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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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    • Jun 3, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 206 EPISODES

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    The Two Bees in a Podcast is an incredibly informative and engaging podcast that I stumbled upon while researching backyard beekeeping. As someone who is not yet a beekeeper but has aspirations to become one, I have found this podcast to be an invaluable resource. The hosts, Jamie and Amy, are not only knowledgeable about bees and beekeeping, but they also have a great sense of humor which adds an enjoyable element to the show. I appreciate their ability to make complex topics accessible and easy to understand.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the wide range of topics that are covered. Each episode delves into subjects such as hive management, queen rearing, pollination, diseases and pests, and much more. The guests that they bring on the show are experts in their field and provide valuable insights and information. I especially enjoy the Q&A segment at the end of each episode where listeners can submit their questions and have them answered by the hosts or guests.

    Furthermore, the chemistry between Jamie and Amy is fantastic. They play off each other's strengths and keep the show flowing smoothly. Their enthusiasm for honeybees is contagious and it's clear that they genuinely care about spreading knowledge to both experienced beekeepers and newcomers alike.

    While it's difficult to find any drawbacks to this podcast, if I had to mention one negative aspect it would be that episodes are not released as frequently as I would like. However, I understand that producing high-quality content takes time and effort, so it's a minor inconvenience in comparison to the wealth of information provided by each episode.

    In conclusion, The Two Bees in a Podcast is an exceptional podcast for anyone interested in bees or beekeeping. Whether you're a beginner or experienced beekeeper, this show offers valuable information presented in an entertaining way. Jamie and Amy's passion for honeybees shines through each episode, making it both educational and enjoyable to listen to. I highly recommend this podcast to anyone with an interest in bees or a desire to learn more about beekeeping.



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    Latest episodes from Two Bees in a Podcast

    Episode 199: Almond Pollination Contracts with Brittney Goodrich

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 43:23


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 3rd, 2025, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu are joined by Dr. Brittney Goodrich—Assistant Professor in the Agriculture and ConsumerEconomics Department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to discuss almond pollinationcontract analysis. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

    Episode 198: Honey Bees, Native Bees, and Updates with Dr. Melathopoulos

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 44:23


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 12th, 2025, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome back Dr. Andony Melathopoulos—Associate Professor of Pollinator Health Extension in the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon—about updates on his lab and projects he's working on. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 197: Hangry Bees

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 34:48


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 4th, 2025, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Elizabeth Walsh—a USDA-ARS Research Entomologist at the Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Research Lab in Baton Rouge, Louisiana—about hangry bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 196: The BeeMD and Citizen Scientist

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 60:29


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 26th, 2025, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Dewey Caron—a retired Professor and the current content and communications specialist that oversees the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program in the Department of Horticulture with Oregon State University—about Citizen Scientist and The BeeMD. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 195: Monetization Beyond Bees and Honey 

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 53:39


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 18th, 2025, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Cliff Struhl—President and CEO of BeeSmart Designs—to talk about monetizing beekeeping beyond just bees and honey. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 194: BeeGuards

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 57:01


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 11th, 2025, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Cecilia Costa—a Senior Researcher with the Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA), based in Italy—to talk about an EU funded project called BeeGuards. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 193: Winter Bees

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 52:42


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on December 17, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Gabriela Quinlan—a Research Ecologist with the USDA ARS who is currently based in North Carolina—to talk about winter bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 192: Pathogen Spillover

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 41:05


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on December 10, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Kaitlin Deutsch—a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory in the Entomology and Nematology Department at the University of Florida—to talk about pathogen spillover between honey bees and native bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 191: Datasets on Diseases and Pests in the United States

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 50:31


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on December 3, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Mohamed Alburaki—a research entomologist at the Bee Research Laboratory with the USDA ARS in Beltsville, Maryland—to talk about his publishing(s) on the status report of honey bee diseases in the United States from 2015-2022. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 190: The “Medicinal Properties of Honey” CURE Class

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 53:20


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 19, 2024, Dr. Cameron Jack and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Ferhat Ozturk—an Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas SanAntonio in the Department of Biology, Health, and Environmental Sciences and also the Director of Honey Pathway. Dr. Ozturk speaks about his class called “The Medicinal Properties of Honey”. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode.

    Episode 189.5: FSBA License Plate

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 3:12


    In this special episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 12, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu relay important information on the Save The Bees License Plate. For more information, please visit https://www.savethebeesplate.com/ or email info@savethebees.com with any questions. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 189: Honey Bee Disaster Response Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 47:39


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 5, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Patrick Hardy—the Executive Director of Bee Platoon—to talk about Bee Platoon: a honey bee disaster response team based in California. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 188: Tropilaelaps

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 45:03


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 29, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Geoff Williams—an Associate Professor at the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at Auburn University—to talk about a hot global topic in the honey bee world: Tropilaelaps. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 187: Consuming Irradiated Royal Jelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 34:15


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 22, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Jennifer Standley—who finished her master's degree here at the UF Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory, and is now completing her PhD with Dr. Geoff Williams at his laboratory in the department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at Auburn University—to talk about a research project that she did here at UF with Jamie titled, “Does consuming irradiated royal jelly affect Apis mellifera larvae development and survival to adulthood in vitro?”. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 186: Commercial Beekeeping: Queen Production, Pollination, and Package Production

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 55:14


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 15, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Ray Olivarez—the owner of Olivarez Honey Bees incorporated in Orland, California—to talk about queen production, pollination, and package production. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 185: Commercial Honey Bees and Non-native Probiotics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 43:07


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 8, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Kirk Anderson—the lead scientist, a molecular microbial ecologist and research microbiologist at the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center for the USDA Agricultural Research Service—to talk about his manuscript, “A longitudinal field study of commercial honey bees shows that non-native probiotics do not rescue antibiotic treatment, and are generally not beneficial.” This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 184: Hive Orientation and Colony Strength Affect Honey Bee Colony Activity During Almond Pollination

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 41:59


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 1, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Huw Evans—a lead innovator for BeeHero X—to talk about his publication “Hive Orientation and Colony Strength Affect Honey Bee Colony Activity during Almond Pollination.” This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 183: Beescape

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 46:21


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 24, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Christina Grozinger—a Professor at Pennsylvania State University as well as the Director at the Center for Pollinator Research and the Center for Technology and Livings System—to talk Beescape. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 182: High Pesticide Exposure and Risk to Bees in Pollinator Plantings Adjacent to Conventionally Managed Blueberry Fields

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 31:32


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 17, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Kelsey Graham—a Research Entomologist with the USDA ARS Pollinating Insects, Biology, Management, & Systematics Research Unit in Logan, Utah—to talk about her paper, “High pesticide exposure and risk to bees in pollinator plantings adjacent to conventionally managed blueberry fields.” This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode.

    Episode 181: Nano Colonies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 52:00


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 10, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Zac Lamas—a NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Jay Evans' Laboratory at the USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland—to talk about his paper, “Nano Colonies: Rearing honey bee queens and their offspring in small laboratory arenas.” This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 180: Wild Honey Bee Colonies and Research in South Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 41:16


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 3, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome back Kaylin Kleckner—a PhD candidate at the Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory at the University of Florida—to talk about wild honey bee colonies as well as some specific research she is doing in South Africa. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 179: Colony Size, Rather Than Geographic Origin of Stocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 47:44


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 27, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Mehmet Döke—an Assistant Professor at the University College of Utrecht in the Netherlands—to talk about a publication that he wrote, “Colony Size, Rather Than Geographic Origin of Stocks, Predicts Overwintering Success in Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in the Northeastern United States.” This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 178: Doctor Keith Delaplane on Biogeography Evolution: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 43:36


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 20, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome back Dr. Keith Delaplane—Professor, Walter B. Hill Fellow & Honey Bee Program Director in the Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia—to continue speaking about biogeography evolution. This episode is part two of two and concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode.

    Episode 177: Doctor Keith Delaplane on Biogeography Evolution: Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 54:22


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 13, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome back Dr. Keith Delaplane—Professor, Walter B. Hill Fellow & Honey Bee Program Director in the Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia—to talk about biogeography evolution. This episode is part one of two. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 176: The EPIQ Program (Education about Production and Insemination of Queens)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 42:18


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 6, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Robyn Underwood—an Extension Educator in Apiculture with the Department of Entomology at Penn State University as well as the EPIQ Program Leader—to talk about the EPIQ Program. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 175: The Honey Factory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 42:09


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 30, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome back Dr. Tom Seeley—a Professor of Biology in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University as well as the author of several books on honey bee behavior—to talk about his research on the honey bee colony as a honey factory as well as his new book: Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 174: Hygiene-Eliciting Brood Semiochemicals as a Tool for Assaying Honey Bee Colony Resistance to Varroa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 44:00


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 23, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Kaira Wagoner—a research scientist with the Department of Biology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro as well as the CEO of Optera—to talk about the research paper, “Hygiene-Eliciting Brood Semiochemicals as a Tool for Assaying Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colony Resistance to Varroa.” This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 173: The Nutritional Landscape in Agroecosystems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 37:56


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 16, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome Dr. Pierre Lau—a research entomologist/ecologist at the Pollinator Health in Southern Crop Ecosystems Research Unit which is part of the USDA ARS—to talk about the research paper, “The nutritional landscape in agroecosystems: a review on how resources and management practices can shape pollinator health in agricultural environments.” This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 172: Breeding for Varroa Resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 45:22


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 9, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome back Dr. Marla Spivak—a distinguished McKnight professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota—to talk about breeding for Varroa resistance. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 171: Episode 171: Honey Bee Stings from a Medical Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 52:32


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 2, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Michael Brown—a practicing family physician, a hobbyist beekeeper, the President of the Missouri State Beekeeper's Association, and a Master Beekeeper in the Great Plains Master Beekeeper Program—about honey bee stings. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 170: Indoor Overwintering Bees

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 53:15


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 25, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome back Ian Steppler—who is a commercial beekeeper and runs the Canadian Beekeeper's Blog— to talk about one of the latest crazes in the bee world: indoor overwintering. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 169: Mental Wellness and Beekeeping

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 37:06


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 18, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Kathy Clay, a retired Battalion Chief Fire Marshal and certified Master Beekeeper, about the link between mental wellness and beekeeping. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 168: Beekeeping with Larry Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 57:16


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 11, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Larry Connor the owner and founding member of Wicwas Press, LLC about his experience as a bee keeper, a bee scientist, and a bee educator as well as brood patterns and why they're important. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 167: Honey Bee Clustering

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 47:07


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 4, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu welcome back Derek Mitchell from the University of Leeds Institute of Thermofluids to talk about his research article, “Honeybee cluster—not insulation but stressful heat sink.” This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 166: Environmental DNA

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 39:41


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 28, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Leigh Boardman—an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Memphis—about Environmental DNA (eDNA), how it works in the honey bee world, and how it might be beneficial to beekeepers in the future. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 165: Structural Bee Removal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 37:03


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 21, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Jean Navarro—a beekeeper, pest control operator, and the owner of Mega Bee Rescues and Pest Control—about structural bee removal. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 164: The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP) Program

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 31:57


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 14, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Seth Cross, a National Program Manager for ELAP with the Farm Service Agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about what he manages on the national level: the emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish (ELAP) program. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 163: Sideline Beekeeping in Ecuador

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 41:26


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 7, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Manuel Cornejo—a sideline beekeeper from Ecuador—about what it's like to be a beekeeper in Ecuador and some of its unique aspects. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 162: Amitraz Resistance in Varroa

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 57:27


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 30, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Frank Rinkevich, a Research Entomologist at the USDA-ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Laboratory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana about amitraz resistance in the US varroa population. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 161: Darwinian Beekeeping

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 45:11


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 23, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Lewis Bartlett, an Assistant Professor at the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases at the Odum School of Ecology, about darwinian beekeeping. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 160: Vespa velutina: The Yellow-Legged Hornet

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 41:53


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 16, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. James Fulton, a research scientist at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Honey Bee Diagnostic Laboratory, about Vespa velutina—more commonly known as the yellow-legged hornet. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 159: Farm Safety and H2A

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 46:35


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 9, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Kim Morgan, an Extension Economist, who is an associate professor at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center at the University of Florida. They discuss safety in the apiary, risk management, heat illness, the H-2A program, and more. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 158: Global Beekeeping

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 40:35


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 2, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Jeff Pettis, the President of Apimondia, about the organization, global challenges, the future of beekeeping, and more. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 157: Backyard Beekeeping and Minimizing Losses

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 50:50


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 26, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Theresa Martin, a Cornell Master Beekeeper, about minimizing losses as a backyard beekeeper, sensors, logging, and more. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode.

    Episode 156: Commercial Beekeeping

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 36:16


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 19, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Leo Rukin, a commercial beekeeper here in Florida, about cranberry pollination, bogs, migratory beekeeping, and more. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: ufhoneybee.com, for additional resources from today's episode.

    Episode 155.5: Special Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 4:07


    In this special episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 18, 2024, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu have a very exciting announcement: Two Bees in a Podcast is back! Tune in Tuesdays at noon for new episodes!

    Episode 155: Hearing about Honey bee Nutrition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 48:20


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on December 12, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Priya Basu, an assistant professor in pollinator health and apiculture at Mississippi State University, on honey bee health and nutrition. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 154: Addressing Food Insecurity with The Herban Bee

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 56:54


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on December 1, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Mika Hardison, a beekeeper, educator and founder of The Herban Bee in Jacksonville, Florida, on value added products and urban beekeeping to address food insecurity. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 153: Beekeeping in Brazil

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 50:56


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 17, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Dr. Samir Moura Kadri, a post-doctoral research scholar (currently at the UF Honey Bee Lab) in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science from Sao Paolo State University in Brazil, on Brazilian beekeeping and research. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode. 

    Episode 152: Discovering Bee Data with HiveTracks App

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 56:05


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 10, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with James Wilkes, the founder of HiveTracks and a computer science professor at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, on using technology to understand how to improve your beekeeping operations. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode.

    Episode 151: PAm Bridging Research and Beekeepers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 41:23


    In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 3, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Danielle Downey, with Project Apis m. on the work that they do and how it helps beekeepers. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today's episode. 

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