Bees:  Beeginning With Bees

Bees: Beeginning With Bees

Author: MOTHER EARTH NEWS NETWORK March 31, 2017 Duration: 1:02:07

Are you considering keeping bees? The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast producer Robert Riley sits down with Master Beekeepers Becky and Steve Tipton, and Ethnobotanist Dawn Combs, who is a veteran in the realm of "natural beekeeping." These experts share their knowledge and discuss differences to help Robert and other beeginners get up and going with their own colonies. Becky, Steve, and Dawn help prepare you for this upcoming adventure by covering the topics of bee species, swarming, pollinator-friendly plants, when to smoke your bees, tools of the trade, and much more. If you are an experienced beekeeper you may even learn a new technique.

 

Thinking about starting your own apiary but don't know where to begin? Find out how easy it is to become a backyard beekeeper at our Basics of Beekeeping workshop with Brushy Mountain Bee Farm! Friday, Sept. 14, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa., in conjunction with the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR. Learn more and reserve your spot today.

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Follow the links below for topics mentioned in the podcast that may have piqued your interest:

Beginning Beekeeping: What You Need to Know to Get StartedCommon Winter Beekeeping ProblemsNatural Beekeeping in Your BackyardUrban Beekeeping: Be a Backyard Beekeeper

 

 

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