Mysteries of Honey Bees

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By: David Burns

Beekeeping Podcast is hosted by EAS Certified Master Beekeeper David Burns, a podcast dedicated to help beekeepers keep healthier bees and make fewer mistakes.

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Podcast Nov 11, 2026
Today at 12:00 PM

Beekeeping in the fall is challenging and today I'll be speaking on why your queen may fail in the fall.

Join me for my livestream EVERY THURSDAY AT 7 p.m. Central Time. Here's the link:
www.honeybeesonline.com/live


Beekeeping Questions About Fall Feeding, Winter Prep and Even Stinging Nettle
11/04/2026

Beekeeping in the fall is challenging and today I'll be answering your fall winter prep questions.

Join me for my livestream EVERY THURSDAY AT 7 p.m. Central Time. Here's the link:
www.honeybeesonline.com/live


Join Me In The Bee Yard As We Check On A Hive I Treated With Formic Pro
10/22/2026

Beekeeping is challenging in fall especially when doing those last minute mite treatments. I used formic pro and I'm concerned it may have killed my queen.

Join me for my livestream EVERY THURSDAY AT 7 p.m. Central Time. Here's the link:
www.honeybeesonline.com/live


Beekeeping: Dead Bees In The Snow & Winter Temperature Swings
12/16/2025

Beekeeping is challenging in the winter, especially with these temperature shifts. I'll share how to deal with this and what does it mean to see more dead bees in the snow. I'll also talk about using a queen isolation frame cage.

Join me for my livestream EVERY THURSDAY AT 7 p.m. Central Time. Here's the link:
www.honeybeesonline.com/live


Beekeeping Newest Mite Control Treatment - Norroa
12/12/2025

Beekeeping can be frustrating if you cannot keep your mite levels down. Let's take a look at the newest mite treatment, Norroa

Join me for my livestream EVERY THURSDAY AT 7 p.m. Central Time. Here's the link:
www.honeybeesonline.com/live


Learning How To Become An Advance & Skilled Beekeeper
12/05/2025

Beekeeping can be frustrating if you get stuck in the beginner mode. I'll share how to develop into a more skilled beekeeper using the interpretive method. 

Watch the video of this podcast at: https://youtu.be/GV-V81hXj-4

Join me for my livestream EVERY THURSDAY AT 7 p.m. Central Time. Here's the link:
www.honeybeesonline.com/live


Beekeeping Breaking News: Big Change in Mite Treatment!
12/03/2025

Beekeeping never stands still, and today I’m bringing you a long-awaited update that many beekeepers have been eager to hear. Join me for my livestream EVERY THURSDAY AT 7 p.m. Central Time. Here's the link:
www.honeybeesonline.com/live


Beekeeping: Why Most Beekeepers Get Stuck at the Beginner Level
11/27/2025

In this podcast sharing why beekeepers get trapped in the beginners stage of beekeeping and fail to become great beekeepers.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: Shifting From Fall Syrup to Winter Candy
11/25/2025

In this podcast I'll talking about shifting from fall syrup to winter candy to help keep your bees well fed. Our Online Beekeeping Courses are 50% OFF Nov. 27-30th, 2025 BLACK FRIDAY SALE!

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: When to Change Your Entrance Reducers
06/07/2025

In this podcast I'll be answering more questions beekeepers are asking.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: Answering Your Beekeeping Questions
04/28/2025

In this podcast I'll be answering more questions beekeepers are having this spring. These answer will help you.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping Queen Issues: Learn to Solve Queen Challenges FAST
04/21/2025

In this podcast I'll be your guide to help you understand queen issues and how to avoid them and some proven solutions.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Is Honey Good For You? True & False Claims About Honey
04/17/2025

In this podcast I'll be addressing claims about honey. True or False?

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: Answering Spring Questions
04/14/2025

In this podcast I'll be answering more questions beekeepers are having this spring. These answer will help you.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


How To Help Your Bees Build Up Faster In The Spring
04/11/2025

Beekeeping usually works out great in the spring but sometimes colonies struggle to build up in the spring and in this podcast I'll share how to get your bees to build up faster.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping Devastation! Honey Bees Are Dying Across The US!
04/09/2025

Beekeeping is facing an uncertain future. Are all the honey bees dying? Is beekeeping over? Should we panic? Will this bring devastation to foods that bees pollinate like our fruits and vegetables? What is killing honey bees?

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping Answers Commonly Asked By Beekeepers
04/06/2025

Beekeeping isn't as easy as you might think especially in the beekeeping so today I'm answering questions commonly asked by beekeepers.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping In 2025 May Be A Rough Ride
04/02/2025

Beekeeping in 2024 was hard on beekeepers and we may have our hands full again in 2025, even more!

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping Spring Mistakes You Need To Avoid
04/01/2025

Beekeeping mistakes can cause little problems while other mistakes can cause the colony to die. Today, I'll answer beekeeper's questions to help beekeepers avoid mistakes.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping Breakthrough: Should You Switch to Vaccinated Queens?
03/28/2025

Beekeeping is advancing and now we can buy vaccinated queens against American foulbrood. Is this good or bad, helpful or not?

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping Answers About Swarms, Swarm Traps & More
03/26/2025

Beekeeping is confusing and today I'll be answer your questions about swarms and swarm traps and more.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


How To Build & Set Up A Swarm Trap
03/23/2025

Beekeeping is expensive and one way to save money is to set up a swarm trap, catch a swarm and save the expense of buying bees. In this podcast we'll talk about setting a swarm trap.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping Tips For The Month of November
11/16/2024

Beekeeping tips for the month of November

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping When Fall Weather Goes Crazy
11/03/2024

Beekeeping becomes so challenging when fall weather takes a weird turn and stays too warm for bees. What can we do?

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: Avoid Bad Beekeeping Advice In Late Summer & Fall
09/11/2024

Beekeeping in late summer can generate some bad advice. Be careful what advice you follow.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping Tips For July
07/18/2024

Beekeeping tips in July are so important during this crucial month of the beekeeping season.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: Can You Inspect Your Bees Too Often?
07/02/2024

Beekeeping inspections are so important in keeping your bees health, but can you inspect too much or too often?

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: Tip For Rapid Expansion
06/16/2024

Beekeeping can get off to a slow start. Today, I'll share tips to help your bees rapidly expand. Join me on my livestream every Thursday night at 7pm central time for giveaways, Q&A and much more.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: Tiny Tips That Make a Huge Difference
06/11/2024

Beekeeping goes so much better when you know all the tips experienced beekeepers use. Today, let's look at some tiny tips that bring huge results. Join me on my livestream every Thursday night at 7pm central time for giveaways, Q&A and much more.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: June Tips
06/03/2024

Beekeeping is full on during the month of June and in today's podcast I'll share my favorite June tips which I shared on my recent YouTube livestream. Join me on my livestream every Thursday night at 7pm central time for giveaways, Q&A and much more.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: My All Time Best Beekeeping Tip
05/29/2024

Beekeeping works out better if you have someone to give you some important tips. Well, today, I'll share my all time best beekeeping tip.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: 4 Tips That Took Me 10 Years To Figure Out
05/26/2024

Beekeeping usually goes great in the spring and summer, but there are critical things beekeepers must do in the fall and especially winter so that bees can survive the winter. In this video I'll share 4 things that took me 10 years to figure out in beekeeping.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: How to Avoid Losing Your Queen
05/24/2024

Beekeeping boils down to the queen and how well she is producing eggs. Today I'll share how avoid killing your queen.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: What I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me
05/20/2024

Beekeeping has a stiff learning curve and today I'll share some things that beekeepers have told me they wished they knew before they started beekeeping.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: The Ultimate Guide to Profitable Queen Rearing
05/14/2024

Beekeeping can help earn substantial money from raising and selling queens. In today's podcast, I'll share my journey into queen rearing and how I raise queens.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping Should Be Fun
05/10/2024

In today's podcast I'll be sharing how to keep beekeeping fun.s

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: How To Make Extra Money From Beekeeping
05/06/2024

In today's podcast I'll be sharing different ways you can make extra money from beekeeping.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: Different Types of Hives
05/03/2024

In today's podcast I'll talk about the different types of hives to choose from today in Beekeeping.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: How to Remain Positive
04/24/2024

In today's podcast I'll talk about how to remain positive even when things may not be going well. 

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com


Beekeeping: How To Inspect Your New Package or Nuc or Overwintered Hive
04/19/2024

In today's podcast I'll talk about how to inspect your brand new package or nuc and how to inspect your overwintered colony.

If you'd like check out my YouTube videos on beekeeping. Click here.  We also offer many online beekeeping courses from Basic Beginner courses to advance courses on how to control mites. Click here to see our beekeeping classes.

Visit our website at www.honeybeesonline.com