Beekeeping at FiveApple
Talk, tips & how-to on sustainable beekeeping from the North Carolina mountains of Southern Appalachia.
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Ep165: Bee Radio Reader "Reflections on the Past Seasons" (opens the original)
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Ep165: Bee Radio Reader "Reflections on the Past Seasons" by Richard Wahl (Off the Wahl Beekeeping Column, Nov 2025. Read by permission of Bee Culture magazine. ) Today it's a radio reader episode on learning to reflect on the past in a way that makes it useful for the future. As well as a bit of clarification on the last episode. Link to the article: https://beeculture.com/off-the-wahl-beekeeping-46/ Link to another good on in the same issue: https://beeculture.com/minding-your-bees-and-cues-50
updated Ep164 After 16 years, a shift for me (opens the original)
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[Last Thursday Apple podcasts had an outage and the episode didn't show up as a new one in your feed. Here it is again for the Apple folks -- just a duplicate of last weeks episode that was missing for many! --Leigh] Listeners, This has been a test year in my bee yards, to see if my old treatment-free methods that worked so well for 16 years in an isolated bee yard would hold up in areas with more beekeepers. Answer: Nope. [Deep sigh and regroup. ] I now feel so lucky to have learned a hybrid sy
Ep164 After 16 years, a shift for me (opens the original)
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This has been a test year in my bee yards, to see if my old treatment-free methods that worked so well for 16 years in an isolated bee yard would hold up in areas with more beekeepers. Answer: Nope. [Deep sigh and regroup. ] I now feel so lucky to have learned a hybrid system that still allows me to work on my long term project of stock selection towards mite resistance–while also utilizing organic acids for mite clean up in colonies that don't make the cut, with a requeen afterwards with the be
Ep163 Robbing prevention (and a tip I love!) (opens the original)
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Today it's about the bee's most awful behavior: ROBBING. I found a tip on reducing robbing while doing inspections and it works great!! The PerfectBee.com website I mentioned. The article was from their email newsletter but here's a link to an article on robbing on their blog. BetterBee's article on robbing and prevention Rusty of HoneyBeeSuite.com on robbing and another post on preventing it. May your season be blessedly free of robbing among your bees! kind regards, Leigh _____________________
Ep162 July Ramble–thoughts in the heat, fun letter, invitation for you (opens the original)
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Today Episode: July bee yard update William's tips on honey harvest (see Williams letter here) Tip on making bee boxes last longer "painting with glue" — this whole presentation is well worth watching! ( YouTube Link) Invitation to see Julia Mahood present on drones (see below for info) Reminder to take care in the heat with electrolytes Thoughts on "Chasing Sourwood" and the impacts on stationary beekeepers (AR apiary law. See section 3B for the provision I mention.) See LINKS and a copy of Wil
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