Ep156 Spring in the 🐝 bees!

Ep156 Spring in the 🐝 bees!

From Beekeeping at FiveApple by Leigh Wilkerson

April 30, 2026 · 40 min · Episode 158

About this episode

The episode discusses various activities in the bee yard during spring, including splits and swarm identification.

Today it's a ramble through things going on in the bee yard as Spring has taken over and the bees won't wait! Doing some quick splits to save the day, still aiming for more data-driven stock selection and whose swarm is this in my equipment? In case you missed it: Ep 155 Interview with Colorado beekeeper and writer Tina Sebestyen Ep 153 Interview with James Lee of SBGMI ⬆️ both of these also available wherever you listen to podcasts Patron Exclusives: Patron exclusive show notes on Ep 155 which includes link to the split notes compendium. Links to Five Apple’s podcast on the Reverse Doolittle split on Patreon, with links to Tina’s how-to article as well as my own silly drawings of the process AND the link to the compendium of splits methods I teach (the handout when I speak to bee clubs) Not a patron yet? You are warmly invited to become a Friend of Five Apple on Patreon and join the folks who make the podcasts possible, who keep the archives available and who keep it all advertising-free. https://www.patreon.com/fiveapple In addition to huge gratitude, you get: Detailed show notes with links, tips, comments Access to Patreon blog posts including tips and videos Occasional bonus…

People in this episode

Host: Leigh Wilkerson

Guests: Tina Sebestyen, James Lee

Topics covered

  • beekeeping
  • spring activities
  • bee yard management
  • swarm identification
  • data-driven stock selection

Keywords

  • beekeeping
  • spring
  • bee yard
  • swarm
  • data-driven selection
  • Tina Sebestyen
  • James Lee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Five Apple, SBGMI

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