Hobby Beekeeping

Henry J. Svec

Hobby Beekeeping is a podcast about learning from bees.Hosted by retired psychologist and beekeeper Hank Svec, each episode explores practical beekeeping, hive entrance observations, bee research, and the questions that arise from simply spending time with bees.Rather than focusing only on techniques, the podcast looks at what bees may be teaching us through careful observation. Topics include the Three-Hive Method, hive survival, swarming, AI-assisted entrance monitoring, equipment, research, and conversations with beekeepers from beginners to experienced professionals. If we watch the bees long enough without touching them, they tell us something.

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280 episodes

  1. Stingy Nettle Smoking 14:01
  2. Bees and Winter 11:27
  3. What Winter Prep? 12:37
  4. Why All the Bees? 14:07
  5. First Mite Treatment 8:18
  6. Hobby Beekeeping with 3 Hives 10:14
  7. Swarms Arriving 12:30
  8. Did this Hive actually Make it? 11:31
  9. Waiting for Swarms 14:11
  10. Tractor Thoughts and Planning 13:08
  11. Hive Autopsy 20:11
  12. 95% of the Hives have Died 10:10
  13. Coping with Hive Loss 18:30
  14. Hive Swarm Risk is Launched 13:00
  15. I killed My Nova Scotia Bees 14:40
  16. To Treat or not to Treat? 30:32
  17. Hands off Drones 12:41
  18. Doing Less in 2026 13:25
  19. Winter Time to do Nothing 8:21
  20. Why do You Keep Bees? 20:05
  21. Deformed Wing Virus Spotted 11:18
  22. AI Update and Bee Lessons 13:25
  23. Yellow Jacket Attack 10:15
  24. Late Fall Hive Updates 12:23