Beekeeping - Short and Sweet
A Beekeeping Podcast for the Inquisitive Beekeeper with a Short Attention Span! BeeFarmer, YouTuber (The Norfolk Honey Company, Patreon Host (www.patreon.com/norfolkhoney), Beekeeping mentor to 1000's of beekeepers worldwide via my social media channels, Facebook and Instagram.
Episodes
353 episodes
Episode 352: Heatwave!
In this week's Podcast: The UK is set for it’s first heatwave of the year and with it comes the Summer nectar flow with our borage crop looking likely to be a couple of weeks early. The important thing to remember is to take care in the ...
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Episode 352
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Episode 351: Thunderstorms!
In this week's Podcast: The brambles are in full flower and the nectar is flowing. I always get a little more excited at this time of the year as it’s probably my favourite tasting honey. Supers are on to grab a crop while it lasts but m...
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Episode 351
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Episode 350: Beekeepers Need Patience!
In this week's Podcast: Patience, all beekeepers need it, whether it’s waiting on a honey crop, producing queen cells or waiting for a new queen to start laying, Patience, Patience, Patience. Such a shame I seem to have little! Listen in...
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Episode 350
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Episode 349: Queen Rearing 2025
In this week's Podcast: Buying queens for replacement or increase can be a very expensive pastime, why not instead, consider raising a few home grown queens. It not that tricky and can be hugely rewarding. Listen in to hear how I’m appro...
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Episode 349
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Episode 348: A Busy Week in the Apiary
In this week's Podcast: Are you letting your colonies starve as you take off the Spring honey crop? Now’s the time to check. Also, Drone laying queens and Egg laying workers feature in this week’s chat.Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks, ...
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Episode 348
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Episode 347: Hive Five Multi Guard
In this week's Podcast: I'm joined by Natalie Armstrong, Inventor and Designer of the awardwinning Hive-Five Multiguard Bee hive Entrance to discuss the entrance and how it is used.Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks. Welcome to Episod...
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Episode 347
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Episode 346: Swarm Cells
In this week's Podcast: I’ve seen plenty of queen cells over the last week, but there are some that look different to the others. I’m referring to swarm cells and emergency cells, both queen cells, both perfectly usable, but both differe...
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Episode 346
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Episode 345: A Week Of Swarm Management
In this week's Podcast: How often do you inspect your honeybee colonies, weekly, every ten days because you’ve clipped the queens? How about every six or even every five days? Well, this last week I’ve looked at some of my hives at five ...
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Episode 345
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Episode 344: First Signs of Swarming
In this week's Podcast: I’ve seen the first signs of this seasons swarming activity and we’ve even had a couple of colonies throw up queen cells. For me, it’s perfect timing and those swarm cells are always fantastic to use in splits and...
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Episode 344
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Episode 343: Honeybees in Spring
In this week's Podcast: Happy Easter everyone, Spring has sprung and our colonies are developing nicely. Brood nest areas are growing and, if you overfed your colonies in late Winter, you may find they're lacking a little space. Maybe it...
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Episode 343
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Episode 342: BBKA Spring Convention 2025
In this week's Podcast: I’m back after my visit to the Harper Adams University in Shropshire for the annual British Beekeepers Association, Spring Convention, and what a great time it was. Details o...
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Episode 342
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Episode 341: On Your Marks, Get Set, GO!
In this week's Podcast: It’s on your marks, get set, and Go! We’ve carried out our first brief, but important inspections along with some Spring cleaning and as usual, it’s a mixed bag. Listen in to find out how I got on.Hi...
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Episode 341
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Episode 340: Hivekeepers Micro Honey Harvester
In this week's Podcast: Today I’m joined by Simon Mildren, Founder and CEO of Hivekeepers and his Micro Honey Harvester to find out more about this interesting piece of kit and how it might change the way you extract honey.Hi, I’...
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Episode 340
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Episode 339: The Queen Cell Finisher Colony
In this week's Podcast: Well it’s turned cold and I’m looking almost hourly at the long-range forecast for a glimmer of warmer weather, it’s not far off and we have colonies in desperate need of some settled, warmer weather to be sure. I...
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Episode 339
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Episode 338: Queen Cell Builder Process
In this week's Podcast: Another warm week and the bees are out flying, it’s a delight to see. I’m still not carrying out inspections, it’s way too early, I am however, thinking about queen rearing and the process of cell production using...
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Episode 338
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Episode 337: Early Inspections and The Cloake Board
In this week's Podcast: It's warm and I’ve no doubt that bee hives are going to be inspected all over the UK in the coming days, I have a cautionary tale for you. Also, following on from last week, today I'm having a think about colonies...
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Episode 337
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Episode 336: The Miller and Alley Methods of Queen Rearing
In this week's Podcast: We’re having a strangely warm week and our bees are taking advantage without any delay. It’s great to have an opportunity to watch them bringing early pollen and my thoughts are once again turning to the various m...
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Episode 336
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Episode 335: Nicot Queen Rearing System
In this week's Podcast: The weather’s warming up, if only for a week or so, and I’m thinking about the various queens rearing methods we might use this year. Today, it’s the turn of the Nicot queen-rearing system, and I’ll do my best to ...
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Episode 335
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Episode 334: Looking Forward To Spring
In this week's Podcast: It's cold, damp and February! A beekeeper could easily get a little down at the thought of there being no end to this Winter in sight, but not me! I'm already thinking about those warmer Spring days and my thought...
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Episode 334
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Episode 333: February Deadouts
In this week's Podcast: What do you do if you find your colony has died out over winter? Give up and start another hobby, or learn from the experience and become a better beekeeper? I’m all for the second option and hopefully, today...
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Episode 332: Blue Monday Beekeeping
In this week's Podcast: It seems that Monday of this past week has been dubbed “Blue Monday”, not a day for swearing profusely, but rather an apparent nod to people feeling depressed after a Christmas and New Year of excess. Not so for u...
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Episode 332
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Episode 331: Happy New Year 2025
In this week's Podcast: It's 2025, and the New Year begins with some funny old weather. I've been out completing Oxalic Acid Treatments, so stay tuned to hear how that went. With the new season somewhere on the distant horizon, I'm start...
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Episode 331
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Episode 330: Honey Metagenomic DNA (MDA) Testing
In this week's Podcast: I'm joined by Lynne Ingram, Master Beekeeper and holder of the National Diploma in Beekeeping to discuss the results of a sample of my honey that underwent metagenomic DNA testing.Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks...
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Episode 330
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