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Episode 288: Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives
Beekeeping - Short and Sweet - February 04, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsIn this week's Podcast: Happy New Year, It's interview time! I'm joined by Steve Donohoe and Paul Horton to discuss their new book, Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives. Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 288 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet. The Beekeeping Show 2024 - Tickets availa...
Keeping Chickens 101
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - February 02, 2024 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsRaising chickens on the Epic Homestead is such a rewarding process for Kevin. Here, he covers some of the basics to help you get started on your own chicken raising endeavors, from setup to care tips and tricks. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/47UooZI Botanical Interests Shop H...
Greywater and Rainwater Capture
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - February 01, 2024 15:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsToday’s topic is an important one: water catchment on the homestead! Kevin outlines a few simple ways homesteaders can harvest water, and a few to avoid. There are considerations depending on the amount of rain in your region too! EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3SCUkxG Book Collection...
Colony Collapse and Varroa, Plain Talk with Dr. David Peck (164)
Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - February 01, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn today's episode, Jim is joined by Dr. David Peck, an expert in varroa mites, to delve into the critical issue of honey bee colony collapse linked to varroa infestation. This topic is different from Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), focusing instead on the impact of varroa mites and the diseases...
Starting a Homestead Orchard
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 31, 2024 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsEarly in Kevin’s homesteading journey, he set up an orchard. The ultimate in perennial food production, having an orchard on any homestead provides nutrition, flavor in cooking, and enrichment in the process of growing one. EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3u62DIP Book Collection Page:...
Homestead Energy Systems
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 30, 2024 15:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsImplementing energy systems on an urban homestead is so crucial. By using energy efficient equipment, and directing energy appropriately, you’ll reduce your consumption. In the best case scenario, you generate your own energy and delete your energy bill. EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/...
#23 JP Duminy - The Journey of Serving Others
Follow Through with LVB - January 30, 2024 07:54 - 53 minutesIn this episode, JP with host Logan discuss his Journey: Chapters Show Notes (4:51) - Memories Of Cricket World Cups… A particular memory of beating India in 2011 Naipur. (9:37) - How does JP approach the role as batting coach and pass on his experience… (14:31) - Who is JP Duminy ou...
A New Vision for Homesteading
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 29, 2024 15:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsEpic Homesteading, the suburban homesteading primer is out! Kevin takes us through his philosophy on the topic, and shares stories from the Epic Homestead you may have never heard before. EG Homesteading Book: https://growepic.co/3Scnrq1 Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3HwjmrT Epic Gar...
Soil For Fruit Trees
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 25, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsDo you want to develop soil for your upcoming fruit tree planting? Susan Poizner is an urban orchardist and fruit tree care educator who has plenty of experience with this very subject. The secret to this is to mulch properly in the spring. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4b0mH...
In Class with Jim: "Supering" (163)
Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - January 25, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn this episode we delve into the concept of "supering," a term unique to beekeeping that has emerged over the past century. To those outside the beekeeping community, the term might sound like something out of a superhero comic, but for beekeepers, it's a crucial aspect of hive management. Ji...
Holistic Sprays for Fruit Trees
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 24, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWhat are holistic sprays, and how should fruit tree gardeners use them? Susan Poizner, urban orchardist covers this interesting topic and discusses holistic spray composition, and how they actually work for fruit trees. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3SmPtjW Botanical Interest...
Preventing Fruit Tree Disease Pests
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 23, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsIn this episode, urban orchardist and fruit tree care expert Susan Poizner dispenses the reasons fruit trees tend to contract diseases and attract pests. She also discusses how to prevent them altogether. A good general rule: monitor your trees and be curious! Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https:...
How to Perfectly Prune Your Fruit Trees Annually
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 22, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWhy should you prune your fruit trees annually? Because it keeps them healthy and productive! Urban orchardist Susan Poizner has lots of experience on this very subject as an author and educator of fruit tree care. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/48ZEPVD Botanical Interests Shop...
How to Make $20,000 From Your Backyard, Part 2
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 19, 2024 15:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsHow do you make $20,000 from your own backyard harvest? Ben Hartman outlines some of the ways you can organize your garden and harvests in the second installation of the ways you can make money implementing the lean system. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3TWkVqe Botanical Inte...
How to Make $20,000 From Your Backyard, Part 1
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 18, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsMaking money from the produce you grow seems a lot less daunting when Ben Hartman breaks it down! Using the lean system helps, and reducing waste is key to making it pan out. Plan it, set goals, get to work, and you’ll have success. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/41Uu9p8 Botan...
Mentoring Young Beekeepers (162)
Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - January 18, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsIn today's episode, Jim and Becky Masterman (co-host of Beekeeping Today Podcast) delve into the challenges and joys of mentoring young beekeepers, with a special focus on family dynamics. Jim shares his recent experience of being asked to mentor his grandson, who lives four hours away in a diff...
A Lean Approach to Spring Gardening
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 17, 2024 15:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsBen Hartman takes us through the spring garden planning process from soil prep, to the crops you want to grow. He even covers the systems he uses to prioritize tasks. As he combines these, he creates an efficient and effective process for growing. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.c...
The 7 Types of Waste on a Farm
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 16, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsImplement the lean system in your garden, and you’ll reduce at least 7 types of waste. Hear how Ben Hartman minimizes waste on his lean farm. Everything from how to store tools, to where you orient your garden, all the way to how you harvest are topics to consider. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage:...
The Lean Micro Farm
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 15, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsBen Hartman turned to a lean system when his meticulously built greenhouse was destroyed by high winds. By using this concept, he’s instituted a simple way to farm, framing it in terms of production and waste – two sides of the same coin. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/48PPp1p...
How to Grow Microgreens Like a Pro
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 12, 2024 15:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsStarting your own microgreens business may be easier than you think! A few hundred dollars, and high quality soil mixes are a good place to begin. Follow that up with the best practices outlined in this episode, and you’ve got a solid foundation for good microgreen production. Epic Gardening Shop...
Best Microgreens to Grow at Home
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 11, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsAs a successful founder of Living Earth Farm, Jonah has learned which microgreens are best for growing at home. In fact, he’s dedicated a portion of his business to educating people about this very topic. From red sorrel to cilantro, Jonah talks the choicest greens you can cultivate. Epic Garden...
Colony Confinement (161)
Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - January 11, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsBeekeepers must often confine their bees to the hives for long or short periods of time, whether it be to move them from one yard to another, or if pesticides are to be used in neighboring fields and even transporting home package bees or nucs in the spring. Have you ever considered the effects ...
Turning a Microgreens Hobby Into A Business
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 10, 2024 15:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWhile Jonah didn’t follow all the steps he outlines here when he started, these will absolutely benefit gardeners who want to turn their microgreens hobby into a business. It boils down to whether or not your product provides value to customers. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/4...
Microgreens Nutrition & Secret Soil Recipe
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 09, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsWhat’s Jonah’s secret soil recipe for growing great microgreens? It’s much simpler than you’d think! Jonah loves sharing what he’s learned as he grew his microgreens company, and helping you grow your own is a big priority for his business, Living Earth Farm. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https:/...
Starting a Microgreens Farm
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 08, 2024 15:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsAs a successful founder of Living Earth Farm, Jonah has learned which microgreens are best for growing at home. In fact, he’s dedicated a portion of his business to educating people about this very topic. From red sorrel to cilantro, Jonah talks the choicest greens you can cultivate. Epic Gardeni...
Episode 287: Merry Christmas 2023
Beekeeping - Short and Sweet - January 07, 2024 08:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsIn this week's Podcast: Planning for the new season, it's a big part of my winter, it helps me focus, it gets everything in it's place and it helps keep me optimistic for the new season. Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 287 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet. The Beekeeping...
2024 Spring Garden Plans
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 05, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratings2023 garden wins, what Kevin and Jacques learned and what they will be doing more and less of this year. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3H6Z7Rk Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/48qhWuz Book Collection Page: https://growepic.co/3vyzXIx EG Homesteading Book:...
Salon No. 30 Beelining with the experts
Arboreal Apiculture Salon - January 04, 2024 19:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBeelining is an ancient craft and science of finding wild honeybee trees/nests. The pursuit is old as humankind and has gained new relevance for the conservation and rewilding of honeybees. In Salon 30 we bring together international practitioners of beelining to share and explore current ...
New Year, New Fruit Trees
The Beet: A Podcast For Plant Lovers - January 04, 2024 15:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.4K ratingsJacques plans to up his fruit tree game in 2024. Kevin and Jacques talk about ways that different types of gardeners can have their own orchards. Epic Gardening Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/48pfsfY Botanical Interests Shop Homepage: https://growepic.co/3RNm7tC Book Collection Page: https:/...
Hive Inspections: When, Why and How Often (160)
Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - January 04, 2024 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsHive inspections are essential in the beekeeping, serving as the cornerstone for effective colony management. Through these inspections, beekeepers gain crucial insights that guide their decisions for immediate and long-term hive care. In this episode, Jim is joined by Anne Frey, an EAS Master B...
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