A half-hour conversation with RSPB Council member Kevin Cox, discussing the dramatic decline in the populations of many birds in the UK, and what we could all do to improve the situation.
Thursday, 29 May 2014
Saturday, 24 May 2014
Dawn Chorus
I woke up early, just as the birds were starting to sing, so I opened a window and switched on my recorder.
Thursday, 17 April 2014
The Buzz Tour - Interview with Eve Carnall
Eve Carnall is about to set off on a four month journey, across the length and breadth of England. In this interview, she talks about her science background, her work at the Environment Agency and the motivations for her journey.
To find out more visit her blog - buzztour.org
Twitter - @buzztour
email - changepollination@gmail.com
divestment - http://gofossilfree.org/uk
Monday, 14 April 2014
Swarms, Nucs and Packages - and summer bee events
Recorded about 4am, so please excuse me if I sound a little sleepy...
I talk about the weekend course just completed at Brinscall Hall, Lancashire, and the other things happening there this year, including the Friends of the Bees Northern Gathering in August. See www.biobees.com/training.php for training and www.biobees.com/events.php for events.
Then follows a bit of a rant about AI queens; the evils of packages, and the inflated prices charged by bee breeders.
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
Steve Benbow and the London Honey Company
Alys Fowler is writing another book, this time with London beekeeper Steve Benbow. It will be full of great gardening tips, focusing on how to plant for pollinators - especially bees.
Steve talks about the book and his plans for siting top bar hives at the Tate Gallery.
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
The Importance Of Being Insulated
This episode features a short 'catch-up' interview with Brigit Strawbridge; discussion of hive insulation, the eco-floor and the periscope entrance; and a session I call 'live at the hive', recorded at my 'Perone-style' apiary near Buckfastleigh.
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Last Podcast of 2013
Those of us in the northern hemisphere are missing the sounds of our bees, so here is a recording I made in Spring 2011, followed by a complete recording of The Bee Song, written for this podcast by Lara Conley.
You can find more of Lara's music here https://myspace.com/laraconleymusic
This is a video I shot of her the first time I met her in Totnes - http://youtu.be/8AvA1k4obO0
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