Season 1
Ep 16: Disaster.
I’ve sadly lost both my colonies over winter, despite my best efforts and usual practices. Time to evaluate, dust myself off and rebuild.
Episode 15: Hefting, entrance clearing and perfecting creamed honey.
I visited the bees before `Christmas to check on food, monitor the entrances and waffle about my new creamed/soft set honey.
Episode 14: Storm Darragh check in.
Stopped off at the apiary to check the bees hadn’t been blown over in the high winds.
Episode 13: Winter check in, hefting and creaming honey.
A rainy check in from the apiary. Checking for stores, clearing the entrance and some talk on creaming honey.
Episode 12: Two last bee stings and final syrup feeds.
An indignant talk ranging from unplanned bee venom therapy and final winter prep.
Episode 11: Red Kites and crunchy hay. Preparing the hives for winter.
Nature observations on the hoof and a description of how I format my hives for winter.
Episode 10: Wet bees, falling leaves and birds in the trees.
Autumnal episode from a rainy field. Long tailed tits glean overhead.
Episode 9: Grey wagtail, more feeding and the first frost.
Beekeeping podcast: talk of feeding the bees, local nature including a Grey Wagtail sighting. Buzzard soars overhead.
Episode 7: Windy field, hay and feeding.
A chat about Green Woodpeckers, wasps, hornets, winter feeding and hay.