http://www.gardenfork.tv Cooking, DIY, Gardening, Green Videos & Podcasts Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:45:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.gardenfork.tv/?feed=podcast GardenFork Radio is the audio companion to GardenFork.TV, the iTunes video show about cooking, DIY, gardening, and other fun stuff like home improvement, green and recycling info. There's always a ton of stuff swirling in my head, and it doesn't all make it into a GardenFork.TV show, so I thought, why not make an internet radio show? visit our site for GF videos, GF Radio, and photos of the Labradors www.gardenfork.tv Eric Rochow no Eric Rochow eric@gardenfork.tv eric@gardenfork.tv (Eric Rochow) ©Eric Gunnar Rochow all rights reserved Cooking, Gardening, DIY, & Dogs : The audio companion to the video show GardenFork.TV : cooking,DIY,gardening,how-to,food,recipes,green,altonbrown,foodnetwork http://gardenfork.tv/audio/GF-Radio-144-144.jpg http://www.gardenfork.tv/category/blogs/6beekeeping TV-G weekly http://www.gardenfork.tv/beekeeping-for-beginners-faq-part-2-gf-radio http://www.gardenfork.tv/beekeeping-for-beginners-faq-part-2-gf-radio#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:39:19 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3970 http://www.gardenfork.tv/beekeeping-for-beginners-faq-part-2-gf-radio/feed 2 beekeeper suit,beekeeping for beginners,beekeeping questions,beekeeping videos,bees,beginning beekeeping,honey,honeybees,how to raise bees Matt joins Eric to answer Beekeeping for Beginners questions on this show. What equipment to buy, how to buy honeybees, where to put beehives in your yard, what kind of beekeeping suit to buy all answered here. - Matt joins Eric to answer Beekeeping for Beginners questions on this show. What equipment to buy, how to buy honeybees, where to put beehives in your yard, what kind of beekeeping suit to buy all answered here. what kind of beekeeping suit and beekeeping veil is good? what kind of frames should i use in the beehive, are plastic frames better than wood frames? wax foundation versus plastic foundation should i use plastic or wax foundation on the frames of the beehive? eric talks about the benefits of wax foundation and plastic foundation and frames Eric suggests 2  beekeeping for beginners books, Beekeeping for Dummies and the Backyard Beekeeper do you paint the outside of the beehive? yes, we use latex paint. should i buy 8 frame supers or 10 frame supers? matt and eric talk about the benefits of 8 frame boxes and 10 frame boxes what kind of beekeeping tools should i buy? eric suggests bringing duct tape, scissors, entrance reducer, smoker, woodchips, matches, 2 or 3 hive tools, a frame grabbing tool, needle nose pliers and more. what kind of hive stand should my beehive rest on? cinder block, wood, metal stands are talked about, eric suggests having a work table next to your hives. we talk about benefits of top bar hives vs. langstroth hives, and the drawbacks of top bar hives and langstroth beehives. should you buy a bee package or a honeybee nuc? eric talks about the advantages of honeybee packages , the pros and cons of bee packages, and the benefits of being a nuc or nucleus hive to start a beehive. eric advocates buying local honeybees and queens, either packages or nucs, the closer you can buy your bees the better. www.whiteoakapiary.com in Brewster, NY and www.warmcolorsapiary.com in Greenfield, MA is where eric buys queens and honeybees. should you feed honeybees in winter and how do i feed my bees over the winter? eric talks about how to feed bees in winter. you can watch our Beekeeping for Beginners video series here, and several videos are about feeding bees in winter. Eric uses a hand immersion blender to mix this sugar feed solution, and adds this homemade essential oil recipe for bees to the sugar The essential oil mixture is great for spraying the bees to combat nosema and bee diarrhea. winterizing beehives is discussed, here is eric's beehive insulated inner cover video, Eric feeds sugar cakes to the bees in winter, not fondant or sugar syrup. Should you close or open a screened bottom board? Matt and Eric discuss Mudsongs.org is a favorite beekeeping blog of eric's. Phillip documents his beekeeping in Newfoundland Canada. where to site your hives in your yard, where should you put the hives, what is the best location for beehives? eric has learned that full sun is best, he talks more about it during this radio episode. should I take a beekeeping class? eric says yes. and join your local beekeeping group. search on the web for your state's beekeeping association, and that site should list local beekeeping groups. Megan of BrooklynHomesteader.com offers online beekeeping classes, and in-person classes as well. Eric Rochow no 50:12 http://www.gardenfork.tv/sugar-cake-recipe-for-honeybees http://www.gardenfork.tv/sugar-cake-recipe-for-honeybees#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:33:41 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3857 http://www.gardenfork.tv/sugar-cake-recipe-for-honeybees/feed 1 http://www.gardenfork.tv/preparing-beehives-for-winter http://www.gardenfork.tv/preparing-beehives-for-winter#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:08:29 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3778 http://www.gardenfork.tv/preparing-beehives-for-winter/feed 3 http://www.gardenfork.tv/omg-what-have-i-done http://www.gardenfork.tv/omg-what-have-i-done#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:28:48 +0000 @rhkennerly http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3772 http://www.gardenfork.tv/omg-what-have-i-done/feed 7 http://www.gardenfork.tv/honeybees-landing-loaded-with-pollen-photo http://www.gardenfork.tv/honeybees-landing-loaded-with-pollen-photo#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:19:34 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3549 http://www.gardenfork.tv/honeybees-landing-loaded-with-pollen-photo/feed 3 http://www.gardenfork.tv/first-frames-full-of-honey-from-new-beehives http://www.gardenfork.tv/first-frames-full-of-honey-from-new-beehives#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:47:11 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3453 http://www.gardenfork.tv/first-frames-full-of-honey-from-new-beehives/feed 0 http://www.gardenfork.tv/how-to-keep-honeybees-basic-questions-gardenfork-radio http://www.gardenfork.tv/how-to-keep-honeybees-basic-questions-gardenfork-radio#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:39:43 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3448 http://www.gardenfork.tv/how-to-keep-honeybees-basic-questions-gardenfork-radio/feed 2 Want to know the basics of how to raise honeybees? what kind of beekeeping equipment you need to buy? what kind of beekeeping veil to buy? where is the best place to put beehives? Listen to GardenFork Radio for a Beekeeping 101 , Want to know the basics of how to raise honeybees? what kind of beekeeping equipment you need to buy? what kind of beekeeping veil to buy? where is the best place to put beehives? Listen to GardenFork Radio for a Beekeeping 101 , the basics of raising honeybees. The idea for this honeybee beekeeping show started when my friend & GF viewer Matt wanted to ask me some questions about starting beekeeping. I suggested we make it into a GardenFork Radio show, as I imagine there are a bunch of people out there with questions about the basic setup needed to start raising bees. We answer questions about the following Getting Started in Beekeeping Pre-assembled hive boxes - supers or ones you assemble? Beekeeper suit - veil features?  hats and hood-types How many boxes do I need for a hive? Plastic frames or beeswax frames for brood and honey? how many hive boxes do i need? Placement of beehives Better types of equipment or things you've learned? Pests and problems Beehive Problems with ants?  Mice?  Moths? How often should you do the powdered sugar treatment for varroa mites? Opening the hive - How often? - Better time of day? - Tips? Clothing Beekeeping gloves Blue Nitrile gloves you wear - sting-proof? How many supers - hive bodies do I need to leave for the bees in winter How to you remove honey from the honeycomb frames? What color do I paint my beehives supers boxes? We are going to do a follow up to this first Beekeeping 101 radio show next week. If you have some beekeeping questions, please let us know below or call our GardenFork Radio Voicemail line 860-740-6938 ! 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20:54:24 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=2176 http://www.gardenfork.tv/honeybees-seal-the-inner-cover-with-propopolis/feed 3 http://www.gardenfork.tv/honeybees-are-going-great-today-photo http://www.gardenfork.tv/honeybees-are-going-great-today-photo#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:12:41 +0000 admin http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=2044 http://www.gardenfork.tv/honeybees-are-going-great-today-photo/feed 2 http://www.gardenfork.tv/essential-oil-recipe-for-honeybees http://www.gardenfork.tv/essential-oil-recipe-for-honeybees#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:55:04 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=2013 http://www.gardenfork.tv/essential-oil-recipe-for-honeybees/feed 6 http://www.gardenfork.tv/big-piece-of-burr-comb-on-a-beehive-frame-pic http://www.gardenfork.tv/big-piece-of-burr-comb-on-a-beehive-frame-pic#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 01:21:49 +0000 admin http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=1984 http://www.gardenfork.tv/big-piece-of-burr-comb-on-a-beehive-frame-pic/feed 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