Jun 27, 2018
We invited (mostly retired) Dr.
James Tew to the podcast to share with us some of his
beekeeping experiences and observations. Jim brings
an insightful and sometimes humorous
perspective from how he got into bees... and how a bee once got
into him! Jim has retired from the Ohio
State University Ag Extension in...
Jun 22, 2018
Joe Traynor is a bee broker in the almond orchards of
California. Joe smoothes the business interactions between the
beekeeper/pollinator and the almond grower. He has been in the
pollination business since
the early '70s and has seen
it all.
He has written several books and has donated the proceeds to bee research....
Jun 21, 2018
Matthew Shepherd is the Director of Communications and Outreach for the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Jeff and Kim invited Matthew to Beekeeping Today Podcast to discuss the Xerces Society's various programs including Protecting Pollinators, Monarch and Bumble Bee Conservation, and finally Xerces'...
Jun 20, 2018
John is a commercial beekeeper who splits his time between
Newcastle, CA, and Gackle, ND. We invited John to the podcast
to
discuss the challenges
facing commercial pollinators in the almond orchards and the
movement of bees back out to the prairies of North Dakota.
Later on in the episode, Kim provides his perspective...
Jun 19, 2018
Jeff and Kim speak with Amber Barnes of Pollinator Partnership
(www.pollinator.org) about their
many different projects, including Monarch program and pollinator
habitat protection.
Later in the episode, Kim discusses the health and future of pollinators during his Inner Covered observations.
Special focus of this...