Beekeeping - Short and Sweet

In this week's Podcast: It’s been a busy week with checks on our recently emerged virgin queens, have they mated and have they started to lay eggs. Listen in to hear the latest beekeeping news from around my apiaries.
Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, welcome to Episode 408 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.
Please support us throught affiliate links below, they cost you nothing and help us continue to produce our content.
Thorne Beehives Bailey Board
Some of my Favourite Microscopy Books:
Pollen Loads of the Honeybee by Dorothy Hodges
Rex Sawyer's Pollen Identification
Pollen Grains and Honeydew by Margaret Adams
The Pollen Landscape by Joss Bartlett
Pollen Microscopy by Norman Chapman
The National Bee Unit Varroa Information can be found HERE
Bee Aware Varroa Information can be found HERE
Thorne Beehives Bees on a Budget Hive 
The Beekeeper's Dictionary website
Ethyl Acetate for colony destructions can be found here
Gardening Potting Tray for effective frame cleaning
Stainless Steel Stock Pots for use as a double boiler. Get one slightly larger than the other to fit inside.
Gas Stove for outdoor use to render wax and old comb.
Contact Me at The Norfolk Honey Company
VMD Website: Click HERE
Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:
Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
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In this week's Podcast: Bad Beekeeping Advice. I’m sure we’ve all been offered advice as we’ve progressed through our beekeeping journeys, but how do you know what advice to take and what to leave? If you take my advice, you’ll listen to today’s podcast to find out more or maybe you won’t!!
Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, welcome to Episode 407 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.
Please support us throught affiliate links below, they cost you nothing and help us continue to produce our content.
Thorne Beehives Bailey Board
Some of my Favourite Microscopy Books:
Pollen Loads of the Honeybee by Dorothy Hodges
Rex Sawyer's Pollen Identification
Pollen Grains and Honeydew by Margaret Adams
The Pollen Landscape by Joss Bartlett
Pollen Microscopy by Norman Chapman
The National Bee Unit Varroa Information can be found HERE
Bee Aware Varroa Information can be found HERE
Thorne Beehives Bees on a Budget Hive 
The Beekeeper's Dictionary website
Ethyl Acetate for colony destructions can be found here
Gardening Potting Tray for effective frame cleaning
Stainless Steel Stock Pots for use as a double boiler. Get one slightly larger than the other to fit inside.
Gas Stove for outdoor use to render wax and old comb.
Contact Me at The Norfolk Honey Company
VMD Website: Click HERE
Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:
Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting my website here
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In this week's Podcast: It’s almost the time of year when you might hear a lot of talk about supers, particularly wet or dry supers, today I’ll explain what they are and how you can store them ready for reuse next time.
Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, welcome to Episode 406 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.
Please support us throught affiliate links below, they cost you nothing and help us continue to produce our content.
Uncapping Knife as I use
Refractometer for Testing Water Content in Honey
Old Castle Farm Hives - Six Frame Dual Poly Nuc
Thorne Beehives Bailey Board
Some of my Favourite Microscopy Books:
Pollen Loads of the Honeybee by Dorothy Hodges
Rex Sawyer's Pollen Identification
Pollen Grains and Honeydew by Margaret Adams
The Pollen Landscape by Joss Bartlett
Pollen Microscopy by Norman Chapman
The National Bee Unit Varroa Information can be found HERE
Bee Aware Varroa Information can be found HERE
Thorne Beehives Bees on a Budget Hive 
The Beekeeper's Dictionary website
Ethyl Acetate for colony destructions can be found here
Gardening Potting Tray for effective frame cleaning
Stainless Steel Stock Pots for use as a double boiler. Get one slightly larger than the other to fit inside.
Gas Stove for outdoor use to render wax and old comb.
Contact Me at The Norfolk Honey Company
VMD Website: Click HERE
Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:
Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting my website here
Amazon links are affiliate links. I receive a small commission should you choose to purchase.
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In this week's Podcast: Time drifts on by, and the end of the Summer nectar flow draws ever closer for me. Time for a quick apiary summary and then off to the honey room to look at this year’s extraction set up.
Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, welcome to Episode 405 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.
Please support us throught affiliate links below, they cost you nothing and help us continue to produce our content.
Uncapping Knife as I use
Refractometer for Testing Water Content in Honey
Old Castle Farm Hives - Six Frame Dual Poly Nuc
Thorne Beehives Bailey Board
Some of my Favourite Microscopy Books:
Pollen Loads of the Honeybee by Dorothy Hodges
Rex Sawyer's Pollen Identification
Pollen Grains and Honeydew by Margaret Adams
The Pollen Landscape by Joss Bartlett
Pollen Microscopy by Norman Chapman
The National Bee Unit Varroa Information can be found HERE
Bee Aware Varroa Information can be found HERE
Thorne Beehives Bees on a Budget Hive 
The Beekeeper's Dictionary website
Ethyl Acetate for colony destructions can be found here
Gardening Potting Tray for effective frame cleaning
Stainless Steel Stock Pots for use as a double boiler. Get one slightly larger than the other to fit inside.
Gas Stove for outdoor use to render wax and old comb.
Contact Me at The Norfolk Honey Company
VMD Website: Click HERE
Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:
Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting my website here
Amazon links are affiliate links. I receive a small commission should you choose to purchase.
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In this week's Podcast: Brood Breaks, The end of the nectar flow, and the first sighting of wasps in the apiaries. All mean one thing, for me, here in Norfolk, it looks likely the Summer honey production phase of the season is over. Maybe it’s time to turn my attention to extraction.
Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, welcome to Episode 404 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.
Please support us throught affiliate links below, they cost you nothing and help us continue to produce our content.
Refractometer for Testing Water Content in Honey
Old Castle Farm Hives - Six Frame Dual Poly Nuc
Thorne Beehives Bailey Board
Some of my Favourite Microscopy Books:
Pollen Loads of the Honeybee by Dorothy Hodges
Rex Sawyer's Pollen Identification
Pollen Grains and Honeydew by Margaret Adams
The Pollen Landscape by Joss Bartlett
Pollen Microscopy by Norman Chapman
The National Bee Unit Varroa Information can be found HERE
Bee Aware Varroa Information can be found HERE
Thorne Beehives Bees on a Budget Hive 
The Beekeeper's Dictionary website
Ethyl Acetate for colony destructions can be found here
Gardening Potting Tray for effective frame cleaning
Stainless Steel Stock Pots for use as a double boiler. Get one slightly larger than the other to fit inside.
Gas Stove for outdoor use to render wax and old comb.
Contact Me at The Norfolk Honey Company
VMD Website: Click HERE
Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:
Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting my website here
Amazon links are affiliate links. I recieve a small commission should you choose to purchase.
Support the show