Hosted by Steve Donohoe · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 19 episodes
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A friendly, informative space for both new and seasoned beekeepers, offering practical advice, personal storytelling, and an emphasis on responsible care for honey bees. Steve Donohoe is a bee farmer, author, and magazine editor based in Cheshire, UK. He works alongside his son, Alex.
Steve Donohoe hosts The Walrus and the Honey Bee, a education show with 19 episodes published.
Steve Donohoe gives a quick review of the beekeeping season, then plunges into the topic of non-treatment beekeeping, that is , not treating colonies for varroa mite infestation. He tries to understand why so many beekee
Whether you are raising queen honey bees or just dealing with colonies that have swarmed or superceded, the success of the mating of the new queen is a matter of some importance. Steve Donohoe talks about what can go wro
Some of the many things that can and do go wrong when beekeeping, and what to do about them Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
Steve Donohoe discusses the beekeeping season so far, as well as some beekeeping myths, and ideas on intensive versus extensive farming methods. Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
Some strange and unexpected things can happen in beekeeping - here are some of them Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
A little about how much honey you might lose if your bees swarm, and some ways to prevent swarming or reduce the honey lost. Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
Steve Donohoe walks through his method for making the best queen cells he has ever seen. It's the same method as used by Brother Adam, back in the day, and by Mike Palmer, and others. Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Fa
A balanced and detailed look at the science surrounding the issue of non-treatment of honey bees, including a comparison between the two main approaches: selective breeding and using survivor stock. Bluesky Threads Insta
From Steve Donohoe's blog post of the same title, this covers all of the important beekeeping things that matter during the springtime. It covers feeding bees early on, then providing space, dealing with colonies of diff
Taken from a chapter in Steve Donohoe's book, Interviews With Beekeepers, this covers a conversation between Steve, Jolanta, and Murray McGregor in 2017. Jolanta is the head of the queen rearing unit at Denrosa Apiaries,
Imogen reads from Steve's blog post, in which sets out his latest learnings and understanding of this sometimes tricky subject. How to introduce a new queen into a colony that has lost it's own. Bluesky Threads Instagram
As we move from winter into spring here in England, Steve Donohoe discusses over-wintering success, feeding colonies, and plans for once the season kicks off. Bluesky Threads Instagram YouTube Facebook
Intro 00:25 New book by Dorian Pritchard on conservation of native bees 01:10 Argument for conservation of native bees, legally protected areas should be created 02:40 Is the black bee really the best bee for all people?
Intro including reference to Ian Steppler YouTube video just posted on varroa treatments, using Randy Oliver spreadsheet model. https://youtu.be/Z2FLoAq6LDc 02:20 Recent apiary inspection of nucleus colonies 03:50 What c
00:30 Importance of both good queens and low mite levels 01:40 How Steve's thinking on varroa treatment regimes evolved from 2 times per year to three. 02:20 Alcohol wash on all colonies as per Randy Oliver, treatment th
0:00 When oilseed rape (OSR) first arrived in the UK 00:50 The UK has moved from being a net exporter to net imported of rapeseed oil, costing the UK economy £1 billion 01:10 List of the main cooking oils ranked by healt
Based on post of 19 November 2024 on thewalrusandthehoneybee.com 01:30 The damage caused by varroa mites - leading cause of colony losses worldwide 03:30 Learning to keep bees alive 04:00 Current trend among hobby beekee
Intro and reasons for not using an AI reader. 01:30 Reasons for making queens 02:35 Importance of being organised, knowing timings, mindset - sometimes things go wrong 03:19 Breeder queens, Steve's three breeder queens i
Imogen reads from Steve's blog post of 1st September 2024 00:53 Queens The importance of the queen in a honey bee colony cannot be overstated 02:37 Gruff Rees reviewed "Healthy Bees, Heavy Hives" by Paul Horton and Steve
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The Walrus and the Honey Bee is hosted by Steve Donohoe. The show is categorised under education (leisure) and has published 19 episodes.
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