I sat down and interviewed Emily Bondor, owner and operator of Santa Cruz Bee Company where we discuss social media and growing your following as well as beekeeping education and mentoring. We touch on how Emily got started with beekeeping and why she has chosen to manage treatment-free. You can reach out to Emily and Santa Cruz Bee Company by following her and the company on: Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl3sveaaW4vCGhPdaylTrbA Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/santacruzbeeco/ Company Website- https://www.santacruzbeecompany.com Don't forget to follow her and the company and if you have a need for mentoring or a group event in the Santa Cruz, CA area reach out. And don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsplMNFEZJCXBUmEAK6YQRg and our podcast at- https://www.hyperhyve.com/hyve-time-beekeeping-podcast Sponsor the Host Mike at- https://www.patreon.com/join/8306560/checkout?ru=undefined Mikes Twitter- https://twitter.com/solarwoof13 Tools used in recording this podcast-  Mic- https://amzn.to/3QllVj2 Camera/ Computer- https://amzn.to/3BTTJj4 Mic Boom- https://amzn.to/3PlIHpI --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyve-time/support

I sit down with Dr. Kaira Wagoner who has discovered a new, simpler, and more effective way to detect honey bee colonies that express varroa hygienic behavior through the detection of unhealthy brood via odors produced by the brood. This discovery will help the industry with her new business detect and identify much more easily and with higher precision, which colonies may manage diseases and pests like the varroa mite extremely effectively.   Her process involves spraying compounds that have been synthetically processed to mimic the scents injured brood emit when attacked by mites and other pests and diseases. The hygienic colonies then open each cell up by chewing the capping off and within 2 hours you as a beekeeper will have an identifiable score for each colony.    _____________________________________ Links:  Contact Dr. Wagoner- email: [email protected]  Research Paper- https://www.hyperhyve.com/dr-kaira-wagoner-ubo-essay-hygienic-bees Support the show @ Patreon: Mike James- https://www.patreon.com/solarwoof13 Citizen Scientist Kit- https://amzn.to/3Q4hU2u --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyve-time/support

Stay up to date on the beekeeping world, and today we discuss the latest beekeeping news and talk about a new testing essay called UBO. Today's news is brought to you by the Hyve Time™ host "Mike James" who discusses some of the top stories from the last week on honey bees, beekeeping, and a weekly tip. Today's tip covers hummingbird feeders. So, if you want to stay up to date on beekeeping news, don't forget to follow and subscribe to the show. And you can check out our other episodes at https://www.hyperhyve.com/hyve-time-beekeeping-podcast This episode sponsor is the Beekeepers Hub, where beekeepers can join to belong to local communities, participate in online and live training, as well as get special access to podcast interviews, events, and much more. You can check it out at https://www.beekeepershub.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyve-time/support

We sit down with Peter Berthelsen again to talk about the Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund which is helping people give gifts of pollination projects and free seeds for anyone looking to start a prairie to help benefit butterflies, honey bees, and other native pollinators. If you have a project in mind of over 2 acres this fund will send you FREE seeds. This is a must-listen-to find out how the program works and Peter discusses the benefits of the program as well as some of the other things the fund helps with as it pertains to pollinators.    Links:  🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝  Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund Website- https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/  Gifts that Grow- https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/give.html  Seed a Legacy- https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/seed-a-legacy-program.html  Schedule a Webinar- https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/contact-us.html  Social Media Links- https://www.facebook.com/BeeAndButterflyFund/  Site Prep Herbicide- https://amzn.to/3RgMCqf  Battery Powered Herbicide Sprayer- https://amzn.to/3OMpmic  Soybean seeds- https://amzn.to/3NH1R8V --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyve-time/support

Mike James covers some of the news in the beekeeping world over the past week and if you haven't heard, Australia has its first detection of the Varroa Mite. Also covered is a new discovery on a microbe in the colony that is protecting the honey bee larvae.  Links on some of the news-  https://news.iu.edu/stories/2022/06/iub/releases/27-honey-bee-protective-microbe-study.html https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/seasonal-pests-and-diseases/spring/varroa-mite?fbclid=IwAR0zwEpHCMdBaWQr9OeRoV3zjK81QbfATqkEumtG7En9GGYt3uuisZTKZu4&fs=e&s=cl Help Mike James continue doing the show by supporting him personally at Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/solarwoof13?fan_landing=true --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyve-time/support

Today we discuss beehive diseases, swarming, and honey supers- Disease Management- EFB, AFB, Sacbrood, and Varroa. How to test for varroa before adding supers. Swarming- Why do bees swarm and what is the difference between a supersede cell and a swarm cell. Honey Supers- No more feeding the bees, top or bottom supering, and troubles associated with new supers and the queen excluders. We are working on providing more episodes and youtube videos and really need your support by following, subscribing, and sharing our podcasts and videos. If you'd like to show your support to Mike James, you can support him at Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/solarwoof13?fan_landing=true ********************************* Links- Learn how to bee keep- https://www.beekeepershub.com AFB testing strips- https://amzn.to/3QBjIAA EFB testing strips- https://amzn.to/3N2n6S1 Metal Queen excluder- https://amzn.to/39BVupd Formic Pro Mite Treatments- https://amzn.to/39EQW1i Mite wash- https://amzn.to/3zORvAo --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyve-time/support

Today I have Peter Berthelsen a Wildlife Biologist and expert in prairie restoration and pollinators' habitat transformations on all sizes of plots of land as well as large utility-grade solar fields. We discuss many aspects of how the mixes used in new and managed prairie for pollinators matter not only on how the plot is used as well as the expectations of the client and limitations on blends of prairie seed.    For more information on the show you can check out these links:   Seed harvest pollinator habitat tip- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbNKFNpfyMw  Gifts That Grow- https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/give.html  Conservation Blueprint Video Pollinator Habitat Tips- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAWj3BMbw5xfW4Y8vtpJfDQ  Conservation Blueprint Website- http://www.conservationblueprint.com/  Conservation Blueprint Facebook Page- https://www.facebook.com/conservationblueprint  Habitat Establishment & Management Guide- https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/habitat-guide.html  Conservation Blueprint Twitter Account- https://twitter.com/ConserBlueprint --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyve-time/support

Today we interview Cory Stevens, owner of Stevens Bee Co., out of Bloomfield, MO. Cory started beekeeping the traditional way and quickly discovered the benefits and needs of breeding VSH queen honey bees. His side hustle has him rearing 2,000 VSH queens that he ships out all over the country. We discuss how genetics will replace the need for most chemical treatments and the future of bee genetics role in commercial and backyard beekeeping.    Notes or Treatment efficacy:  Oxalic label dosage- https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/ppls/091266-00001-20151013.pdf  Oxalic Effective dosage- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00218839.2021.1877447  Links and Notes:  Annual colony loss reports- www.beeinformed.org  John Harbo VSH level rating for measurement- https://www.harbobeeco.com/measure-vsh/  Stevens Bee Co:  Youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfeQNytNL-X94MlaaM-03ug Website- www.stevensbeeco.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyve-time/support

This week we introduce a new format for the show- Besides our normal interviews and deeper dives into subjects, we will be adding occasional beekeeping to do's based on the time of year and what to look for. Call it the beekeepers follow along guide.  We talk about end-of-April task's in the hive for each climate region, and boy has this Spring been a challenging one for many beekeepers.  If you are looking for the mite check tool Mike discusses in the podcast you can check it out here-> Mite Checking Tool & Isopropyl  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyve-time/support

In this episode, we discuss the tasks of inspecting a beehive and how having a list is a great way to keep track of your hive's performance as well as tasks done and needed in the future. We offer this as a FREE Download (link below) including a quick and easy way to grade each of your beehives. What we cover this week: Scoring your beehive performance  The colonies temperament Queens laying pattern How to find the Queen Tracking levels of varroa mites in the hive Locating the queen and tracking her Are their queen cells- What type?  A strong hive population What is the hive's condition? Type of hive equipment you are using Pest and disease management Identifying the problem Are you using integrated management devices? What type of treatments- when were they applied and when were they removed Hive tasks and preparation for Spring, Summer (Honey Flow), and Winter How is your hive configured? We also recorded this and have it posted on our youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsplMNFEZJCXBUmEAK6YQRg where we show a couple of examples of inspections and what to look for as well as a follow along, on the form we are offering for free. Check it out and don't forget to Like, Subscribe, and follow us on all the platforms you listen to and watch us on. Thanks! Youtube Channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsplMNFEZJCXBUmEAK6YQRg FREE Inspection Form- https://www.hyperhyve.com/freedownload --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyve-time/support