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About Bees, Culture & Curiosity

Ron Miksha
Beekeeping
Bees
Honey Production
Honeybees
Honey Bees
Honey
Pollination
Sweet Clover
Calgary
Alberta
Native Bees
Alberta Native Bee Council
Bumblebees
Biodiversity
Bumble Bees
Canada
Climate Change
Ecology
Beecube
Apimondia

Bees of all sorts are the engines of agriculture and the glue of ecology. Join us as we explore everything About Bees, Culture, and Curiosity.

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Season 9 Episode 8: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – The Autumn Flower: Goldenrod: not really too stinky.

Goldenrod is a keystone species for plant, animal, and ecological survival in a huge part of North America. It is also suffering fro... more

Season 9 Episode 7: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – The American Honey Queen: Bees, Education and Advocacy

Delanie Craighead, the 2026 American Honey Queen, joins Ron Miksha on About Bees, Culture, and Curiosity for a conversation about ... more

Season 9 Episode 6: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – The End of the Honey Flow means Trouble

The honey flow is over. The supers have been extracted. We had a nice crop (300 pounds from 2 hives). More than we can eat at one time. Now the t... more

Season 9 Episode 5: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – The 50% Honey Tariff: When a Market Disappears

The bees made the honey. Now who will buy it?

A new 50% U.S. tariff on Canadian honey arrived just as Prairie beekeepers began harvestin... more

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Recent Guests

Herman van Reekum
Guest with innovations in beekeeping technology
Episode: The Apiary in a Box
Etienne Tardif
Beekeeper/researcher in Yukon
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Episode: Wintering at minus 50 in Singles!!
Tracey Smith
Executive Director of Organic Alberta
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Episode: Organic Beekeeping on the Prairies
Joe McShaw
Beekeeper, brother of the host, involved in greenhouse and beekeeping discussions
Beekeeping and greenhouse operations in Wisconsin
Episode: Start the Year with New Bees!
Monica Miksha King
President of the Southern Arizona Beekeepers Association
Southern Arizona Beekeepers Association
Episode: Arizona is Swarming
Oneil Carlier
Former Agriculture Minister of Alberta
Government of Alberta / NDP (former MLA)
Episode: A Candid Chat with Alberta's (former) Agriculture Minister
Murray Hannigan
Owner, Hannigan Honey
Hannigan Honey (Saskatchewan)
Episode: What's it like to run 6,000 hives of bees?
Ilan Domnich
Member of the Alberta Native Bee Council and entomology expert
Alberta Native Bee Council
Episode: Bright Shiny Bees
Steve Clifford
Beekeeper with over 40 years of experience, originally from Saskatchewan.
Episode: Beekeeping along Canada's Sunshine Coast

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Ron Miksha
Host of About Bees, Culture & Curiosity

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 17 ratings
  • I love listening to your podcast!

    Such a great podcast! Thank you!

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    Jenny’s Bees
    United States7 months ago

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Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.

Regularly features practical beekeeping advice alongside broader ecological and policy context.
Listeners note the show blends depth with accessibility, making technical topics approachable.
Audience appreciates the mix of science, history, and personal storytelling.
Episodes often explore niche pollinator topics with thorough research and engaging narrative.

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What's it like to run 6,000 hives of bees?
Q: How do you keep queen quality and manage risks from diseases like Varroa?
We rotate young queens, use early-season Varroa monitoring, apply integrated treatments including Apivar and oxalic fumigation, and continuously assess brood and honey stores to optimize health while minimizing treatments that could harm queens.
What's it like to run 6,000 hives of bees?
Q: What is it like to run 5,000 colonies of honeybees?
It's like managing a highly organized operation where people, processes, and equipment all have to work in sync, with a strong emphasis on leadership, teamwork, and strategic planning to keep the bees healthy and productive year after year.
A Candid Chat with Alberta's (former) Agriculture Minister
Q: So, if I am a disgruntled beekeeper and I feel like the government should do something, what route should a person get the best results in?
Start with local organizations or commissions that represent the industry, bring your issue to them, and they can collate concerns and present a unified position to the minister so policy can address the broader needs rather than handling isolated cases.
The Apiary in a Box
Q: Why build the BeeCube and how does it relate to queen production?
The BeeCube provides a portable, weather-protected environment where multiple colonies can be managed for pollination, honey production, and even early-season queen grafting, enabling more consistent production regardless of outside weather conditions.
The Apiary in a Box
Q: What is the Be the Bee app and how does it work in practice?
The Be the Bee app is voice-activated, allowing beekeepers to record hive observations hands-free and have those notes stored on the phone for later uploading and analysis, with the goal of making hive management more accurate and memorable.

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The show blends practical beekeeping with science, history, and ecology, exploring how pollinators shape agriculture, ecosystems, and culture. Episodes weave hands-on hive management, plant-bee interactions, and policy-shift scenarios with personal stories, travel, and folklore, often toggling between North American settings and global pollinator concerns. A standout is its ambitious range—from debunking pseudoscience and examining regulatory impacts to celebrating niche topics like basswood honey or Tupelo nectar—delivering thoughtful, curious discourse for both hobbyists and professionals. Listeners likely value well-researched context, accessible explanations, and a storytelling approach that makes technical topics engaging and relevant ... more

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