2020. Thank you Patrons for keeping this show going!)
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-plus (plus) stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Saturday Oct 10, 2020
In Memory, Updates, Part II Winter prep (75)
Saturday Oct 10, 2020
Saturday Oct 10, 2020
Episode 75: In Memory, Updates, Part II Winter prep
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Winter Prep 1: Start with Stores (73)
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Winter Prep 1: Start with Stores
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-plus (plus) stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Late Summer: Random Thoughts & Robbing (72)
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Show notes are here https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-72-late-40966216
along with the link to the youtube channel I mentioned enjoying. Thanks for listening! Leigh
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-plus (plus) stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Interview: Ang Roell of They Keep Bees (71)
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Ang Roell is a fascinating, young, radical, inspiring beekeeper who was great fun to interview!
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-plus stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Late Summer (70)
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Just thinking out loud a bit about late summer stuff in the bee yard...Episode 70: Late Summer
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-plus stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
On Learning from Mistakes (69)
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Flying queens, marking queens well and badly, finally a flow, and general bee yard ramblings.
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-plus stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Honey Stuff Part II, Bears, Goings On (68)
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Honey Stuff Part II, Bears, Goings On (68)
Tips on an extracting set up and I ramble on from there.... :-)
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-plus stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Getting Honey Part 1 (67)
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Getting Honey Part 1 (67) -- Mostly beginner tips, idea and ramblings about getting honey off your hives. Part 2 will have a link collection. Thanks so much for being a listener! :-) Leigh
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-plus stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Bookmark: Bonus episode for patrons is up! On The Nucleus Method (66)
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
A bookmark to let the patrons know a bonus podcast, a reading of The Nucleus Method (for swarm prevention and/or making splits) is up for listening at Patreon.com/fiveapple
I'll be back with regular episode 67 very shortly....on honey! Thanks so much for being a listener! Leigh
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About Beekeeping at Five Apple Farm: Leigh keeps bees at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina with around a dozen-plus stands. Hives are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance. The apiary is self-sustaining (not needing to buy/catch replacement bees since 2010) and produces honey and nucs most every year.