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Varroa IPM | Beekeeping Academy | Ep. 69 UFhoneybeelab

Varroa IPM | Beekeeping Academy | Ep. 69

Managing Varroa requires more than a single treatment approach. In this video, Dr. Ellis explains how integrated pest management combines multiple strategies to keep honey bee colonies healthy and Varroa populations low. 📲 Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X @UFHoneyBeeLab 🎧 Listen to “Two Bees in a Podcast” on any podcasting app đź“– Interested in learning more?: https://tinyurl.com/entnemdept đź“©…
Alexa Mantifel
November 22, 2025
Varroa Overview (Identification & Biology & Associated Damage) | Beekeeping Academy | Ep. 68 UFhoneybeelab

Varroa Overview (Identification & Biology & Associated Damage) | Beekeeping Academy | Ep. 68

Varroa is one of the most destructive pests of honey bees worldwide. In this video, Dr. Ellis explains the biology, life cycle, and damage caused by Varroa. 📲 Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and X @UFHoneyBeeLab 🎧 Listen to “Two Bees in a Podcast” on any podcasting app đź“– Interested in learning more?: https://tinyurl.com/entnemdept đź“© Please direct any inquiries to…
Alexa Mantifel
November 16, 2025
Episode 218: Using Genetic Analysis to Choose Breeding Candidates with Dylan Ryals UFhoneybeelab

Episode 218: Using Genetic Analysis to Choose Breeding Candidates with Dylan Ryals

In this episode of Two Bees in a Podcast, Amy Vu and Dr. Jamie Ellis speak with Dylan Ryals, a Doctoral Candidate in the Entomology Department at Purdue University, about implementing genetic sequencing analysis to select breeding candidates in an apiary. 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.
Alexa Mantifel
November 5, 2025
Meet the Florida beekeepers leveling up their business skills UFhoneybeelab

Meet the Florida beekeepers leveling up their business skills

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…
Alexa Mantifel
October 23, 2025
Episode 216: Varroa Introduction in Australia With Dave Fairhall and Emily Noordyke UFhoneybeelab

Episode 216: Varroa Introduction in Australia With Dave Fairhall and Emily Noordyke

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…
Alexa Mantifel
October 22, 2025
Episode 214: Commercial Beekeeping in Australia With Peter Barnes UFhoneybeelab

Episode 214: Commercial Beekeeping in Australia With Peter Barnes

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. 
Alexa Mantifel
October 9, 2025
Dance Language | Beekeeping Academy | Ep. 66 UFhoneybeelab

Dance Language | Beekeeping Academy | Ep. 66

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 đź“© Please direct any inquiries to our email: honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu 📚 Visit our…
Alexa Mantifel
October 7, 2025
Episode 212: Honey Bee Nutrition and Unmanaged Bees With Dr. Juliana Rangel UFhoneybeelab

Episode 212: Honey Bee Nutrition and Unmanaged Bees With Dr. Juliana Rangel

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…
Alexa Mantifel
September 24, 2025
Episode 211: Honey Bee Health With Dr. Jon Zawislak UFhoneybeelab

Episode 211: Honey Bee Health With Dr. Jon Zawislak

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…
Alexa Mantifel
September 24, 2025
Episode 210: Beekeeping in Turkey With Dr. Irfan Kandemir UFhoneybeelab

Episode 210: Beekeeping in Turkey With Dr. Irfan Kandemir

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. 
Alexa Mantifel
September 24, 2025