Hive Talkin - Beekeeping Podcast

Planting for Pollinators

Hive Talkin with Dr Sara Robb hand-made cosmetics expert

In this episode, I’m Hive Talkin all things cosmetics with UK-based specialist Dr. Sara Robb. You’ve seen the products on the shelves and probably noticed that so many of them contain beeswax and honey and that’s not just for marketing purposes. Both are proven to have amazing health benefits and you could be making your own sustainable small-batch products in no time - with just a little guidance from Dr. Sara! Dr. Sara Robb began making honey soaps and beeswax creams back in 2003. With 20...

Hive Talkin with C.Marina Marchese & Howland Blackiston co-authors of Honey For Dummies

I’m delighted to be Hive Talkin all things honey with Howland Blackieston and C.Marina Marchese co-authors of the new book Honey For Dummies. Howland is an experience backyard beekeeper, entertaining public speaker, and a dab hand at building beehives. He’s also the author of Beekeeping for Dummies. The very first beekeeping book I ever bought and which I still keep in my apiary for reference.  And C.Marina Marchese who you may know as the Honey Sommelier. Marina is the first US citizen to...

Hive Talkin with Suzie Millar Co-owner and founder of The Scottish Bee Company

Shortly after I started my apiary I spotted a big piece in a national newspaper about the awards The Scottish Bee Company was winning for their honey and their discovery that Scottish honey contains 10 times more manganese than rivals across the globe.  I had to know more and immediately searched for their social media. Following a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign, they’re now following Scotch whiskey and breaking into global markets, diversifying into a whole range of bee-related pr...

Hive Talkin - Bee Business with Alex Conti of The Apiarist Gin

Now I don’t want to stereotype here but you may have noticed I’m Scottish. And we Scots love a tipple. So when I found out about The Apiarist Gin I just had to know more. Who are these clever people that have married two of my favourite things.. Gin & Honey! Then when I started to do a little more research and my husband found out they had branched out into Rum he wanted me to find out more! When dynamic couple Alex and Natalie Conti found their international exhibitions company thwarted by...

Hive Talkin with Steve Jiminez - Hives For Heroes

Texas-based US Marine veteran Steve Jiminez and a small team started the originally US-based charity Hives For Heroes in 2018. After being introduced to beekeeping through a friend Steve realised the positive effect the practice of tending to hives and time in the apiary had on the personal issues he was dealing with since leaving active service and wanted to share the experience with other veterans. Since 2018 the support network has grown faster than Steve could have imagined and is now su...

Hive Talkin with Rae Howell - Composer of Bee-Sharp Honeybee

Is the buzz of the hive language or music? Beekeepers and scholars have pondered this question for centuries but my guest took this question a step further and studied the frequencies of bee buzz and matched it to musical notes.. creating orchestral music. In this episode, I'm Hive Talkin with acclaimed Australian composer and multi-instrumentalist Rae Howell.  Also the founding director of Sunwrae: a touring ensemble, label, and sheet music publisher,  she works across a broad range of gen...

Hive Talkin with Helen Rogers - Author of 80 Flowers For Bees

In this episode I'm Hive Talkin all things flowers with Helen Rogers of Highgate Honey in North London who used her lockdown time to really observe what plants the bees were attracted to at certain times. During the last year of off and on lockdowns, like many of us, Helen and her mother Eva were unable to meet but they’d chat regularly about what plants in Eva’s established Oxfordshire garden the bees were attracted to. Over the months Helen kept detailed notes which she has now turned into...

Hive Talkin with Prof. David Evans AKA The Apiarist - Swarm! Run for your life!

In this episode I'm Hive Talkin with Prof. David Evans AKA The Apiarist Blog as we attempt to understand what a honeybee swarm is, why it happens, how it happens and how we can all benefit from this amazing (and harmless) spectacular of nature. David is a Scottish based beekeeper and professor of virology currently at St Andrews University.  His research interests include the replication and evolution of important human and animal viral pathogens including Poliovirus, HIV, Zika virus and bo...

Hive Talkin with Elizabeth Barton & Keith Griffiths - Mindfulness in the company of Honeybees

When all around us is a whirl of change, solace can be found in an apiary and mindfulness in the company of bees. Im joined by Elizabeth Barton of Oakdale Bees. Elizabeth runs an apiary set in 4 acres of wild meadow bordering the Royal Windsor Forrest in Berkshire.  In addition to producing delicious local honey and beeswax products Oakdale Bees also run Beekeeping Experience Days built around the practice of Mindfulness. Join us as we discuss how the Principals of Mindfulness fit perfectly...

Hive Talkin - Mindfulness in the company of Honeybees

When all around us is a whirl of change, solace can be found in an apiary and mindfulness in the company of bees. Im joined by Elizabeth Barton of Oakdale Bees. Elizabeth runs an apiary set in 4 acres of wild meadow bordering the Royal Windsor Forrest in Berkshire.  In addition to producing delicious local honey and beeswax products Oakdale Bees also run Beekeeping Experience Days built around the practice of Mindfulness. Join us as we discuss how the Principals of Mindfulness fit perfectly...

Hive Talkin with Sarah Wyndham Lewis - The Honey Sommelier London

Come with me as we peek under the surface of the business of honey with an insight into the beekeeping journey and working life of Sarah Wyndham Lewis who you may know as The Honey Sommelier.  Sarah was introduced to the bee world by her husband Dale Gibson and together they created the London based sustainable beekeeping practice Bermondsey Street Bees (Insta @Bstreetbees). Sarah is a professional Honey Sommelier, working with chefs, bartenders and honey producers around the world. A regul...

Hive Talkin with Dr Jeff Pettis - President of Apimondia

In this inaugural episode we’re Hive Talkin with Dr Jeff Pettis, President of APIMONDIA  the International Federation of Beekeepers' Associations and gain an insight into where beekeeping is globally. As an award winning Entomologist Dr Jeff is ideally placed to guide us through the current issues facing honeybees and pollinators world wide and advise on what we as both fellow residents of our planet and beekeepers can do to support our buzzing friends.  Who knew we'd end up talkin about bad...