Advertise on podcast: Notes from the Beeyard

Rating

★★★★★

from

11 reviews

Description

Notes from the Beeyard is a weekly podcast about the joys and disappointments of beekeeping.From 1990 to 2016 Colorado beekeeper Tom Theobald wrote a weekly column, Notes from the Beeyard, for a regional farm and ranch magazine.Tom's initial plan for Notes from the Beeyard was to document a single year in his life as a beekeeper - swarm management, working toward the honey flow, bears - and so on. Over time, the column grew to hold much more. Notes from the Beeyard is about the joys and disappointments of beekeeping. It’s about the Colorado landscape, friendship, the fabric of Western life, and the passage of time.Listen to Notes from the Beeyard to hear Tom read stories about beekeeping. Enjoy the conversation that follows as Tom and Notes from the Beeyard podcast host, Laura Tyler, chat about Tom's stories.Tom Theobold standing next to one of his two-queen colonies in Boulder County, Colorado.Tom Theobald"There are few crafts which draw one as intimately into the natural order of things as the bees do, and even after years of beekeeping I often found myself standing in awe at some event I witnessed in my work."Tom Theobald is an author and beekeeper who has lived and kept bees in Niwot, Colorado for over 40 years.Laura Tyler"I love talking with beekeepers and listening to stories about their lives because working with bees is fascinating and can feel adventuresome."Laura Tyler is a media producer and visual artist with over 20 years experience keeping bees in Boulder, Colorado.https://notesfromthebeeyard.buzz

Unlock Notes from the Beeyard podcast Email contact info,
Listeners & Audience details

Email contact information

Direct podcast contact details

Listeners

Audience numbers & engagement insights

Audience details

Podcast Insights

Podcast episodes

Check latest episodes from Notes from the Beeyard podcast

Queens in the Bank

2022/06/17

Tom Theobald extolls an elegant solution. Tom and Laura chat about banking queens. "I had a significant financial investment in these queens and I didn’t want any of those queens to fail because I didn’t get them into the colonies as quickly as I should . . ." CREDITS Producer: Laura Tyler Author: Tom Theobald Editor: Andy Schwarz Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0 Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Here Come the Credits

2022/06/03

Tom Theobald considers his place in the world. Tom and Laura chat about the Left Hand Grange and being part of a community. "Beekeeping is more than a profession. It was a profession for me, but it was more than that. It was an expression of my view of the world and my place in it . . ." CREDITS Producer: Laura Tyler Author: Tom Theobald Editor: Andy Schwarz Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0 Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Promises…Promises

2022/05/20

Tom acknowledges the promise of spring and makes a dire prediction. "The promises aren’t always realized, but that’s what we build our lives on. The promise that when we plant things, they’re going to come up, and we’ll have enough water for them to mature . . ." CREDITS Producer: Laura Tyler Author: Tom Theobald Editor: Andy Schwarz Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0 Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Mr Mom Chicken Dog

2022/05/06

Tom Theobald tells a story about a chicken tending dog named Pye. Tom and Laura chat about parental feelings. "I wasn’t sure what was going to happen when we opened in the incubator. But clearly Pye’s interest in these chicks was as a protector . . ." CREDITS Producer: Laura Tyler Author: Tom Theobald Editor: Andy Schwarz Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0 Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

The Birds and the Bees

2022/04/22

Tom and Laura chat about nesting birds, wrens, bluebirds, and native bee boxes. "Anyone who is familiar with wrens knows that in the hot afternoons, when the rest of the birds are sulking in the shade, the house wrens are singing their hearts out . . . “ CREDITS Producer: Laura Tyler Author: Tom Theobald Editor: Andy Schwarz Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0 Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Episode 30 Coming Soon!

2022/04/15

Tom speaks from the heart. Laura invites you to share your favorite episodes with your friends. "It’s my life. These stories are the essence of my life.“ CREDITS Producer: Laura Tyler Author: Tom Theobald Editor: Andy Schwarz Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0 Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

The Bluebirds Are Back

2022/03/18

Tom recalls a shimmer of bluebirds in the Flat Tops Wilderness. Tom and Laura chat about a well lived life. "In the distance, through a driving snow, a haze of blue appeared against a snowfield, then faded out of sight. Light sheet lightning in a fog, the ghostly blue cloud dogged my path . . . “ CREDITS Producer: Laura Tyler Author: Tom Theobald Editor: Andy Schwarz Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0 Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Peaceful Coexistence

2022/03/11

Tom and Laura chat about the pain of losing old friends and the beauty of working with bees. "About halfway through the morning I took a break on the tailgate of the old Ford. As I sat there one of the many foragers in the air landed on my hand and proceeded to walk across my bare skin, probing here and there with its tiny tongue . . ." CREDITS Producer: Laura Tyler Author: Tom Theobald Editor: Andy Schwarz Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0 Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Of Stings and Things

2022/03/04

Tom Theobald hatches an eccentric idea. Tom and Laura chat about the oldest beeyard in Boulder County. "I thought back to an ad I had seen for a golf chair. It was a one legged affair, like a giant golf tee, and it strapped to your waist. . ." CREDITS Producer: Laura Tyler Author: Tom Theobald Editor: Andy Schwarz Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0 Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Loam Lust

2022/02/25

Tom Theobald itches to get his hands dirty. Tom and Laura chat about Front Range soil. "I want soil so rich and friable that I can dip my hand in up to the elbow, soil that crumbles at the touch . . ." CREDITS Producer: Laura Tyler Author: Tom Theobald Editor: Andy Schwarz Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0 Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Get Stung Much

2022/02/18

Tom and Laura chat about pain and bee stings. “I’ve had situations where I’ve had thousands of bees trying to drive me out of the beeyard and took between 750 and 1000 stings in about 15 minutes. I should have been horrified by that, but I found it very interesting . . ." CREDITS Producer: Laura Tyler Author: Tom Theobald Editor: Andy Schwarz Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0 Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Signs of Spring

2022/02/11

Tom Theobald observes a shift. Tom and Laura chat about what it feels like watch the seasons turn. "On the 29th of January I went out to do the morning chores. I looked into the chicken coop for the first time in several days to check the feed, and there, half buried in the winter accumulation of litter lay four eggs, dirty, cracked and frozen, the first of the season. In their ugliness they were as beautiful as any spring flower, a symbol of winter's waning, a simple, elemental, earthy reminder that spring is on the way." CREDITS Producer: Laura Tyler Author: Tom Theobald Editor: Andy Schwarz Music: "Americana" and "Sonorus" by Mr Smith are licensed under CC by 4.0 Logo Design: Janet Cerretani

Podcast reviews

Read Notes from the Beeyard podcast reviews

5 out of 5

11 reviews

★★★★★

The Tabletop Tales 2022/04/05

Absolutely beautiful podcast

Was looking for a beekeeping podcast and chose this one randomly because of how soothing both Tom and Laura’s voices are. Turned out to be the most be...

★★★★★

GaryDagma 2021/11/06

GaryDagma

We love the stories! Thank you for getting these out in the world as they are precious and worthy. Tom’s voice is soothing and his sense of humor is d...

★★★★★

Hawthorne*** 2021/10/15

Warm and rich

Tom has a unique ability to immerse you in the sensory world of his experiences through his poetic choice of words…

★★★★★

lz7 2021/08/14

Love!

Looking forward to more! Thank you.

check all reviews on apple podcasts