Two Bees in a Podcast

Two Bees in a Podcast is hosted by members of University of Florida's Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory. Learn about honey bees, beekeepers, researchers, and specialists from around the world in educational, fun, yet practical episodes!

Episode 147: Generational Beekeeping and Queen Breeding with Ted Miksa

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 29, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Ted Miksa, a queen breeder with Miksa Honey Farm and Chairman of the Florida Honey Bee Technical Council on generational beekeeping and queen breeding. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

09-29
40:46

Episode 146: Getting to know Hives for Heroes

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 3, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Steve Jimenez, a US veteran and founder of beekeeping nonprofit Hives for Heroes from Houston, Texas. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

08-03
48:31

Episode 144: Getting Ready for EAS

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 13, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Mary Duane and Lou Naylor, leaders from the Eastern Apicultural Society in Massachusetts, on the upcoming 2023 Eastern Apicultural Society’s annual conference. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com and https://easternapiculture.org/ for additional resources from today’s episode. 

07-13
39:27

Episode 143: All About the Commercial Beekeeping, Honey! with Bob Binnie

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 5, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Bob Binnie, a commercial beekeeper and owner of Blue Ridge Honey Company from in Lakemont, Georgia, on using social media to promote beekeeping! This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode and Bob's YouTube channel.

07-05
48:44

Episode 142: All About Extension, Honey! with Jason Graham

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 21, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Jason Graham, a former UF HBREL researcher and Program Director at Planet Bee Foundation in California, on his journey through academia, nonprofit beekeeping education and outreach. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

06-21
52:21

Episode 141: Testing Bee Genes

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 15, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Mohamed Alburaki, a researcher from USDA ARS in Beltsville, Maryland, on diversity and genetic testing of bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

06-15
58:23

Episode 140: Controlling Pests and Pathogens with Sunflowers

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 7, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Evan Palmer-Young, a USDA ARS post-doctoral researcher at the Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, on the relationship between sunflowers and honey bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

06-07
50:13

Episode 139: All About the Money, Honey! with Sierra Malnove

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 10, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Sierra Malnove, a beekeeper and small business owner of Creamed Honey Company from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on “concierge” and private beekeeping. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

05-10
51:04

Episode 138: Guessing Hive Size and Strength with Infrared Technology

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 19, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Lauren Goldstein, a graduate student researcher from Michigan State and former UF HBREL intern on imaging hives with infrared. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

04-19
42:27

Episode 137: All About the Farmers Markets, Honey! with Beth Murphy

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 12, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Beth Murphy, a beekeeper and owner of Southern Bees LLC of High Springs, FL, on turning her products into profits at a local farmers market. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

04-12
52:31

Episode 136: Let's Talk about the Bee Informed Partnership

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 5, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Selina Bruckner, a postdoctoral researcher with Penn State and Nathalie Steinhauer, a University of Maryland Entomologist and science coordinator, all about the Bee Informed Partnership. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.  The survey is open and accepting responses from April 1st to April 30th 2023. Please take a moment to submit your response to help us continue to inform beekeepers, researchers, policy makers, and the greater public about impacts to honey bee colony health. Visit beeinformed.org to join in the effort, learn more, and take the survey!

04-05
47:24

Episode 135: Shipping Queen Cells

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 29, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Ellen Topitzhofer, a senior faculty research assistant from the Honey Bee Laboratory Department of Horticulture in Oregon State University and future extension agent at Cornell in New York about shipping queen cells. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

03-29
48:34

Episode 134: The Many Arts of Beekeeping with Karen Boger

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 22, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Karen Boger, a beekeeper from Florida all about her artistic beekeeping hobbies and products. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

03-22
39:07

Episode 133: All About the Money, Honey! with Melanie Kirby

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 8, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Melanie Kirby, an Indigenous American queen breeder and owner of Zia Queenbees from New Mexico, on how she works professionally with bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

03-08
47:49

Episode 132: Student Beekeeping in Thailand

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 1st, 2023, Two Bees producer Serra Sowers speaks with Lauren Roberts, a beekeeper and current entomology undergraduate from the University of Florida in Gainesville, on beekeeping in Thailand. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment from Live! Two Bees in a Podcast at the American Beekeeping Federation Conference in Jacksonville from January 2023. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

03-01
39:56

Episode 131: Follow-up on Microplastics

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 22, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu follow-up with Mica Buteler, a researcher from CONISET National Institute for Science and Technology from Argentina, on microplastics and finding plastic in wax. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

02-22
45:54

Episode 130: Controlling Varroa Through Genetic Technology

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 15, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Nicky Faber, a PhD candidate from the laboratory of genetics in the department of plant sciences at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, on controlling Varroa through genetic technology. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

02-15
42:53

Episode 129: All About the Money, Honey! with Virginia Webb

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 8, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with award-winning honey producer Virginia Webb from Clarksville, Georgia on honey shows and making money with honey. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

02-08
41:54

Episode 128: Catching up with Two Bees

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on January 25, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu introduce our new season and talk about trends in the industry expected this year. This episode concludes with a Stump the Chump Q&A. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. If you have questions, let us know in the comments or send us an email at honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu

01-25
43:45

Bonus Episode: Final Stump the Chump 2022

Happy Wednesday, Beekeepers! This week, we have a Q&A segment from our archive that was never released last year. Jamie and Amy first recorded this episode at the beginning of December and we wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it! As always, if you have beekeeping questions, send them our way by leaving a comment on our social media or sending us an email honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu

01-18
18:07

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