Mind Your Hives Beekeeping

About Mind Your Hives Beekeeping

A Podcast by Beekeepers about more than just beekeeping from the owners of Kara Jo Skin Care & Bee Farm. Bees, farming, chickens, goats, herbs, beer and more!

Publisher

Greg and Kara Jo Lehman

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Apr 2021

Latest episode

4 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

12 of 46 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The Bee Side - Silly Gooses with Evan Watson of Plan Bee Farm Brewery

   Greg and Kara Jo interview Evan Watson, co-owner of Plan Bee Farm Brewery, about his journey from music to crafting exceptional beer while staying connected to beekeeping.

2. 

   20 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 40 - Summer on the Farm

   Host Kara Jo, a beekeeping and farm expert, discusses summer hive management and farm projects with listeners.

3. 

   5 May 2025

   Ep. 39 - Learning After Knowing It All

   Host Kara Jo discusses spring beekeeping challenges like splitting hives and swarm prevention, sharing insights from listener questions.

Inside a recent episode

Ep. 38 - Planning for the Year Ahead

Published 4 Feb 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I think it was loud enough. She's not close to us, but she's allowed just... Anyway. They're not a native species. So I don't just want to take this livestock, so to speak, and just let them swarm. And that's also where they're going to get into people's chimneys and walls and whatever. And it's a death sentence for your hive. You're not going to get the honey out of them. You're not being a good neighbor in so many ways to the people and the pollinators. And we've gone over all this. But... My point is a goal that we all should have every year is to stop swarming. How can we prevent swarming? […]

Who has been a guest on Mind Your Hives Beekeeping

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Evan Watson
• Sarah Jenkins
• Greg

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

5,542

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

52 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

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