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Publisher |: Stewart Spinks

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Animals,; Bees,; Education,; Insects,; Natural Sciences,; Science & Medicine

Categories Via RSS |: Arts,; Education,; How To,; Nature,; Science

A Beekeeping Podcast for the Inquisitive Beekeeper with a Short Attention Span! BeeFarmer, YouTuber (The Norfolk Honey Company, Patreon Host (www.patreon.com/norfolkhoney), Beekeeping mentor to 1000's of beekeepers worldwide via my social media channels, Facebook and Instagram.

People |: Stewart Spinks (@beekeepersimon)
Premiere Date |: 2018-02-25
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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292 Available Episodes (292 Total) / Average duration: 00:16:37

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

292 Available Episodes (292 Total)Average duration: 00:16:37

Feb 22, 2024

00:28:28

In this week's Podcast: I'm joined in conversation by Rob Nickless, Co-Organiser of The Beekeeping Show here in the UK to discuss some of the things to look out for at the 2024 show.Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 291 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.The Beekeeping Show 2024 - Tickets available here

Get your copy of Steve & Paul's new book by clicking the link below.Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives by Steve Donohoe and Paul HortonISBN: 978-1-914934-67-4

Just in case you missed the Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet Links from 2023National Bee UnitNon-Native Species SecretariateThe Asian Hornet Handbook by Sarah Bunker

Contact Me at honey.co.uk/about">The Norfolk Honey Company

Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:

Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting honey.co.uk/">my website here

Support the show

Feb 18, 2024

00:32:25

In this week's Podcast: I'm joined in conversation by Paul Beardmore from Modern Beekeeping and Happy Valley Honey to discuss his beekeeping, honey production and online beekeeping equipment business. Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 289 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.Check Out Paul's website, answer a very simple question, and you could win a prize.Check out the link here: Modern Beekeeping Competition entry

Get your copy of Steve & Paul's new book by clicking the link below.Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives by Steve Donohoe and Paul HortonISBN: 978-1-914934-67-4

Just in case you missed the Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet Links form 2023National Bee UnitNon-Native Species SecretariateThe Asian Hornet Handbook by Sarah Bunker

Contact Me at honey.co.uk/about">The Norfolk Honey Company

Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:

Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting honey.co.uk/">my website here

Support the show

Feb 11, 2024

00:33:22

In this week's Podcast: I'm joined in conversation by Luke Hutchinson from Northumberland Honey to talk about Mead, Honey and Queen RearingHi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 289 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.Check Out Luke's website, answer a very simple question, and you could win a prize.Check out the link here: Northumberland HoneyThe Beekeeping Show 2024 - Tickets available here

Get your copy of Steve & Paul's new book by clicking the link below.Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives by Steve Donohoe and Paul HortonISBN: 978-1-914934-67-4

Just in case you missed the Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet Links form 2023National Bee UnitNon-Native Species SecretariateThe Asian Hornet Handbook by Sarah Bunker

Contact Me at honey.co.uk/about">The Norfolk Honey Company

Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:

Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting honey.co.uk/">my website here

Support the show

Feb 04, 2024

01:26:51

In 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 available here

Get your copy of Steve & Paul's new book by clicking the link below.Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives by Steve Donohoe and Paul HortonISBN: 978-1-914934-67-4

Just in case you missed the Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet Links form 2023National Bee UnitNon-Native Species SecretariateThe Asian Hornet Handbook by Sarah Bunker

Contact Me at honey.co.uk/about">The Norfolk Honey Company

Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:

Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting honey.co.uk/">my website here

Support the show

Jan 07, 2024

00:17:34

In 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 Show 2024 - Tickets available here

Article: Beekeeping Theories Debunked: The Real Buzz on Honeybee InsulationResearch Paper: Honeybee Cluster - Not Insulation but Stressful Heat Sink

Just in case you missed the Yellow-Legged Asian Hornet LinksNational Bee UnitNon-Native Species SecretariateThe Asian Hornet Handbook by Sarah Bunker

Contact Me at honey.co.uk/about">The Norfolk Honey Company

Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:

Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting honey.co.uk/">my website here

Support the show

Dec 31, 2023

00:35:38

In this week's Podcast: Something slightly different, Today I'm chatting with Jackie Thomas, Master Beekeeper, Training Officer for the Dover and District BKA and Asian Hornet Action Team Co-Ordinator. Time to learn more about the Asian Hornet incursions into the South East of England.Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 286 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.The Beekeeping Show 2024 - Tickets available hereAsian Hornet Links Below:National Bee UnitNon-Native Species SecretariateThe Asian Hornet Handbook by Sarah Bunker

Contact Me at honey.co.uk/about">The Norfolk Honey Company

Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:

Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting honey.co.uk/">my website here

Support the show

Dec 24, 2023

00:18:27

In this week's Podcast: What a very cold week we've just had, minus 5 degrees celsius overnight and it's left me shivering. No movement from any hives as our bees sit out the cold and hefting is about all we should now do. Me, I'm having a cuppa and planning the start of my new season and I thought I would share my top tip for Spring splits, swarm management and frame replacement.Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 285 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.The Beekeeping Show 2024 - Tickets available here

Contact Me at honey.co.uk/about">The Norfolk Honey Company

Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:

Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting honey.co.uk/">my website here

Support the show

Dec 17, 2023

00:16:17

In this week's Podcast: It's getting colder and our colonies are all set for the long winter ahead, actually, not really, listen in for yet more of my attempts to catch up with this beekeeping season.Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 284 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.Dade's Anatomy and Dissection of the Honeybee

Contact Me at honey.co.uk/about">The Norfolk Honey Company

Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:

Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting honey.co.uk/">my website here

Support the show

Dec 10, 2023

00:16:46

In this week's Podcast: Most beekeepers will have packed away their hive tools and smoker for the Winter by now, but what if you've been unable to get your bees prepared for Winter as you normally might. Listen in for an emergency hive intervention to get back on track before Santa get's here!Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 283 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.

Contact Me at honey.co.uk/about">The Norfolk Honey Company

Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:

Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting honey.co.uk/">my website here

Support the show

Dec 03, 2023

00:18:15

In this week's Podcast: It's been an interesting week to say the least! I've been unboxing new equipment, scraping and pressing heather honey frames and witnessed a most disturbing scene, of a mute swan attacking another mute swan at the fishing lakes apiaries.Hi, I’m Stewart Spinks and welcome to Episode 282 of my podcast, Beekeeping Short and Sweet.Refractometer Link

Contact Me at honey.co.uk/about">The Norfolk Honey Company

Join Our Beekeeping Community in the following ways:

Early Release & Additional Video and Podcast Content - Access Here
Stewart's Beekeeping Basics Facebook Private Group - Click Here
Twitter - @NorfolkHoneyCo - Check Out Our Feed
Instagram - @norfolkhoneyco - View Our Great Photographs
Sign Up for my email updates by visiting honey.co.uk/">my website here

Support the show

Feb 22 | 00:28:28

Episode 291: The Beekeeping Show 2024

Feb 18 | 00:32:25

Episode 290: Modern Beekeeping

Feb 11 | 00:33:22

Episode 289 Northumberland Honey

Feb 04 | 01:26:51

Episode 288: Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives

Jan 07 | 00:17:34

Episode 287: Merry Christmas 2023

Dec 31 | 00:35:38

Episode 286: Asian Hornet Chat

Dec 24 | 00:18:27

Episode 285: Freezing Bees and Spring Plans

Dec 17 | 00:16:17

Episode 284: The Winter Chill Arrives

Dec 10 | 00:16:46

Episode 283: Emergency Hive Interventions

Dec 03 | 00:18:15

Episode 282: Scraping Frames and Muderous Swans!

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