D. Briggs.

A Beekeeper’s Diary Podcast

Education EN ↓ 42 episodes

I am a hobby beekeeper with a couple of hives in Hertfordshire, UK. A lovely couple let my wife and I place our hives in some farmland beside their house. This is a short, gentle, podcast check in from beside my hives. Follow along with our beekeeping season as it happens.

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D. Briggs.

Episodes

S2 Ep 1: We’re back for 2025. 22.05.2025 4:47

Dusting ourselves off and ready to start again. A Nuc has arrived and I’ve installed the bees ready to grow onwards. Exciting to be back in action.

Ep 16: Disaster. 16.02.2025 4:31

I’ve sadly lost both my colonies over winter, despite my best efforts and usual practices. Time to evaluate, dust myself off and rebuild.

Episode 15: Hefting, entrance clearing and perfecting creamed honey. 23.12.2024 4:34

I visited the bees before `Christmas to check on food, monitor the entrances and waffle about my new creamed/soft set honey.

Episode 14: Storm Darragh check in. 08.12.2024 1:04

Stopped off at the apiary to check the bees hadn’t been blown over in the high winds.

Episode 13: Winter check in, hefting and creaming honey. 01.12.2024 4:50

A rainy check in from the apiary. Checking for stores, clearing the entrance and some talk on creaming honey.

Episode 12: Two last bee stings and final syrup feeds. 04.11.2024 5:42

An indignant talk ranging from unplanned bee venom therapy and final winter prep.

Episode 11: Red Kites and crunchy hay. Preparing the hives for winter. 27.10.2024 4:25

Nature observations on the hoof and a description of how I format my hives for winter.

Episode 10: Wet bees, falling leaves and birds in the trees. 21.10.2024 4:43

Autumnal episode from a rainy field. Long tailed tits glean overhead.

Episode 9: Grey wagtail, more feeding and the first frost. 13.10.2024 5:21

Beekeeping podcast: talk of feeding the bees, local nature including a Grey Wagtail sighting. Buzzard soars overhead.

Episode 8: Southern Migrant Hawker, nature watch and feeding chat. Time for a mindful moment at the end. 06.10.2024 6:24

Episode 7: Windy field, hay and feeding. 29.09.2024 5:46

A chat about Green Woodpeckers, wasps, hornets, winter feeding and hay.

Episode 6: The hornets return. The swallows depart. 22.09.2024 3:48

Quick trip to feed the bees, finish varroa treatment and curse at hornets.

Episode 5: A listening meditation. Sounds from within the beehive. 14.09.2024 5:08

Headphones on, eyes closed. Bathe in the sounds from with a beehive. A microphone is placed at the top of a beehive and left to soak the sounds up. An aural meditation.

Episode 4: Hot honey and the start of feeding. 14.09.2024 7:43

Join me for a chat at the apiary. Hive updates, hot honey and the start of feeding for winter.

Episode 3: Hornets and social calls. 07.09.2024 7:23

Latest visit to my apiary. Spotted a native Hornet hunting around the hives. Stay to the end to hear some amazing social calls from within the hive.

Episode 2: Apiary catch up and equipment chat. 01.09.2024 4:29

Latest visit to my out apiary and a chat about what equipment I prefer.

Episode 1: Introductions. 26.08.2024 3:36

A quick check in from beside the hives. I plan to have regular audio diary updates from the apiary as the weeks and seasons pass. Instagram: Br1gsy.