Beekeeping Basics with Eric Fuchs-Stengel

About this episode

Lee Rhinehart and Eric Fuchs-Stengel discuss beekeeping basics, including conditions for keeping bees and common beginner mistakes.

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT agriculture specialists Lee Rhinehart and Eric Fuchs-Stengel have a lively discussion on the topic of beekeeping. Lee and Eric talk about the best and worst conditions for keeping bees, common mistakes for beginners, bee anatomy, and honey production. Eric also shares his own experiences in raising bees and provides many practical suggestions who to seek guidance from when first starting out and for cultivating healthy hives. ATTRA Re...

People in this episode

Host: Lee Rhinehart

Guest: Eric Fuchs-Stengel

Topics covered

• beekeeping
• agriculture
• honey production
• bee anatomy
• beginner mistakes

Keywords

• beekeeping
• honey
• bee anatomy
• agriculture
• beginner tips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NCAT

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