Most beekeeping education focuses on managing bees—but what about managing a beekeeping business? The Leveling Up beekeeping business program was designed to fill that gap. Over two years, participants received hands-on training in business planning, marketing, value-added hive products, workplace safety, and more. Through online modules, in-person workshops, and one-on-one mentoring, small-scale beekeepers developed new products, built marketing skills, and…

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Amy Vu and Dr. Jamie Ellis discuss the introduction of Varroa in Australia with Dave Fairhall, Senior Varroa Development Officer for New South Wales, and Emily Noordyke, a Varroa Project Officer for New South Wales Department of Primary Industries. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com…

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Amy Vu and Jamie Ellis interview Peter Barnes, owner of Barnes Apiary in Queensland, Australia, to discuss commercial beekeeping in Australia. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com (https://www.ufhoneybee.com/) for additional resources from today's episode. 

Worker honey bees dance to communicate information about forage resources to their sisters. In this video, Dr. Ellis will explain the dance language of the honey bee. 📲 Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X @UFHoneyBeeLab 🎧 Listen to “Two Bees in a Podcast” on any podcasting app 📩 Please direct any inquiries to our email: honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu 📚 Visit our…

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Amy Vu and Jamie Ellis interview Dr. Juliana Rangel, Professor of Apiculture in the Department of Entomology, Interdisciplinary Program in Ecology and Evolutionary biology at Texas A&M University, to discuss honey bee nutrition and unmanaged bees. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com (https://www.ufhoneybee.com/) for additional…

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Amy Vu and Jamie Ellis interview Dr. Jon Zawislak, an Assistant Professor of Apiculture and Urban Entomology in the Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology at the University of Arkansas, to discuss his program at the university and his book, Honey Bee Health. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check…

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Amy Vu and Jamie Ellis interview Dr. Irfan Kandemir from the Department of Biology and the Faculty of Science at Ankara University about beekeeping in Turkey. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com (https://www.ufhoneybee.com/) for additional resources from today's episode. 

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Amy Vu and Jamie Ellis interview Professor Dirk de Graaf from the Laboratory for Molecular Entomology and Bee Pathology in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at Ghent University’s Faculty of Sciences to discuss the Better-B Project. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com (https://www.ufhoneybee.com/) for…

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Amy Vu and Dr. Jamie Ellis interview Dr. Lena Barascou, a postdoctoral scientist at the Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory in the Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida, to discuss mosquito impacts on honey bee colonies. This episode ends with a Q&A segment. Check out our website: www.ufhoneybee.com…