Not-So-Sweet Spring: How Pandemic-Related Restrictions Have Affected Beekeepers

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August 4, 2020

Not-So-Sweet Spring: How Pandemic-Related Restrictions Have Affected Beekeepers

There are so many lessons to be learned from the pandemic, and it’s not even over yet. One lesson we can teach our students has to do with the global economy. As COVID spreads across the globe, it doesn’t just affect individual countries. Pandemic-related restrictions in one country affect people […]
May 6, 2020

HiveSpy: Bringing Automation to Beekeeping

Professor Navid Shaghaghi, a lecturer and researcher at Santa Clara University in California, is known as a STEM rock star on YouTube. Talk to him for any length of time and you’ll see why. His knowledge is expansive and his enthusiasm is contagious. Currently, he is working with a group […]
January 23, 2020

How Bad Is California Almond Production For Bees?

Almond production in California is an agricultural endeavor that impacts many interested parties and often in conflicting ways. While it seems production can be detrimental to bee populations, a complete cessation would hurt the beekeepers who raise them, plus make a dent – no, a chasm in the economy of […]
January 10, 2020

Bad News for Bees: The Fires in Australia

Bad News for Bees What’s happening in Australia right now is catastrophic. Due to record-breaking temperatures and extreme drought, the Land Down Under has erupted into flame. Approximately 15.6 million acres of land are now charred and it’s bad news for bees.  Though houses can be rebuilt, animals cannot be […]
May 16, 2018

Why You Should Purchase the Beepods Online Course

At Beepods, we’ve talked for a long time about developing an online course for our beekeepers. We wanted a class that would cover all of the basics that a beginning beekeeper might need to get started, and an experienced beekeeper can use as a refresher. It’s been a long time […]