Attic Bee Podcast

As an instructor for beginning beekeepers and the manager of the Montgomery County Beekeepers Association teaching apiary, Maureen has knowledge and experience that will benefit anyone contemplating beekeeping, as well as those who have already gotten started.

Our conversation covers aspects of managing a teaching apiary, the wonderful diversity of the beekeeping community, and a little bit about native bees. She mentions a couple ...

Honey's Harvest Farm hosts a variety of workshops and retreats that nourish both body and spirit. Additionally, Anna and her team offer a wonderful variety of healthy, delicious, and beneficial products. Visit their website to learn more and to sign up for one of their upcoming programs.

I'm especially excited about the apitherapy workshop on February 8 and the functional energetic healing workshop on February 23! Maybe I'll see yo...

For more information on some of the topics Kim and I cover in this episode, click on the links below:

• Clean Bee Soapworks

• Books by Dr. Tom Seeley

• Nancy Grace Roman Telescope 

• Beekeeping Year 2 and Beyond: Class starts January 13, 2025. Email Kim at kimnmike89@verizon.net

• EAS Master Beekeeper Program

• Cornell Beekeeping Program

• University of Montana Beekeeping Pro...

In this brief episode, I share a few thoughts on Robin Wall Kimmerer's book, Braiding Sweetgrass, which I recently read and absolutely LOVED. As a professor of ecology and a woman with Native American heritage, Dr. Kimmerer shares her thoughts and research on many aspects of the natural world through those significant lenses.

One of the indigenous practices she shares in the book is the recitation of a Thanksgiving Address. This re...

I hope you enjoy my interview with Dr. Tammy Horn Potter! Using the links, you can learn more about the Beginner Beekeeping Program at Kentucky State University as well as their Small Farm Development Program.

Tammy's books include the following:

Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation

Death is an unfortunate part of our life experience. At times, it can completely derail us. And when it does, we need to step back before stepping forward again.

The Attic Bee Podcast is back with a few tweaks to our programming. While we're going to continue interviewing amazing women in beekeeping, we're also going to introduce the healing power of nature, which is always available when we need it, through guided nature therapy p...

Lisa Grezzi has taken a very intentional and intellectual approach to beekeeping. She's now an EAS Certified Master Beekeeper and currently serves on the board of the American Beekeeping Federation ("ABF"). She is also the Maryland State Delegate for ABF, represents Talbot County in the Maryland Beekeepers Association, and is an all-around lovely person with a lot of knowledge to share.

Lisa's sensible approach to beekeeping includ...

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Imagine having a honey bee "Venus fly-trapped" in your eyelashes, or stepping on a large nail while carrying a hive box (that you thought was empty!) full of agitated bees. Lauren Pascarella of BayBees Honey shares these tales and more!

During my interview with Lauren, we cover a lot of ground, including her ongoing challenges with Metabolic Myopathy, the meditative qual...

Welcome back to the Attic Bee Podcast! In this episode, Debbie Seib of Seib's Hoosier Honey in Mooresville, Indiana talks to me about her role as the Vice President of the American Beekeeping Federation. We discuss the importance of the legislative bill H.R. 4764, a.k.a., the "HIVE Act," introduced by North Dakota Congressman Kelly Armstrong, other women of importance in the world of beekeeping, and a slew of other topics related t...

For this inaugural interview on the Attic Bee Podcast, we're talking to Sarah Red-Laird, otherwise known as the Bee Girl. She started Bee Girl Organization, a nonprofit based in Oregon, that supports meaningful and impactful research in a variety of conservation arenas, including habitat for honey bees and other pollinators. We talk about everything from art, wineries and cattle ranches to education, women supporting women and, of ...

This first episode of the Attic Bee Podcast is the beginning of what will become a fun, interactive and educational platform about women in beekeeping. We'll interview ladies who have embarked on a beekeeping journey, whether as a hobby or a full-time career, and were happy to share their experiences with our audience.

Listeners will learn beekeeping theories and practices from our guests, but also a little something about the live...