Revisiting the Wild Honeybee with Torben Schiffer

The Poor Prole’s Almanac

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Home & Garden, Science, Nature, Leisure, Education, How To

5 • 761 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we chat with researcher Torben Schiffer to discuss his findings working with wild honeybees in Europe. What can we learn from wild honeybees about the health of bees in conventional settings, and further, what do these discoveries imply about the sustainability of honeybees in urban settings? You can buy Torben's books at the following link, or check your local bookstore! https://www.amazon.com/stores/Torben-Schiffer/author/B087QL9XB7?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true To support this podcast, join our patreon for early episode access at www.patreon.com/poorprolesalmanac For more information and updates, visit www.poorproles.com and subscribe to our e-mail list.

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0:00.0	Welcome back. This is Andy and you're listening to the Poor Proz Almanac.
0:18.6	This is our first interview of our B series, and it's probably
0:21.8	going to be, like most things we cover, completely different than if you've heard about this content
0:27.0	conventionally. In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Torben Schiffer, and we're talking about
0:32.4	wild honeybees and what they can tell us about the honeybees we have in our backyard. What
0:37.4	limitations do honeybees naturally put on themselves,
0:40.5	and are we actually listening to the bees?
0:43.5	Torben's the author of a number of books and studies
0:45.8	and focuses primarily on wild honeybees.
0:49.0	His insight into their practices are invaluable,
0:52.0	and I think you'll really enjoy this conversation.
0:54.6	To get a hold of any of Torbin's books or to listen to some of his presentations,
0:59.4	links will be in the show notes.
1:01.4	Before we get to the interview, I'd like to ask folks listening to take a moment, hit
1:06.0	pause on your podcast streaming service, and if you can, give us a review.
1:10.5	Reviews help the algorithms recommend our podcast to new listeners and are our primary tool
1:15.9	for advertising to new guests why they should come and chat with us on the show.
1:20.0	So every review counts.
1:22.4	With that done, let's hop into this extremely interesting conversation.
1:33.3	Torb. into this extremely interesting conversation. Torven, thanks so much for taking some time to chat. A little bit about this podcast.
1:35.3	The Port-Prol's Almanac has been basically a project to look at the way we're growing food
1:41.3	and the fact that we all know the way we're growing food today
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