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Two Bees in a Podcast

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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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Episode 7: Risk Is Simply the Product of Multiplying Toxicity and Exposure

Two Bees in a Podcast Feb 20, 2020

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Episode 157: Backyard Beekeeping and Minimizing Losses

Episode 157: Backyard Beekeeping and Minimizing Losses

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.

Mar 26, 202450:50
Episode 156: Commercial Beekeeping

Episode 156: Commercial Beekeeping

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.

Mar 19, 202436:17
Episode 155.5: Special Announcement

Episode 155.5: Special Announcement

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!

Mar 18, 202404:08
Episode 155: Hearing about Honey bee Nutrition

Episode 155: Hearing about Honey bee Nutrition

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. 

Dec 12, 202348:21
Episode 154: Addressing Food Insecurity with The Herban Bee

Episode 154: Addressing Food Insecurity with The Herban Bee

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. 

Dec 01, 202356:54
Episode 153: Beekeeping in Brazil

Episode 153: Beekeeping in Brazil

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. 

Nov 17, 202350:57
Episode 152: Discovering Bee Data with HiveTracks App

Episode 152: Discovering Bee Data with HiveTracks App

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.

Nov 10, 202356:05
Episode 151: PAm Bridging Research and Beekeepers

Episode 151: PAm Bridging Research and Beekeepers

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. 

Nov 03, 202341:23
Episode 150: Beekeeping in Thailand

Episode 150: Beekeeping in Thailand

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 21, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Guntima Suwannapong, a leader of the honey bee laboratory in the department of biology from Burhapa in Thailand, on beekeeping practices and research. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment on oxalic acid treatments. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Oct 21, 202301:01:25
Episode 149: Drones Galore!

Episode 149: Drones Galore!

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 13, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Garrett Slater, a post-doctoral researcher, from USDA ARS Honey Bee Breeding Genetics and Physiology in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Oct 13, 202349:20
Episode 148: The Cape Honey Bee and Small Hive Beetles

Episode 148: The Cape Honey Bee and Small Hive Beetles

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 6, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Peter Neumann, the Director of the Institute of Bee Health in Switzerland, on the Cape Honey Bee and other areas of his research. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Oct 06, 202347:49
Episode 147: Generational Beekeeping and Queen Breeding with Ted Miksa

Episode 147: Generational Beekeeping and Queen Breeding with Ted Miksa

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 29, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Ted Miksa, a queen breeder with Miksa Honey Farm and Chairman of the Florida Honey Bee Technical Council on generational beekeeping and queen breeding. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Sep 29, 202340:46
Episode 146: Getting to know Hives for Heroes

Episode 146: Getting to know Hives for Heroes

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 3, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Steve Jimenez, a US veteran and founder of beekeeping nonprofit Hives for Heroes from Houston, Texas. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Aug 03, 202348:31
Episode 145: Bees on the Dance Floor (aka, the Virginia Landscape)

Episode 145: Bees on the Dance Floor (aka, the Virginia Landscape)

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 28, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Brad Ohlinger, a PhD researcher from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, on honey bee communication and foraging systems. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Jul 28, 202330:03
Episode 144: Getting Ready for EAS
Jul 13, 202339:27
Episode 143: All About the Commercial Beekeeping, Honey! with Bob Binnie

Episode 143: All About the Commercial Beekeeping, Honey! with Bob Binnie

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on July 5, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Bob Binnie, a commercial beekeeper and owner of Blue Ridge Honey Company from in Lakemont, Georgia, on using social media to promote beekeeping! This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode and Bob's YouTube channel.

Jul 05, 202348:45
Episode 142: All About Extension, Honey! with Jason Graham

Episode 142: All About Extension, Honey! with Jason Graham

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 21, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Jason Graham, a former UF HBREL researcher and Program Director at Planet Bee Foundation in California, on his journey through academia, nonprofit beekeeping education and outreach. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Jun 21, 202352:22
Episode 141: Testing Bee Genes

Episode 141: Testing Bee Genes

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 15, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Mohamed Alburaki, a researcher from USDA ARS in Beltsville, Maryland, on diversity and genetic testing of bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Jun 15, 202358:23
Episode 140: Controlling Pests and Pathogens with Sunflowers

Episode 140: Controlling Pests and Pathogens with Sunflowers

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on June 7, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Evan Palmer-Young, a USDA ARS post-doctoral researcher at the Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, on the relationship between sunflowers and honey bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Jun 07, 202350:13
Episode 139: All About the Money, Honey! with Sierra Malnove

Episode 139: All About the Money, Honey! with Sierra Malnove

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on May 10, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Sierra Malnove, a beekeeper and small business owner of Creamed Honey Company from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on “concierge” and private beekeeping. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

May 10, 202351:04
Episode 138: Guessing Hive Size and Strength with Infrared Technology

Episode 138: Guessing Hive Size and Strength with Infrared Technology

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 19, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Lauren Goldstein, a graduate student researcher from Michigan State and former UF HBREL intern on imaging hives with infrared. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Apr 19, 202342:27
Episode 137: All About the Farmers Markets, Honey! with Beth Murphy

Episode 137: All About the Farmers Markets, Honey! with Beth Murphy

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on April 12, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Beth Murphy, a beekeeper and owner of Southern Bees LLC of High Springs, FL, on turning her products into profits at a local farmers market. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Apr 12, 202352:31
Episode 136: Let's Talk about the Bee Informed Partnership
Apr 05, 202347:24
Episode 135: Shipping Queen Cells

Episode 135: Shipping Queen Cells

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 29, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Ellen Topitzhofer, a senior faculty research assistant from the Honey Bee Laboratory Department of Horticulture in Oregon State University and future extension agent at Cornell in New York about shipping queen cells. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Mar 29, 202348:34
Episode 134: The Many Arts of Beekeeping with Karen Boger

Episode 134: The Many Arts of Beekeeping with Karen Boger

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 22, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Karen Boger, a beekeeper from Florida all about her artistic beekeeping hobbies and products. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Mar 22, 202339:08
Episode 133: All About the Money, Honey! with Melanie Kirby

Episode 133: All About the Money, Honey! with Melanie Kirby

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 8, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Melanie Kirby, an Indigenous American queen breeder and owner of Zia Queenbees from New Mexico, on how she works professionally with bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. 

Mar 08, 202347:50
Episode 132: Student Beekeeping in Thailand

Episode 132: Student Beekeeping in Thailand

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on March 1st, 2023, Two Bees producer Serra Sowers speaks with Lauren Roberts, a beekeeper and current entomology undergraduate from the University of Florida in Gainesville, on beekeeping in Thailand. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment from Live! Two Bees in a Podcast at the American Beekeeping Federation Conference in Jacksonville from January 2023. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Mar 01, 202339:56
Episode 131: Follow-up on Microplastics

Episode 131: Follow-up on Microplastics

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 22, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu follow-up with Mica Buteler, a researcher from CONISET National Institute for Science and Technology from Argentina, on microplastics and finding plastic in wax. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Feb 22, 202345:55
Episode 130: Controlling Varroa Through Genetic Technology

Episode 130: Controlling Varroa Through Genetic Technology

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 15, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Nicky Faber, a PhD candidate from the laboratory of genetics in the department of plant sciences at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, on controlling Varroa through genetic technology. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Feb 15, 202342:53
Episode 129: All About the Money, Honey! with Virginia Webb

Episode 129: All About the Money, Honey! with Virginia Webb

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on February 8, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with award-winning honey producer Virginia Webb from Clarksville, Georgia on honey shows and making money with honey. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Feb 08, 202341:55
Episode 128: Catching up with Two Bees

Episode 128: Catching up with Two Bees

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on January 25, 2023, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu introduce our new season and talk about trends in the industry expected this year. This episode concludes with a Stump the Chump Q&A. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode. If you have questions, let us know in the comments or send us an email at honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu

Jan 25, 202343:45
Bonus Episode: Final Stump the Chump 2022
Jan 18, 202318:07
Happy New Year, Beekeepers!

Happy New Year, Beekeepers!

Happy New Year! We've been busy bees over at the American Beekeeping Federation Annual Conference in Jacksonville. Thanks to those who participated in our live Stump the Chump recording and sharing your questions. While we don't have a full episode ready for you this week, you can check out any of our previous episodes wherever you listen to podcasts or at ufhoneybee.com.

Jan 11, 202301:25
Episode 127: Varroa Control Methods in Ontario

Episode 127: Varroa Control Methods in Ontario

Episode 127: Varroa Control Methods in Ontario

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on December 14, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Nuria Morfin, Lead of Technology Research Program and researcher from the Honey Bee Research Center in Ontario, Canda, on surveillance of Varroa using synthetic acaricides. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Dec 14, 202249:07
Episode 126: December Monthly Management

Episode 126: December Monthly Management

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on December 1, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu discuss best practices for managing bees in December. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Dec 01, 202233:30
Episode 125: Overwintering Colonies -- Indoor or Outdoor?

Episode 125: Overwintering Colonies -- Indoor or Outdoor?

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 23, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Rosanna Punko, an Apiculture Inspector for the Bee Health Assurance Team in Alberta, Canada on Nosema management of indoor and outdoor overwintering of colonies. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Nov 23, 202250:46
Episode 124: Sub-Arctic Beekeeping

Episode 124: Sub-Arctic Beekeeping

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 16, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Etienne Tardiff, a hobbyist beekeeper in Yukon, Canada on sub-Arctic beekeeping. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Nov 16, 202259:15
Episode 123: Climate Effects on Honey Bee Food Source

Episode 123: Climate Effects on Honey Bee Food Source

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 9, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Gabriela Quinlan, an NSF postdoctoral research fellow from the department of entomology at Penn State University, on climate effects of grasslands on honey bees in the US. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Nov 09, 202254:51
Episode 122: November Monthly Management

Episode 122: November Monthly Management

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on November 2, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak about preparing hives for winter and cold weather in November. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Nov 02, 202234:43
Episode 121: The Origins of Honey Bees

Episode 121: The Origins of Honey Bees

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 26, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Kathleen Dogantzis, a PhD candidate from the Zayed Lab with the Department of Biology at York University in Toronto, Canada, on the origins and evolution of Apis mellifera. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Oct 26, 202244:32
Episode 120: Finding Pesticide Residue in Nectar and Pollen

Episode 120: Finding Pesticide Residue in Nectar and Pollen

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 19, 2022, Amy Vu speaks with Dr. Jamie Ellis, a researcher from the UF Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory on finding exposure to pesticides in urban and suburban areas within nectar and pollen. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Oct 19, 202257:30
Episode 119: Moving Honey Bees in U.S. and Territories

Episode 119: Moving Honey Bees in U.S. and Territories

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 12, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Jose Marcelino, a researcher from the UF Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory in Gainesville, Florida, on the ability and legality of moving honey bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Oct 12, 202259:45
Episode 118: How Honey Bees Respond to Viruses

Episode 118: How Honey Bees Respond to Viruses

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on October 5, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Mike Simone Finstrom, a researcher microbiologist from USDA-ARS Honey Bee breeding and physiology lab in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on viruses in honey bees. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Oct 05, 202249:26
Episode 117: October Monthly Management

Episode 117: October Monthly Management

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 28, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak all things monthly management. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Sep 28, 202233:20
Episode 116: Chemical Testing for Varroa Management

Episode 116: Chemical Testing for Varroa Management

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 21, 2022, Dr. Cameron Jack and Amy Vu speak with Rassol Bahreini, a researcher from Department of Biological Science at the University of Alberta in Alberta, Canada, on Varroa management. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Sep 21, 202244:11
Episode 115: The Growth of Urban Beekeeping

Episode 115: The Growth of Urban Beekeeping

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on September 7, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Joan Casanelles Abella, a researcher from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research in Switzerland, on the sustainability of urban beekeeping. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Sep 07, 202257:20
Episode 114: September Monthly Management

Episode 114: September Monthly Management

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 31st, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak on all things monthly management. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Aug 31, 202241:58
Episode 113: Temperature Changes and Varroa Infestation

Episode 113: Temperature Changes and Varroa Infestation

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 24, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Szymon Smolinski, a researcher from the National Marine Fisheries Research Institute in Poland, on the effect of autumn temperature changes on varroa infestation. This episode concludes with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Aug 24, 202232:02
Episode 112: Effect of Microplastics on Honey Bees

Episode 112: Effect of Microplastics on Honey Bees

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 17, 2022, Dr. Cameron Jack and Amy Vu speak with Mica Buteler, a researcher at CONISET National Institute for Science and Technology from Argentina, on the effect of microplastics on honey bee health and foraging behavior. This episode is ended with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Aug 17, 202242:59
Episode 111: Honey Bee Nutrition Using Feed Supplements

Episode 111: Honey Bee Nutrition Using Feed Supplements

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, released on August 3, 2022, Dr. Jamie Ellis and Amy Vu speak with Vincent Ricigliano, a research entomologist with the USDA from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the effect of artificial diets on honey bee health. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website ufhoneybee.com for additional resources from today’s episode.

Aug 03, 202239:00