kiwimana Buzz Beekeeping Show - A Beekeeping Podcast/Show

kiwimana Buzz Beekeeping Show - A Beekeeping Podcast/Show

Established in 2009. If you want to learn about beekeeping this is the show for you. It's been described by many as fun and informative. Hosts Gary and Margaret from New Zealand share tips, interviews and news about beekeeping. We discuss ways to bee more successful with your bees, get a sweet honey crop and keep your bees healthy. Please give us a listen.

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May 13, 2020 50 mins

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We interview Michael Jordan who is a Beekeeper, Educator and Mead Maker from Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA. In this episode we discuss how and why Micro Mead Making is the greatest way to start Making Mead.

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Wow, we have just released a new beekeeping Q & A show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We enjoyed bringing it to you.

In this Live Q&A show we answer questions about Api Life Var and New Queens, where to put a box and Losing a Queen.

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What’s Your Number One Beekeeping Problem? Tell us HERE

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April 22, 2020 67 mins

Yay, we have just released a new beekeeping Q & A show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We enjoyed bringing it to you.

In this show we answer questions about Controlling Varroa Mites, People Allergic to Bees and How to find the Queen in a hive.

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What’s Your Number One Beekeeping Problem? Tell us HERE

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We have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.  Something to listen to while in covid-19 lockdown.

This week we ask why the EU is banning pesticides and What are some great plants that help bumble bees. We have roving reporters checking in from Scotland, England, Australia and United States

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February 19, 2020 53 mins

We have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.

In this episode we talk about Bees in Detroit and why Almond Milk is not good for bees. We have roving reporters checking in from Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, England and Canada.

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December 23, 2019 37 mins

Merry Christmas, we have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.

In this episode we ask Is there any Health Benefits for Children to eat Honey and and it's not all about the Honey in Wales. We also have roving reporters checking in from the United States and New Zealand.

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    December 10, 2019 46 mins

    What!!!, we have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.

    In this episode we talk about the rivalry over manuka honey between NZ and OZ and a man in California is saving bees by building them hives. We also have roving reporters checking in from Canada and Scotland.

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    November 19, 2019 38 mins

    Yay, we have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.

    In this episode we talk about Riverside bees in Yorkshire and how regenerative farming is helping the Bees and the soil in Canada. We also have roving reporters checking in from Australia, Canada, England, Scotland and the United States.

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    October 30, 2019 26 mins

    We have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.

    In this episode we talk about a Honeybee Corridor and can American Foulbrood be cured. We also have roving reporters checking in from New Zealand and the United States of America.

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    Yay, we have just released a new beekeeping Q & A show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We enjoyed bringing it to you.

    In this show we answer questions about Keeping Bee Warm, Mites, Robbing Bees and pesky wasps.

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    October 9, 2019 43 mins

    Yay, we have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.

    In this episode we talk about hive vandals up North and another reason why Glyphosate isn't great for your bees. We also have roving reporters checking in from Australia and England. And Hollywood came to kiwimana HQ.

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    Yay, we have just released a new beekeeping Q & A show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We enjoyed bringing it to you.

    In this show we answer questions about Climate Change, Wax moths and Preventing Swarms and finding that elusive Queen.

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    Yay, we have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.

    In this episode we talk learn about an Iranian startup creating Smart Beehives and why are bees dying in South Dakota.

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    September 11, 2019 23 mins

    Yay, we have just released a new beekeeping Q & A show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We enjoyed bringing it to you.

    In this show we answer questions about Setting up a Hive, Preparing for Winter and dealing with Nasty Bees.

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    How to Prepare a Beehive for Winter In New Zealand

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    August 31, 2019 48 mins

    Yay, we have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.

    It's Bee Month in New Zealand, in this episode we talk about Mass Bee Deaths in Russia and is Live and let die the way to save the bees?, The Apriast in Scotland doesn't think so.

    We also have roving reporters checking in from Poland, England, Canada and the United States of America.

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    August 14, 2019 41 mins

    Yay, we have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.

    In this episode we talk about Manuka honey fraud and a 'catastrophic' French honey harvest. We also have roving reporters checking in from Australia, England and Canada.

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    June 12, 2019 52 mins

    Yay, we have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.

    In this episode we talk about disappointment, Northland beekeepers and ApiNZ. We also have roving reporters checking in from Canada, England, and United States of America.

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    Yay, we have just released a new beekeeping Q & A show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We enjoyed bringing it to you.

    In this show we answer questions about finding Bees, stopping wasps and Winter Preparations.

    Links / Resources mentioned this week

    Swarm Trapping bees with a Mobile Swarm Trap – Michael Jordan
    https://kiwimana.co.nz/swarm-trapping-bees-with-a-mobile-swarm-trap-km104/

    Bee Swarm Collectors
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    Yipee, we have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.

    John Berry is a third generation beekeeper and has worked in the family Business "Arataki Honey" before starting his own business “Berry Bees” with his brother Peter. He now produces comb-honey for the Hawkes Bay Farmers Market.

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    Yay, we have just released a new beekeeping show. We hope you will enjoy this one. We sure enjoyed bringing it to you.

    In this episode we talk about bees fighting burglars and a massive wasp nest has been located near Hamurana. We also have roving reporters checking in from the USA,England and New Zealand.

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    Top Free Beekeeping Podcast List
    https://kiwimana.co.nz/top-free-beekeeping-podcasts/

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