Ep 147: Gifts of the bees and the beekeepers
From Beekeeping at FiveApple by Leigh Wilkerson
December 26, 2025 · 40 min · Episode 148
About this episode
This episode reflects on the gifts and realizations that come from beekeeping, highlighting the experiences of the host and inviting listener engagement.
The gifts we get from spending time with the bees, learning about the bees and learning from other beekeepers are so amazing. This episode is a reflection on just some of the beauties and realizations that come with beekeeping in good years and even in not so good beekeeping years. I'd love to hear what gifts you got from your bees this year. It's the last episode of 2025 and already I look forward to meeting you back here in 2026! I'm sending a shout out and a big appreciative hug to each and ever Patron for making this podcast a reality and for each and every listener who is the reason it exists. I thank you all. kind regards, Leigh If you are not yet a supporting patron, you are warmly invited to join the folks who make the podcasts possible, who keep the archives available and who keep it all advertising-free. https://www.patreon.com/c/fiveapple/membership About Beekeeping at FiveApple: Leigh keeps bees in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina (gardening zone 6b). She cares for around a dozen hives in a rural Appalachian highland climate. Colonies are managed for bee health with active selection for vigor, genetic diversity and disease resistance, but without chemical…
People in this episode
Host: Leigh Wilkerson
Topics covered
- beekeeping
- gifts from bees
- reflections on beekeeping
- community of beekeepers
- patron support
Keywords
- beekeeping
- gifts of the bees
- beekeepers
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- patron support
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Blue Ridge Mountains
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