Episodes
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Dear Queen Stubby and the Observation hive (41)
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Show notes are at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31450407
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About the podcast: Leigh Knott keeps around a dozen-ish hives at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The apiary is managed for bee health and vigor —free of chemical-treatments and without buying/catching replacement bees since 2010. If you enjoy the podcast I would welcome your support of the show at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fiveapple
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Listener questions; Sugar Brick Recipes (40)
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Show notes, posts & links at https://www.patreon.com/fiveapple
Free sugar block recipe mentioned is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/feeding-bees-in-31022420
Quilt gallery post mentioned (a weekly bonus-post for patrons of the show) is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/31101477
About the podcast: Leigh Knott keeps around a dozen-ish hives at 3000' in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The apiary is managed for bee health and vigor —free of chemical-treatments and without buying/catching replacement bees since 2010.
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
First Interview! Mark Smith of Flatwoods Bee Farm (39)
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
Sunday Oct 20, 2019
None of this would be possible without the generous donations from THE RECORDER CREW!
i didn’t get the chance to add an intro and wrap up but will get better at all this. :-) Mark started with bees in 2010 and has been fully chemical free since 2013. He maintains upwards of 30-50 hives outside of Charlotte NC in Locust. Find him on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/flatwoodsbeefarm/https://www.facebook.com/flatwoodsbeefarm
Thank you all for telling your beekeeping friends about the podcast and leaving reviews on Apple Podcasts! And to the Patreon supporters: Huge gratitude! Please consider becoming part of the Farm Crew at:
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Sunday Oct 13, 2019
More Winter Prep: Reading on Insulation and Ventilation (38)
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Sunday Oct 13, 2019
Show notes are available to everyone and include link to the online article I read from -- you can find it here: www.patreon.com/fiveapple
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
WINTER PREP: The high-speed Overview (37)
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Show notes will be posted and available to everyone at: www.patreon.com/fiveapple
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Book Review Part 2 - Selected Reading (36)
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Book Review Part 2 - Selection read from Chapter 3 "Tolerant Stock." Continuation of last episode's discussion of the excellent book "Keeping Bees Alive: Sustainable Beekeeping Essentials" by Lawrence John Connor (Wicwas Press, 2019) And some GREAT news! The recorder is a go thanks to incredible support from:
Deborah in Georgia, Michael in South Carolina, Jeff in North Carolina, Michelle in North Carolina, William in Minnesota, Herbert in Mississippi, and Joan C. THANK YOU ALL for the generous funding of a recorder with which I can do interviews to share on this podcast!
with huge gratitude,
Leigh
questions or ideas for the next episode? Email me at blueridge714 [at] gmail [dot] com or send a message from the Five Apple Farm: Bees, Honey & More page on Facebook.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Book Review: Keeping Bees Alive by Lawrence John Conner ( 35 )
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Discussion of this interesting book by Wicwas Press. (Part 1 of 2)
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Leigh
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Thursday Sep 19, 2019
About this current rabbit hole (34)
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Some random chat about what I’m reading and studying for a future episode; stress free alcohol wash hack from Jeff; bee barn teaser; missing Kevin; the usual wanderings.
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Feed them if they need it (and maybe for other reasons) (33)
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Sunday Sep 08, 2019
Taking the simple feeding of sugar syrup for hives you find too light to make it....and complicating it with things to tweak? Guilty. Part 1.
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Test results, Winter Prep part A (032)
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
About that NC Journeyman test. Winter prep: building population vs adding weight.
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
After the NCSBA conference, testing, gut microbes... (031)
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Random items from the conference, geeking out on gut microbes...
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
Reading: Activities and Behavior of Honey Bees (030)
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
Selections from Norman E Gary, chapter 8 of Hive & The Honey Bee (Dadant).
Also:
The observation hive I’m trying out:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/19583341/indoor-full-size-bee-keeping-observation
Michael Bush on Observation hives:
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesobservationhives.htm
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Avoiding hive robbers of the bee and human kind (029)
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Tuesday Jul 30, 2019
Gadget Garage with nice robber screen and other handy things (thanks Jeff!) https://youtu.be/xWA49Oy5Skw Photo of the Z fold hardware cloth robber screen similar to what I use — especially on all nucs: http://thebeehivejive.com/2017/02/22/make-simple-robbing-screens-now-get-ahead-summer/ Thanks for listening! Leigh
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
EFB recovery; Late Summer is critical to overwintering, more. (028)
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
I’m happy to report good news on the two hives that had EFB. Also: Late summer is a critical decision/action window for your hives. Some things to consider, plan and prevent...
Sunday Jul 14, 2019
Listener Mail: Top bars, hives without queens, swarm cells to nucs (027)
Sunday Jul 14, 2019
Sunday Jul 14, 2019
Top bars, natural comb, podcasting errors, hives without a Queen (apparently), queens from swarm cells — Listener Mail edition. First part recorded in the morning, 2nd part late at night....you may notice the different energy tone, haha! ;-) Thanks so much for listening! Leigh
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Summer bee plants, selected reading 2/2, Caron/Connor (026)
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Continuing with the reading of a selection on Summer and Fall bee plants.
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Summer bee plants, selected reading 1, Caron/Connor (025)
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Show notes and links to come.
Saturday Jun 29, 2019
How Many?!?! Adventures with virgin queens (024)
Saturday Jun 29, 2019
Saturday Jun 29, 2019
Can you have too many new queens? Yes! But who can refuse the challenge to give it a try? Not me. Alternative title: Why my post office knows me by name....
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
European Foulbrood (023)
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
Tuesday Jun 18, 2019
European foulbrood is a bummer to discover in a hive. It could be worse though. Talking through some options.
Saturday Jun 08, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Bee yard updates, Summer Splits (021)
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Tuesday Jun 04, 2019
Finally, a way to do a cut down split WITHOUT finding the queen! Thanks to Tina Sebasteyan in the May 2019 American Bee Journal.
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Article by Tom Seeley: Darwinian Beekeeping (020)
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Sorry about the poor sound quality on this one... If you would rather just read this interesting article it's here:
https://www.naturalbeekeepingtrust.org/darwinian-beekeeping
Seeley interviewed on Science Friday. This is great!
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/beekeeping-tips-from-bees/
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Sunday May 19, 2019
Sunday May 12, 2019
Managing mites Part 1 (016-17)
Sunday May 12, 2019
Sunday May 12, 2019
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Links mentioned in Episode 16:
Mites. If you want live bees, you will need a plan to deal with mites. It does not have to be chemical if you are willing to develop other skills (and actually use them). But being aware and knowledgeable about the organic treatments may be what you need to know one day to save your hive (so that you can requeen with more disease resistant stock).
Say hello at the Facebook page — Five Apple Farm
https://www.facebook.com/5applefarm/
I’m now a super-fan of Dr. Meghan Milbrath of Sand Hill Bees (Michigan). When I eventually figure out how to do recorded interviews on this podcast she is on my short list to interview. Read/Watch/Listen to her presentations for some of the most understandable, science-based rationale on moving toward treatment-free beekeeping out there — well seasoned with reality. That last part is what makes her work really stand out imo.
I probably could have skipped this whole podcast and just shared the links below with a bunch of exclamation points. ;-)
https://tinyurl.com/y6fbvwtd
PDF of her article YOUR BEES DON’T HAVE TO DIE: HOW CAN WE BECOME TREATMENT-FREE WITHOUT KILLING OUR COLONIES?
http://www.sandhillbees.com/education
Collection of Milbrath’s articles, presentations at her apiary website.
Keep Bees Alive
http://keepbeesalive.org
( https://pollinators.msu.edu/keep-bees-alive/ )
A treasure trove of information to keep your bees healthy. Really great resource.
THIS!!!! The best (imo) educational webinar in this collection. Please watch this! (also works well as audio-only). Making a plan for varroa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km541EtCjbY
The printed version of above is here:
https://tinyurl.com/yxbms5pe
All three webinars by Milbrath are here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD7AYI-MRu_3mp3oRW1kWVw
(Episode numbering adjusted. Will call this episode 16-17 and next will be 18. This will correct a numbering error in an early episode.)
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