Dave Doroghy works in the worlds of advertising and sports marketing and lives on a house boat on the Frasier River in southern British Columbia near Vancouver. His discovery of beekeeping wasn’t the common story of being swept off his feet with this new found passion. No, his interest was primarily financial. Show me the Money was a part of his professional sports life, so ‘show me the honey’ became a part of his beekeeping life.

His story is familiar to many new beekeepers. He makes just about every mistake that can be made with a hive full of bees and his journey is both educational for him, and entertaining for the readers of his book. What he did wrong and what he did to fix it are lessons all of us need to examine, explore and learn from.

Dave joins Beekeeping Today Podcast on this episode to talk about his beekeeping experiences and his book (reviewed in both Bee Culture magazine and and-venom-bee-people-and-the-bugs-they-love-show-me-the-honey-a-honeybee-heart-has.html">The New York Times). Listen today!

Links and websites mentioned in this podcast:

• Dave's Website: www.houseboathoney.com
• Show Me The Honey on Amazon:Show Me The Honey
• Bee Hive to Beekeeper: craft.com/shop/books/bee-hive-to-beekeeper">https://www.bee-craft.com/shop/books/bee-hive-to-beekeeper
• Updates on Developments with the Asian Giant Hornet in Washington State: https://agr.wa.gov/hornets

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Thanks to Strong Microbials for their support of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Find out more about heir line of probiotics in our Season 3, Episode 12 episode and from their website: https://www.strongmicrobials.com

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We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com

Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com

Thank you for listening! 

Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong", Musicalman, "Epilogue"