The Pollen Nation Podcast

04/15/2025

In today's episode I interview Israel Raehl from Spanish Fork, Utah. Israel runs Spanish Gold Honey and Bees and is transitioning from a hobby beekeeper into a sideliner.

https://youtu.be/kLsBcRYmlVM

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Episode-23-Israel-Raehl-Interview-e31i317

In today's episode I interview Israel Raehl from Spanish Fork, Utah. Israel runs Spanish Gold Honey and Bees and is transitioning from a hobby beekeeper into...

03/17/2025

Episode 22 of The Pollen Nation Podcast is out!!!

In today's episode I'll be going over my mistakes and successes with the business in 2024 as well as my goals for 2025.

https://youtu.be/-L9b-Ep0kS0

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Episode-22-2024-End-of-Year-Review-e309n2i

In today's episode I'll be going over my mistakes and successes with the business in 2024 as well as my goals for 2025.

02/26/2025

https://youtu.be/Qg8n6bD8xYU

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Episode-21-Christopher-Leach-Interview-e2vdtpm

In Episode 21 I interview Christopher Leach with The American Honeybee Company. Chris is a honeybee educator and offers beekeeping classes, mentorship, hive management services, and produces for nucs for sale!

Check out Chris's socials and website down below:

https://www.facebook.com/share/14ixgNWsET/?mibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.instagram.com/theamericanhoneybeeco/

https://www.tiktok.com/?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

http://www.usabees.com/

In Episode 21 I interview Christopher Leach with The American Honeybee Company. Chris is a honeybee educator and offers beekeeping classes, mentorship, hive management services, and produces for nucs for sale!https://www.facebook.com/share/14ixgNWsET/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://www.instagram.com/theamer...

01/22/2025

Episode 20 is out and now there is video for both YouTube and Spotify!

In today's episode I'll be covering different types of USDA loans for
starting and growing your beekeeping business. I'll also be covering a few different free subsidies that you can apply for.

https://youtu.be/ec9aXHVWTjA

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Episode-20-Loans-and-Subsidies-e2trah8

In Episode 20 I'll be covering different types of USDA loans for starting and growing your beekeeping business. I'll also be covering a few different free su...

12/21/2024

In episode 19 I'll be briefly summarizing some folklore and myths from different cultures that involve honeybees.

https://youtu.be/MopUCaXZIDU

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Ep--19-Honeybees-in-Folklore-and-Mythology-e2sk3qk

I'm adding video to my podcasts going forward so please bear with my basic editing skills as I tackle this new learning curve. The podcast will still be able to be listened to audio only. I hope the video features will just enhance the experience for those who prefer visual over audio only content. All episodes will be on The Pollen Nation Podcast's YouTube channel as well as wherever you stream your podcasts from (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.). Thanks again for listening!

In episode 19 I'll be briefly summarizing some folklore and myths from different cultures that involve honeybees.

11/15/2024

In Episode 18 I interviewed Brent Nixon in my first international podcast!

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Ep--18-Brent-Nixon-Interview-e2r0ule

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/

10/29/2024

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Ep--17-Bracken-Barker-Interview-e2q966s

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.

⁠https://www.youtube.com/

⁠tiktok.com/?lang=en⁠

⁠instagram.com/barkers_bees⁠

⁠facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089296014769

09/15/2024

Episode 16 of The Pollen Nation Podcast is out!!!

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!

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Ep--16-Economics-of-Beekeeping-e2oefdg

08/20/2024

In episode 15 I'll be comparing the pros and cons of feeding honeybees both cane sugar and high fructose corn syrup!

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Ep--15-Cane-Sugar-vs--HFCS-for-Feeding-Honeybees-e2ncsl6

07/19/2024

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.

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Ep--14-Raising-Queens-Too-Early-Dont-Jump-the-Gun-e2m7m8s

06/22/2024

In Episode 13 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.

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Ep--13-Interview-with-Buddy-Rich-e2l68a9

06/03/2024

In Episode 12 I'll be discussing a fascinating study that examines whether a Queen's brood pattern is a reliable indicator of her quality!

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Ep--12-Is-Brood-Pattern-a-Reliable-Indicator-of-Queen-Quality-e2kf0d5

05/14/2024

New episode is out!!!

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

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Ep--11-Mini-Mating-Nucs-vs-5-Frame-Mating-Nucs-e2jl56m

05/01/2024

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”

https://agrifutures.com.au/wp-content/uploads/publications/03-049.pdf

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/walk-in-the-woods-apiary/episodes/Ep--10-When-to-Harvest-Queens-and-Increasing-Queen-Acceptance-e2j4fkq

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 pe...

03/05/2024

Episode 9 is out now and in today's episode I'll be covering how to raise your own Queen cells using three different methods!

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