PODCAST EPISODE 46: John Winkles from Pure Peninsula Honey, Victoria, Australia Like many Melbournites, I love to escape to the Mornington Peninsula when I have time to spare. I love the winding roads that meander between deep set willowy gum
PODCAST EPISODE 45: Paul Valkenburg from Valkenburg Apiaries, South Australia What a ride the BEES WITH BEN beekeeping podcast has been so far. Looking all the way back to episode 1 – which was almost a complete year ago now
PODCAST EPISODE 44: Dara Scott from Hive Alive, Galway, Ireland Since COVID hit, the world has been forced to look at health in a whole new way. For many of us, time in lockdown has provided some space to adopt
PODCAST EPISODE 43: Anika Molesworth, farmer, scientist, storyteller, Wilyakali Country and Melbourne, Australia Anika Molesworth – farmer, scientist, storyteller, soon to be author – is a truly inspirational force. With an agricultural science career in that has taken her around
PODCAST EPISODE 42: SezzaJai Sykes, beekeeper and poet, Alice Springs, Australia A poem called ‘Exquisite Sensitivity’ by poet and beekeeper SezzaJai Sykes reads: We all notice different things Our pleasure and discomfort so personal. I am Bee I am orientated
PODCAST EPISODE 41: Drew Maddison, beekeeper and co-owner of Ministry of Chocolate, Croydon, Australia Other than bees and honey of course, there are two other things that I love dearly – small business and CHOCOLATE! Ministry of Chocolate is a
PODCAST EPISODE 40: James Dorey, scientist, PhD candidate, and re-discoverer of the native Pharohylaeus lactiferous bee species We do a lot of talking about the wonderous, superhero honeybee. However, Australia is home to a huge 1654 species of native bees
PODCAST EPISODE 39: Jean Tikram, beekeeper and business co-owner of Waitika Farm,Wairuku, Rakiraki, Fiji COVID-19 has sparked many questions about why we do the things we do. For some of us, this has meant reassessing some pretty big stuff in
PODCAST EPISODE 38: Cindy Moore from Sweet Cindy’s Honey, New York and Florida, USA It is obvious when talking to Cindy Moore from Sweet Cindy’s Honey that bees hold a very special place in her heart. Not only do they
PODCAST EPISODE 37: Ben Moore’s 99 Astonishing Bee Facts Can you tell me, what is the size of a bee brain? How many BILLIONS of dollars do bees bring to the world economy each year? How do bees keep their
