Jul 28, 2025
The UK’s National Honey Show is the world’s largest and most prestigious honey show, drawing beekeepers and entries from across the globe. In this episode, Jeff and Becky talk with Bob Mauer, current chairman of the show, about its remarkable 102-year history, its roots at the Crystal Palace, and the traditions that...
Jul 25, 2025
In this BTPS Varroa Treatments short, Jeff and Becky are joined again by Dr. David Peck of Betterbee to explore amitraz—known commercially to most U.S. beekeepers as Apivar. As a synthetic miticide, Apivar has long been a cornerstone of mite control due to its effectiveness, wide temperature range, and bee-friendly...
Jul 22, 2025
In this Beekeeping Today Podcast Short, Dr. Dewey Caron returns with another insightful “audio postcard,” this time exploring the marvel of honey—its meaning for honey bees, its significance for beekeepers, and its surprising impact on human health.
In this
Beekeeping Today Podcast Short, Dr. Dewey Caron returns with
another insightful “audio postcard,” this time exploring the marvel
of honey—its meaning for honey bees, its significance for
beekeepers, and its surprising impact on human health.Dewey begins by examining how we define honey, touching on both...
Jul 21, 2025
In this episode, Jeff and Becky speak with Dr. Steve Pernal, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, about his team’s recent work monitoring Varroa destructor populations and treatment efficacy across Canada. As varroa continues to be the leading driver of colony mortality, Steve and his colleagues...
In this episode, Jeff
and Becky speak with Dr. Steve Pernal, research scientist with
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, about his team’s recent work
monitoring Varroa destructor populations and treatment efficacy
across Canada. As varroa continues to be the leading driver of
colony mortality, Steve and his colleagues...Jul 18, 2025
In this Varroa Treatments Short, Jeff and Becky are once again joined by Dr. David Peck of Betterbee to examine two early weapons in the war against varroa: Apistan and CheckMite+. These synthetic miticides—fluvalinate and coumaphos—once gave beekeepers a critical lifeline when varroa first emerged in U.S. apiaries...