Brent Nixon is a queen breeder from Australia who also runs his own beekeeping podcast where he interviews beekeepers from all around the world! Check out Brent's beekeeping podcast: "Breeding the Honeybee"  https://open.spotify.com/show/5c7bevh7Vzn22TK4HYfELs?si=2e9ddd36d13b4e4d and his website: https://nixonqueenbees.com.au/

For the 1-year anniversary episode of The Pollen Nation Podcast I'll be interviewing Bracken Barker of Barker's Bees & Honey from northern Utah. Barkers Bees & Honey - YouTube tiktok.com/@barkersbeesandhoney?lang=en instagram.com/barkers_bees facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089296014769

In Episode 16 I'll be going into detail over what the income and expenses would be to start up a 400 hive commercial apiary from scratch and run it for one year!

In episode 15 I'll be comparing the pros and cons of feeding honeybees both cane sugar and high fructose corn syrup! Study: Comparison of productivity of colonies of honey bees, Apis mellifera, supplemented with sucrose or high fructose corn syrup | Journal of Insect Science | Oxford Academic (oup.com)

In episode 14 I'll be sharing my experience with starting Queen production as early as January and the pitfalls of Queen rearing too early.

In today's episode I'll be interviewing a well-known and respected beekeeper in our community. Buddy Rich owns Buddy's Bee Farm in Altha, Florida. Buddy shares his story of how he became a beekeeper and some of the fascinating things that he's seen honeybees do over the years.

In today's episode I'll be going over a 2018 study analyzing whether a Queen bee's brood pattern is a good indicator of her quality as well as sharing my own experiences. Insects | Free Full-Text | Is the Brood Pattern within a Honey Bee Colony a Reliable Indicator of Queen Quality? (mdpi.com)

In episode 11 I'll be comparing the pros and cons of raising mated queens in mini styrofoam nucs versus 5 frame nucs!

In today's episode I'll be breaking down a great study that measures the acceptance rate of mated queens depending on the age the queens are caged. I'll also be going over when we cage and bank our queens and some tips to increase mated queen acceptance. Australian Study “Introduction and early performance of queen bees” 03-049.pdf (agrifutures.com.au)

In this episode I'll be covering grafting and three different types of cell building hives to raise your own Queen cells.

In this episode I'll go over how to split a beehive using the three most common methods.

Interested in sending your hives to pollinate the almond orchards in California? This episode will provide a few tips and some advice that I've learned across several years of sending my hives to California.

Today I'm interviewing State Bee Inspector Jimmy Davis on the ins and outs of being one of Florida's State Bee Inspectors. Some really useful information in this interview especially if you are a new beekeeper or are interested in getting your own honeybees!

Join me as I continue our journey through time with the exciting history of beekeeping beginning with the Mesolithic Period and traveling all the way to the Modern Age!

On Episode 4 I interviewed Emily Flowers from Wewahitchka, FL. Emily is a 4th generation 13-year-old beekeeper who has already started her own business and won both "Best Light Extracted Honey" as well as "Best Honey in the State of Florida" at the University of Florida's Bee College. Come listen what the next generation of beekeepers has to say and support her business "Awesome Blossom Honey!

Join me as I begin to examine the history of beekeeping beginning with the ancient origins of the honey bee.