Two Bees in a Podcast
225 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago -Two Bees in a Podcast is hosted by members of University of Florida's Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory. Learn about honey bees, beekeepers, researchers, and specialists from around the world in educational, fun, yet practical episodes!
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Episodes
Episode 133: All About the Money, Honey! with Melanie Kirby
March 08, 2023 20:57 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 8, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Melanie Kirby, an Indigenous American queen breeder and owner of Zia Queenbees from New Mexico, on how she works professionally with bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 132: Student Beekeeping in Thailand
March 01, 2023 20:24 - 39 minutes - 37 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 1st, 2023, Two Bees producer Serra Sowers speaks with Lauren Roberts, a beekeeper and current entomology undergraduate from the University of Florida in Gainesville, on beekeeping in Thailand. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment from Live! Two Bees in a Podcast at the American Beekeeping Federation Conference in Jacksonville from January 2023. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 131: Follow-up on Microplastics
February 22, 2023 21:18 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 22, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu follow-up with Mica Buteler, a researcher from CONISET National Institute for Science and Technology from Argentina, on microplastics and finding plastic in wax. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 130: Controlling Varroa Through Genetic Technology
February 15, 2023 15:30 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 15, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Nicky Faber, a PhD candidate from the laboratory of genetics in the department of plant sciences at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, on controlling Varroa through genetic technology. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 129: All About the Money, Honey! with Virginia Webb
February 08, 2023 20:28 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 8, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with award-winning honey producer Virginia Webb from Clarksville, Georgia on honey shows and making money with honey. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 128: Catching up with Two Bees
January 25, 2023 15:30 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on January 25, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu introduce our new season and talk about trends in the industry expected this year. This episode concludes with a Stump the Chump Q&A. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. If you have questions, let us know in the comments or send us an email at [email protected]
Bonus Episode: Final Stump the Chump 2022
January 18, 2023 20:02 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBHappy Wednesday, Beekeepers! This week, we have a Q&A segment from our archive that was never released last year. Jamie and Amy first recorded this episode at the beginning of December and we wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it! As always, if you have beekeeping questions, send them our way by leaving a comment on our social media or sending us an email [email protected]
Happy New Year, Beekeepers!
January 11, 2023 20:27 - 1 minute - 1.95 MBHappy New Year! We've been busy bees over at the American Beekeeping Federation Annual Conference in Jacksonville. Thanks to those who participated in our live Stump the Chump recording and sharing your questions. While we don't have a full episode ready for you this week, you can check out any of our previous episodes wherever you listen to podcasts or at ufhoneybee.com.
Episode 127: Varroa Control Methods in Ontario
December 14, 2022 19:45 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBEpisode 127: Varroa Control Methods in Ontario In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on December 14, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Nuria Morfin, Lead of Technology Research Program and researcher from the Honey Bee Research Center in Ontario, Canda, on surveillance of Varroa using synthetic acaricides. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 126: December Monthly Management
December 01, 2022 14:28 - 33 minutes - 46 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on December 1, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu discuss best practices for managing bees in December. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 125: Overwintering Colonies -- Indoor or Outdoor?
November 23, 2022 15:30 - 50 minutes - 69.7 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 23, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Rosanna Punko, an Apiculture Inspector for the Bee Health Assurance Team in Alberta, Canada on Nosema management of indoor and outdoor overwintering of colonies. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 124: Sub-Arctic Beekeeping
November 16, 2022 23:01 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 16, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Etienne Tardiff, a hobbyist beekeeper in Yukon, Canada on sub-Arctic beekeeping. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 123: Climate Effects on Honey Bee Food Source
November 09, 2022 16:55 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 9, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Gabriela Quinlan, an NSF postdoctoral research fellow from the department of entomology at Penn State University, on climate effects of grasslands on honey bees in the US. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 122: November Monthly Management
November 02, 2022 17:12 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 2, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak about preparing hives for winter and cold weather in November. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 121: The Origins of Honey Bees
October 26, 2022 17:17 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 26, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Kathleen Dogantzis, a PhD candidate from the Zayed Lab with the Department of Biology at York University in Toronto, Canada, on the origins and evolution of Apis mellifera. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 120: Finding Pesticide Residue in Nectar and Pollen
October 19, 2022 14:10 - 57 minutes - 79 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 19, 2022, Amy Vu speaks with Dr. Jamie Ellis, a researcher from the UF Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory on finding exposure to pesticides in urban and suburban areas within nectar and pollen. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 119: Moving Honey Bees in U.S. and Territories
October 12, 2022 13:55 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 12, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Jose Marcelino, a researcher from the UF Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory in Gainesville, Florida, on the ability and legality of moving honey bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 118: How Honey Bees Respond to Viruses
October 05, 2022 17:45 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 5, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Mike Simone Finstrom, a researcher microbiologist from USDA-ARS Honey Bee breeding and physiology lab in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on viruses in honey bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 117: October Monthly Management
September 28, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 28, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak all things monthly management. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 116: Chemical Testing for Varroa Management
September 21, 2022 14:25 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 21, 2022, Dr. Cameron Jack and Amy Vu speak with Rassol Bahreini, a researcher from Department of Biological Science at the University of Alberta in Alberta, Canada, on Varroa management. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 115: The Growth of Urban Beekeeping
September 07, 2022 21:17 - 57 minutes - 78.7 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 7, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Joan Casanelles Abella, a researcher from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research in Switzerland, on the sustainability of urban beekeeping. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 114: September Monthly Management
August 31, 2022 14:30 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 31st, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak on all things monthly management. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 113: Temperature Changes and Varroa Infestation
August 24, 2022 14:42 - 32 minutes - 44 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 24, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Szymon Smolinski, a researcher from the National Marine Fisheries Research Institute in Poland, on the effect of autumn temperature changes on varroa infestation. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 112: Effect of Microplastics on Honey Bees
August 17, 2022 14:46 - 42 minutes - 59 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 17, 2022, Dr. Cameron Jack and Amy Vu speak with Mica Buteler, a researcher at CONISET National Institute for Science and Technology from Argentina, on the effect of microplastics on honey bee health and foraging behavior. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 111: Honey Bee Nutrition Using Feed Supplements
August 03, 2022 14:30 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 3, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Vincent Ricigliano, a research entomologist with the USDA from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the effect of artificial diets on honey bee health. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.
Episode 110: August Monthly Management
July 27, 2022 14:57 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 27, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu talk all things management for the month of August. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 109: Accessible Beekeeping
July 20, 2022 14:30 - 45 minutes - 62.4 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 20, 2022, Dr. Cameron Jack and Amy Vu speak with Justin Ruger, an author and beekeeper with Hippie Chick Apiary from Culpeper, Virginia, on beekeeping with disabilities. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources and to complete Justin’s survey.
Episode 108: How Insecticides Impact Colonies
July 13, 2022 14:05 - 1 hour - 87 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 13, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. William Meikle, a USDA research entomologist at Carl Hayden Bee Research Center in Tucson, Arizona, on stimulation of bees that follows with insecticide usage and experimentation with sensors. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 107: Effects of Insect Growth Disruptors on Honey Bees
July 06, 2022 14:30 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 6, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Julia Fine, a research entomologist with USDA in Davis, California, about insect growth disruptors effect on Apis mellifera queens. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 106: July Monthly Management
June 30, 2022 12:18 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBOn this week's episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 30, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu discuss the best management strategies for July. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment.
Episode 105: Use of Essential Oils Against Varroa destructor
June 23, 2022 03:11 - 48 minutes - 66 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 22, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Marian Hýbl & Petr Mraz from the Czech Republic, about using essential oils to fight Varroa. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 104: June Management
June 08, 2022 14:30 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBIn this week’s episode of Two Bees in a Podcast released on June 8, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu give tips and best strategies for maintaining your hives in June. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment.
Episode 103: Pesticides in Wax and Queen Health
June 01, 2022 14:30 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBOn this week's episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 1st, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with David Tarpy and Allison McAffee, a professor of applied ecology at NC State and post-doctoral research scholar in applied ecology at NC State, about their recent manuscript on the link between queen health and contact exposure to beeswax pesticides. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 102: Cottage Food Laws and Selling Honey
May 25, 2022 14:07 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 25, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Jennifer Hagen, Family and Consumer Services Agent from Lee County, Florida, about selling honey and cottage food laws. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 101: Pollen Treatment Agrochemicals and the Livelihood of Queens
May 20, 2022 13:22 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 20, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Reed Johnson, an associate professor and researcher in the department of entomology from The Ohio State University, about pollen agrochemical treatments affecting livelihoods of queens. This episode ends with a Q&A segment.
Episode 100: Special Edition May Management
April 27, 2022 16:59 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 27, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu celebrate our 100th episode with monthly management and a blooper reel! Thanks for joining us for our weekly episodes and supporting our show.
Episode 99: Sideline Beekeeping with Kent Pegorsch
April 20, 2022 14:16 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 20, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Kent Pegorsch, a beekeeper with Dancing Bear Honey in Waupaca, Wisconsin, about sideline beekeeping for non-full-time beekeepers. This episode ends with a Q&A segment.
Episode 98: Nursing Larvae Communication
April 13, 2022 14:21 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 13, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Bradley Metz, a research assistant in the Department of Applied Ecology at North Carolina State University, about pheromones and nursing larvae communicating needs to worker bees. This episode ends with a Q&A segment.
Episode 97: Evaluating European and American Foulbrood Diagnostic Methods
April 06, 2022 15:36 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 6, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Meghan Milbrath, Assistant Professor of Entomology at Michigan State University, about English and American foulbrood diagnostics. This episode ends with a Q&A segment.
Episode 96: April Monthly Management
March 30, 2022 13:41 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 30, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu talk all things monthly management and how to take care of your hives in April. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 95: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Changes in Beekeeping
March 23, 2022 16:24 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 23, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Miriam Bixby, a post-doctoral bee and economic researcher from Vancouver, Canada, about how COVID-19 has changed the beekeeping industry in British Columbia. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 94: The Swiss Beekeeping Concept
March 16, 2022 14:21 - 37 minutes - 50.8 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 16, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Matthieu Guichard, a research scientist with Agroscope Swiss Beekeeping Service and Apiservice extension, talking about beekeeping strategies in Switzerland. This episode is concluded with a Q&A.
Episode 93: The Architectural Abilities of Honey Bees
March 02, 2022 14:42 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 2, 2022, Jamie and Amy speak with Dr. Michael Smith, an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences from Auburn University and affiliate member of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany, about imperfect comb construction and the architectural abilities of honey bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment.
Episode 92: March Monthly Management
February 23, 2022 15:28 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 23, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu take a deep dive into best practices for hive management throughout the month of March! This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 91: Nutrition and Viral Resilience
February 16, 2022 15:45 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 16, 2022, we are joined by Alex Walton, a post doctoral researcher in the department of ecology, evolution, and organismal biology at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 90: Tylosin Exposure Impacts on Honey Bees
February 09, 2022 15:29 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 9, 2022, Dr. Cameron Jack and Amy Vu are joined by Dr. Eli Powell from the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas to discuss his new publication on tylosin exposure impacts on honey bees and pathogen susceptibility. In the 5 Minute Management segment, Jamie and Amy discuss the future of our management segment. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 89: Testing New Compounds Against Varroa
February 02, 2022 15:58 - 40 minutes - 37 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 2, 2022, we are joined by Kaylin Kleckner, PhD candidate in the University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department, to discuss testing new compounds against Varroa and safety of honey bees. In the 5 Minute Management segment, Jamie and Amy discuss queen rearing and mating. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 88: Visitation Rates and Colony Stocking Disease
January 26, 2022 15:32 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on January 26, 2022, we are joined by Rachel Mallinger, assistant professor and pollinator ecologist at the University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department, to discuss hive visitation rates and colony stocking disease. In the 5 Minute Management segment, Jamie and Amy discuss queen rearing and grafting. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 87: Enzyme Microparticles and Reducing Toxicity in Managed Hives
January 19, 2022 14:45 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on January, 19, 2021, we are joined by Scott McArt, assistant professor in the Department of Entomology at Cornell University and James Webb, founder of Beemmunity to discuss enzyme loaded microparticles and reducing toxicity in managed hives. In the 5 Minute Management segment, Jamie and Amy discuss queen rearing and establishing the kind of hives you need. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment.
Episode 86: Evaluating the Extreme Weather Impacts on Wild Bee Populations
January 12, 2022 16:52 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MBIn this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on January 5, 2022, we are joined by Dr. Kelsey Graham, scientist at the USDA Agriculture Resource Service to discuss extreme weather impacts on wild bee populations. In the 5 Minute Management segment, Jamie and Amy discuss queen rearing and selecting your colonies. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment.