# Honey Bee Obscura Podcast > Short, plain talk about all things honey bees with host Jim Tew and guests. This site is published with Podpage. The links below are machine-readable entry points for AI agents and other automated tools. ## Site - [Homepage](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/) - [Sitemap](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/sitemap.xml) - [RSS feed](https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/316361/destinations/2550263.xml) - [Contact](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/contact/) ## Recent episodes - [Condensing Hives with Anne Frey (308)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/308-condensing-hives/): published 2026-11-05 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/308-condensing-hives/transcript.txt) - [Life in the Dark Bee Yard: A Halloween Encore (307)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/307-life-in-the-dark-bee-yard/): published 2026-10-29 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/307-life-in-the-dark-bee-yard/transcript.txt) - [Plain Talk: Plastics in Beekeeping (306)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/306-plastic-beekeeping/): published 2026-10-22 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/306-plastic-beekeeping/transcript.txt) - [Plain Talk: A Flooded Smoker & Failed Queen (305)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/305-flooded-smoker/): published 2026-10-15 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/305-flooded-smoker/transcript.txt) - [A Beekeeper's Cookbook (305)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/305-beekeepers-cookbook/): published 2026-10-08 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/305-beekeepers-cookbook/transcript.txt) - [Plain Talk: Autumn Walkabout (303)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/303-autumn-walkabout/): published 2026-10-01 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/303-autumn-walkabout/transcript.txt) - [Plain Talk: Other Stinging Insects (302)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/302-other-stinging-insects/): published 2026-09-24 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/302-other-stinging-insects/transcript.txt) - [Small-Scale Honey Extraction with Anne Frey (301)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/301-small-scale-honey-extraction/): published 2026-09-17 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/301-small-scale-honey-extraction/transcript.txt) - [Reflections on the 300th Episode](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/300-reflections/): published 2026-09-10 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/300-reflections/transcript.txt) - [Small Late-Summer Colonies with Anne Frey (299)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/299-small-late-summer-colonies/): published 2026-09-03 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/299-small-late-summer-colonies/transcript.txt) - [Archive Special: Fall Feeding with Kim Flottum (298)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/298-fall-feeding/): published 2026-08-27 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/298-fall-feeding/transcript.txt) - [Easy Bee Plants with Anne Frey (297)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/297-easy-bee-plants/): published 2026-08-20 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/297-easy-bee-plants/transcript.txt) - [Plain Talk: Old Beekeeping Books (296)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/296-old-beekeeping-books/): published 2026-08-13 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/296-old-beekeeping-books/transcript.txt) - [Tiny Hives Update with Sherry (295)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/295-tiny-hives-update/): published 2026-08-06 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/295-tiny-hives-update/transcript.txt) - [Memorable Stings with Anne Frey (294)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/294-memorable-stings/): published 2026-07-30 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/294-memorable-stings/transcript.txt) - [Beekeeping in Hot Weather with Anne Frey (293)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/293-beekeeping-in-hot-weather/): published 2026-07-23 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/293-beekeeping-in-hot-weather/transcript.txt) - [Archive Special: Removing Honey (292)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/292-removing-honey/): published 2026-07-16 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/292-removing-honey/transcript.txt) - [Plain Talk: Hot Bees, Ants and Weeds (291)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/291-plain-talk-hot-bees-ants-weeds/): published 2026-07-09 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/291-plain-talk-hot-bees-ants-weeds/transcript.txt) - [A Small Open Colony (290)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/290-small-open-colony/): published 2026-07-02 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/290-small-open-colony/transcript.txt) - [Plain Talk: Hot Bees (289)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/289-hot-bees/): published 2026-06-25 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/289-hot-bees/transcript.txt) - [Archive Special: Working Bees in the Heat (288)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/288-working-bees-in-the-heat/): published 2026-06-18 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/288-working-bees-in-the-heat/transcript.txt) - [Plain Talk: Tall Grass In The Bee Yard (287)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/287-tall-grass-aging-beekeeper/): published 2026-06-11 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/287-tall-grass-aging-beekeeper/transcript.txt) - [Plain Talk: Five Nice Hives (286)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/286-five-nice-hives/): published 2026-06-04 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/286-five-nice-hives/transcript.txt) - [A Novice Teaches Beekeeping (285)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/285-novice-teacher/): published 2026-05-28 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/285-novice-teacher/transcript.txt) - [The Wayward Swarm, Part 4 (284)](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/284-wayward-swarm-part-4/): published 2026-05-21 — [transcript](https://www.honeybeeobscura.com/284-wayward-swarm-part-4/transcript.txt) ## Notes for agents - Any page on this site can be fetched as Markdown instead of HTML by sending the header `Accept: text/markdown`. 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