Podcast appearances and mentions of bee squad

From the coast of Western Australia to Sydney's suburbs, young people are discovering nature in their neighbourhoods and setting up nesting boxes for birds, cleaning up waterways, planting to attract bees and koalas, and building insect hotels. They're learning about amazing native species and finding ways to protect them. The Bee Squad inspires you to take part in these exciting adventures and projects that support threatened species by doing things like: learning how to put together a nature sleuth toolkit planting to attract pollinators using the tally sheet to record flora and fauna sightings following the tips to ace your wildlife photography. The best part is, you don't need to live near a national park or protected area to get involved – you can make a difference from your balcony, backyard, local park or school. In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Dr Judy Friedlander about biodiversity and why it is so important to all species in the food chain, why pollination is critical and not limited to just bees, and how 'Biodiversity Champions' can work together to create change and a greater appreciation of the natural world.

From the coast of Western Australia to Sydney's suburbs, young people are discovering nature in their neighbourhoods and setting up nesting boxes for birds, cleaning up waterways, planting to attract bees and koalas, and building insect hotels. They're learning about amazing native species and finding ways to protect them.The Bee Squad inspires you to take part in these exciting adventures and projects that support threatened species by doing things like:learning how to put together a nature sleuth toolkitplanting to attract pollinatorsusing the tally sheet to record flora and fauna sightingsfollowing the tips to ace your wildlife photography.The best part is, you don't need to live near a national park or protected area to get involved – you can make a difference from your balcony, backyard, local park or school.In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Dr Judy Friedlander about biodiversity and why it is so important to all species in the food chain, why pollination is critical and not limited to just bees, and how 'Biodiversity Champions can work together to create change and a greater appreciation of the natural world.

In this episode we discover how veterans and beekeeping is a win-win combination! 3 Bee Veterans Program instructors, Ben, Jessica and Joshua talk about all things bees; from hive life, foraging, transpersonal beekeeping to Colony Collapse Disorder. For veterans who miss a sense of community and shared purpose of military life,  the Bee Veterans Program offers beekeeping training, shared camaraderie in this hands-on world of honeybees!   Ben Ziegler, former USAF,  works with the U of MN Spivak Honeybee Lab, the Bee Squad, and Bee Veterans Program.  Jessica Helgen manages colonies and collects hive data for the U of MN Bee Squad Bee Network Program. She is coordinator and primary instructor for the Mentoring Apiary workshops. Joshua Munoz, former USMC, is an Agricultural Teacher at Como Park Senior High School, instructor for U of MN Bee Veterans Program and ambassador for the Minnesota Honey Producers Assoc. QUOTES JESSICA: “I still remember the first time they opened a hive for me and there were bees flying all around and I could smell the honey and the wax coming out of the colony. And it was just really magical.” JOSHUA: “...there's this rhythm into beekeeping. And I think having an open mind... and being willing to learn about something that people have been working with for so long... Be humble when you work with... honeybees.” BEN:  “....a honeybee colony...have like a two mile radius around their hive that they'll forage from... If you have a, say a suburban hive, that's a lot of blacktop, that's a lot of roofs, that's a lot of just Kentucky bluegrass lawn that they can't use. If we are wanting to make a difference on a personal level here, I think a lot of people would really need to add... flowering plants to their yard.” LINKS University of Minnesota Bee Lab University of Minnesota Bee Veterans Program University of Minnesota Spivak Lab Rebecca Masterman, University of Minnesota, 2018 President's Award for Outstanding Service Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota, Dept. of Entomology Heroes To Hives Program (Heroes to Hives' National Director Dr. Adam Ingrao) Bee Wise farms, LLC (lacey Ann Ingrao, M.A. Transpersonal Psychology Transpersonal Psychology      

The Minnesota Honey Producers Association has a whole bunch of good things going for them and in this episode we learn about their new Honey Ambassador Program (notice we didn't say Honey Queen Program), plus the state wide habitat program. First off, we talk with Becky Masterson, who've we had as a guest on the podcast in the past. Rebecca is with the University of Minnesota Bee lab and is part of the Bee Squad which has been very involved in both of these programs, working to get people together to work together to work better at producing habitat.  We also talk with Josh Munoz, a Marine veteran and is the first MHPA Honey Bee Ambassador promoting honey and beekeeping in the state. Josh also runs the Minnesota Veterans Bee Program. He teaches agriculture in a St. Paul high school focusing a lot on habitat and honey bees and is working to shape high school ag curriculum. Also on today's episode, we talk with Dan Whitney, past Minnesota Honey Producers President and a commercial honey producer, who spends a good amount of time in Texas running over 2000 colonies, and produces nucs and queens each spring. Dan was instrumental in getting the Ambassador program going and in very active in the new Minnesota Habitat Program.  All told, 3 very active people getting a lot of good work done to better Minnesota for bees, beekeepers and beekeeping. Listen today! Also in today's episode, Ed Colby returns with a story from his book, “A Beekeeper's Life: Tales of a Beekeeper." In previous readings, Ed has talked about keeping bees on Granny's property. In this episode, Ed shares with us a remembrance of her upon her passing. We hope you enjoy the episode. Leave comments and questions in the Comments Section of the episode's website. Thank you for listening! Links and websites mentioned in this podcast:  Minnesota Honey Producers Assn Website - https://minnesotahoneyproducers.com Minnesota Honey Producers Assn Facebook Page -  https://www.facebook.com/minnesotahoneyproducers/ Ed Colby's Book, "A Beekeeper's Life. Tales From The Bottom Board - https://smile.amazon.com/Beekeepers-Life-Tales-Bottom-Board/dp/1912271885/ Honey Bee Obscura - https://www.honeybeeobscura.com ______________ This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global offers a variety of standard and custom patties. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode!  We welcome Betterbee as sponsor of today's episode. Betterbee's mission is to support every beekeeper with excellent customer service, continued education and quality equipment. From their colorful and informative catalog to their support of beekeeper educational activities, including this podcast series, Betterbee truly is Beekeepers Serving Beekeepers. See for yourself at www.betterbee.com 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 Thanks for Northern Bee Books for their sponsorship of Bee Books: Old & New with Kim Flottum. Northern Bee Books is the publisher of bee books available worldwide from their website or from Amazon and bookstores everywhere. They are also the publishers of The Beekeepers Quarterly and Natural Bee Husbandry. We want to also thank 2 Million Blossoms as a sponsor of the podcast. 2 Million Blossoms is a regular podcast featuring interviews with leading bee and insect researchers in the world of pollination, hosted by Dr. Kirsten Traynor. _______________ We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments in the show notes of this episode or: 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: Be Strong by Young Presidents; Epilogue by Musicalman; Walking in Paris by Studio Le Bus; A Fresh New Start by Pete Morse; Original guitar background instrumental by Jeff Ott Beekeeping Today Podcast is an audio production of Growing Planet Media, LLC

In today's episode, we talk with Bridget Mendel and Becky Masterman of the University of Minnesota Bee Lab's “Bee Squad”.  Dr. Marla Spivak created Bee Squad as an outreach group 10 years ago in the Twin Cities area to help local beekeepers and other people just wanting bees in the backyard, with just a couple of volunteers. It has blossomed into a dynamic, nationally known UMN Extension Program that is helping hundreds, even thousands of people – beekeepers and non-beekeepers alike. The Bee Squad was originally headed by Becky who recently 'passed the hive tool' of leadership to Bridget. Together, they have paired up with a host of other programs including the BIP Sentinel Program, the American Honey Producers Association and their habitat program, the University of Michigan's Veteran's programs, and thousands of beekeepers across the US. The Bee Squad's list of programs is extensive – and they are not just for Minnesotan's. Funded by sales from their store, payment for managing other's bees, grants and donations and community partners, they have nearly a dozen talented people managing all of these programs. Listen today and bookmark their website as a knowledgeable and trustworthy site to gain current beekeeping information! Links and websites mentioned in this podcast: The Bee Squad - https://www.beelab.umn.edu/bee-squad Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - https://www.honeybeeobscura.com WAS Mini Conference -"Bee Gut Microbiome" - https://www.westernapiculturalsociety.org/events-1 American Honey Producers, Chinese Tallow & APHIS - https://www.ahpanet.com/tallowinfo ______________ 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 This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global Patties is a family business that manufactures protein supplement patties for honey bees. Feeding your hives protein supplement patties will help ensure that they produce strong and health colonies by increasing brood production and overall honey flow. Global offers a variety of standard patties, as well as custom patties to meet your specific needs. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode!  We want to also thank 2 Million Blossoms as a sponsor of the podcast. 2 Million Blossoms is a quarterly magazine destined for your coffee table. Each page of the magazine is dedicated to the stories and photos of all pollinators and written by leading researchers, photographers and our very own, Kim Flottum. _______________ 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" Beekeeping Today Podcast is an audio production of Growing Planet Media, LLC

Join Nicole and Mark of of Bee Squad as they talk about Bee Squad, varroa mite treatment options and the mite check program.WHAT YOU’LL LEARNWhat is bee squadHow the Honeybee Health Coalition worksWhat are the Varroa Mite treatment optionsMite Check ProgramOUR GUESTMark Dykes is the extension and Bee Squad coordinator for the vanEngelsdorp Bee Lab. Previous to his position at the University of Maryland, Mark was the Chief Inspector for the Texas Apiary Inspection Service (TAIS). During his tenure at TAIS Mark helped to create the Texas Master Beekeeper Program and the Texas State Honey Bee Diagnostic Lab. Mark was also a supervisor with the Florida Department of Agriculture's Apiary Inspection Service and the apiary manager for Dr. Jamie Ellis' honey bee lab at the University of Florida. Mark has a degree in natural resource conservation from the University of Florida and is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONEDbee-health.extension.orgmitecheck.comkeepbeesalive.orgBee Squad WebsiteBee Squad FacebookBee Squad TwitterEmail us! Ask@HeritageAcresMarket.com*Denotes affiliate linksSign up and be the first to know about future episodes and updates!- http://bit.ly/2CMza8mSUPPORT THE SHOWYour support helps us continue to provide the best possible episodes!View Our Favorites on Amazon*Shop HeritageAcresMarket.comFollow us on Facebook and InstagramJoin our Hens & Hives Facebook GroupJoin our VIP Text ClubLeave a question or comment on our podcast message page!#backyardbountypodcast #heritageacresmarketSupport the show (http://paypal.me/heritageacresmarket)

This week we travel to the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary to experience a bee survey led by Clara Costello of the Bee Squad. Image provided by By Sirley: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17643714

Episode 0126 - Cars and Computers Long time listener and friend Chris writes in and asks about computers and cars. More specifically about computer code and cars. But first Train learns what it means to be on Bee Squad.   Show Notes: The Idea of it https://medium.com/@viktorschepik/how-to-be-an-automobile-software-engineer-part-1-7729a780d89b https://www.autoevolution.com/news/car-coding-and-what-it-can-bring-for-your-vehicle-104966.html   Chips https://superchips.com/can-i-improve-my-mileage/ https://axleaddict.com/trucks-vans/Ways-To-Increase-Chevrolet-Silverado-1500-Gas-Mileage https://www.autoanything.com/performance-chips/pros-and-cons-of-performance-chips.aspx Tesla https://gizmodo.com/the-tech-that-drives-the-new-tesla-model-s-explained-1644801610 Volkswagen and “Diesel Gate” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal Jeep Hack https://www.designnews.com/electronics-test/hack-jeep-101-renowned-security-expert-will-explain-how-he-did-it/98920152045567   Thanks for listening, downloading and subscribing. For questions, comments or complaints please e-mail us at: Hosts@BsquadHotrod.com And if you really want to help us out give us a review in your podcast app.

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Listen in to learn more about how honeybees affect global regions, which pollinators are the most effective, and how studies could improve their research. “In the fight for bee conservation, we shouldn’t be focusing on honeybees because that’s an agricultural and economic issue, not a conservation issue.” - Isabella Messer. Learn more about this episode of PolliNation at http://bit.ly/PN-OSU-Bee-Squad

Inspired by Dr. Marla Spivak at the University of Minnesota Bee Lab, the Bee Squad helps beekeepers and the community in the Twin Cities promote the conservation, health, and diversity of bee pollinators through research, education, and hands-on mentorship.Bridget from the bee squad/lab, gives our ears some bee information.https://www.beelab.umn.edu/bee-squad

The ancient flow of love between Homo sapiens and Apis mellifera keeps food in our bellies, flowers blooming around us, and repairs the whacks we continue to take at nature's balance. Maybe it's only a bit, one beekeeper, one hive at a time. Yet this relationship embodies the best of how our kind can interact with another species - in this case with a bug - to produce cascading benefits for whole biodiverse environments.            Eastern Missouri Beekeepers spreads this love, in an annual intensive workshop and cooperative-learning events year-round. The all-day Beekeeping Workshop, coming up February 10, brings nationally respected beekeeping experts to St. Louis to teach beginning and experienced beekeeping, alongside local pollinator advocates. This Earthworms conversation draws on beekeeping savvy of Bob Sears, president of Eastern MO Beekeepers; Kate Smith, ardent beekeeper (3 years plus family heritage); and Becky Masterman, program manager for the University of Minnesota's acclaimed Bee Squad, who'll join EMBA members as workshop guest faculty. Earthworms loves to talk Bees! Music: Magic 9, performed live at KDHX by Infamous Stringdusters THANKS to Anna Holland, engineering Earthworms bee-youtifully Related Earthworms Conversations:Wild Bees and Native Plants with Heather Holm - March, 2017 Vanishing Bees: Science, Politics and Honeybee Health (Jan 2017) Honeybee Democracy - Dr. Tom Seely is WILD About Bees (Feb 2016)