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I am a hobby beekeeper with a couple of hives in Hertfordshire, UK. A lovely couple let my wife and I place our hives in some farmland beside their house. This is a short, gentle, podcast check in from beside my hives. Follow along with our beekeeping season as it happens.
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S3 Ep1: Good news from the apiary!
We are back in business. I have been lucky enough to be given some bees by my association, as a member has given up. I am feeding fondant to get them through the last of winter and can't wait to open…
S2E19 S2 Ep 19: Bad news from the Apiary.
Sad news I am afraid. I went to visit the bees over Christmas to check on food levels and hive health, but sadly the colony had collapsed. I describe what I think has happened in this episode. There…
S2E18 S2 Ep 18: Winter update, all seems good!
Welcome back, I had a few fun edits to start the podcast but have managed to hide them on the cutting room floor somehow. Quick winter update, stores are good, no condensation on the top of the bees,…
S2E17 S2 Ep 17: Winter bonnet is live.
End of October visit. Feeders all empty and removed. Celotex bonnet on top with metal roof. Bees looking good, nice big colony.
S2E16 S2 Ep 16: Windy autumnal episode. Nearly there for winter.
A windy day in the apiary yesterday. Feeding is done for now, battening down the hatches for the long winter. The bees were still bringing pollen in, braving the rain and wind.
S2E15 S2 Ep 15: The smell of Ivy, final top up of syrup, and an unexpected drive by.
A chat from in my car as it was raining and the nearby gardener was giving it some welly with the leaf blower. Includes the smell of Ivy from the bees latest foraging, beehive remodelling and an…
S2E14 S2 Ep 14: Stealthy pigeons, 5 litres of syrup and autumnal feels.
Today marks the end of the varroa treatment time period, so I took out the strips. Only remembered after topping up the feeder so it was harder than necessary! A wood pigeon was stamping around…
S2E13 S2 Ep 13: Stung! More feeding and quick hive health check.
Hi all, this is a whistle stop visit to top up the feeders, check varroa drop, wasp activity and overall hive health. Stung by a grumpy sky raisin.
S2E12 S2 Ep 12: Six foot dragonflies, winter feeding continues and hive returns to tranquility.
The late summer sunshine glows upon me as I talk about commencing winter feeding, hefting the hive, checking all is ok with the Queen and some observations about the surrounding natural history at…
S2E11 S2 Ep 11: Helicopter sound effects. Feeding paused. Varroa treatment week 2 checks.
A wonderful late summer visit to the bees. Local Helicopter pilots make themselves known as I talk over the days activities. Feeding will be paused to leave space for the winter bees to be created.…
S2E10 S2 Ep 10: As the flowers fade, managing hives through late Summer
The golden haze of late summer transforms the apiary landscape into a sea of beige, punctuated only by the occasional cowslip, ragwort, and thistle. Standing here on August 17th, the silence is…
S2E9 S2 Ep 9: Taking honey, varroa treatment starts. Winter prep begins.
Today I talk about taking off a couple of supers, one for me and one left for the bees. Varroa treatment starts today, 6-8 weeks to go. Hive is now reconfigured for winter. One super under the brood…
S2E8 S2 Ep 8: Bee investigates me, varroa considerations.
An audio chat from beside the hive, varroa monitoring using CO2 and a bee has a good check on my bee suit.
S2E7 S2 Ep 7: Beekeeper’s diary update. Mid July ‘25.
Adding supers, brood is booming. Mid summer check in.
S2E6 S2 Ep 6: Ringlets, nectar and chilled bees.
A hot visit to the hive to check on the new colony’s growth. Sweaty but productive.
S2E5 S2 Ep 5: Brood increases nicely, nature sings above.
A Sunday visit to the hive. Now expanding nicely, plenty of brood, stores are steady. Hoping to start collecting some nectar for my jars soon!
S2E4 S2 Ep 4: A listening meditation 2. Sounds from the hive 8th June 2025.
Listen to the sounds of thousands of little feet scurry across the frames and drop pollen on the open mesh floor. Occasional squeaks and grumbles. I’ve got a new contact mic for absorbing these…
S2E3 S2 Ep 3: First super on.
The colony is now across the majority of brood frames. Time for the 1st super. Maybe some honey this year after all. Weird to be back at the beginning after so long. Enjoying the process.
S2E2 S2 Ep 2: Settling in.
First visit since installing the nuc. All looking good. Gradually expanding into the full hive. No supercedure cells, feeding underway.
S2E1 S2 Ep 1: We’re back for 2025.
Dusting ourselves off and ready to start again. A Nuc has arrived and I’ve installed the bees ready to grow onwards. Exciting to be back in action.
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A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast has published 36 episodes since August 2024, covering topics in Education, Hobbies.
A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 5m.
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