Feb 9, 2026
It’s no accident that How to Get Started in Beekeeping remains one of the most listened-to episodes in the history of the Beekeeping Today Podcast. In this archive special, Jeff Ott and Becky Masterman are joined by Honey Bee Obscura podcast’s Jim Tew, to revisit the fundamentals every new beekeeper should...
Feb 2, 2026
In this in-depth episode, Jeff Ott and Becky Masterman welcome back Chip Taylor and Gard Otis to continue a wide-ranging discussion that began last summer on queen mating behavior, drone congregation areas (DCAs), and Africanized honey bees.
The conversation revisits what science actually tells us about where and how...
Jan 26, 2026
Listener questions drive some of the most practical and wide-ranging conversations on Beekeeping Today Podcast, and this episode is packed with thoughtful questions from beekeepers at every stage. Jeff and Becky work through a full slate of listener submissions covering mentorship, overwintering decisions, feeding...
Jan 21, 2026
In this inaugural episode of Bee Science with Dewey Caron, PhD, Dewey takes a close look at one of the most fundamental — and often misunderstood — aspects of honey bee winter biology: clustering.
Why do honey bees form a winter cluster, and what actually determines whether a colony survives until spring? Dewey...
Jan 19, 2026
In this episode of Beekeeping Today Podcast, Jeff Ott and Becky Masterman welcome back cold-climate beekeeper and data-driven researcher Etienne Tardif, joining the conversation from Canada’s far north. Etienne keeps bees in the Yukon—well above the 60th parallel—where winter temperatures routinely reach extremes...