In this deeply moving episode of Be Love Beekeeping, we meet Utah commercial beekeeper Prenten Frazier of Beehive State Honey, whose 5-generation family operation was recently devastated by a catastrophic warehouse fire.

Prenten shares the gut-wrenching 4:30 a.m. phone call no beekeeper ever wants, the shock of watching 37,000 square feet of buildings, wax, equipment, and a year’s honey harvest go up in flames—and the incredible story of how firefighters, fellow beekeepers, and strangers stepped in to help save his bees and his business.

Along the way, we hear about his passion for cold-extracted honey, bee-based wellness, and why he still loves Mondays, even while rebuilding from the ashes.

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Learn How to Lift a Heavy Honey Super With ONE Hand.

This episode of Be Love Beekeeping opens with a poetic reflection on honeybees and the sometimes-clumsy humans who care for them, then pivots into a very real problem most beekeepers know too well: heavy lifting and exhausting honey harvests.

After a sobering Arizona news story about a tragic bee-transport accident and a look at emerging research on the mental health benefits of beekeeping, the conversation “heads down under” to Byron Bay, Australia.

Host Eric Bennett sits down with Cedar Anderson, co-founder of Flow Hive, to talk about how he and his father spent a decade turning the dream of “honey on tap” into reality. Cedar explains how Flow Hive works, who it’s best suited for, why education is essential for new beekeepers, and how their global community has grown to over 150,000 hives in 130+ countries.

They also dive into seasonal management with Flow Hives, the brand-new Superlifter that tackles heavy boxes, and a wild prototyping story involving a runaway hive rolling down a hill.

Cedar closes by reflecting on the never-ending learning journey of beekeeping and the critical role honey bees play in global pollination and the “matrix of life” we all depend on.

It's all about the love of honey bees and the humans who care for them!

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Episode Chapters

00:00:00 – A World of Bees & Beekeepers

00:01:27 – The Heavy-Lifting Problem in Beekeeping

00:02:00 – Tragic Bee Transport Accident in Arizona

00:03:12 – Bees, Mental Health & Emotional Well-Being

00:05:02 – Welcome Cedar Anderson, Co-Founder of Flow Hive

00:08:12 – From Sticky Sheds to Honey on Tap: Inventing Flow Hive

00:11:11 – Flavor, Terroir & Single-Frame Honey

00:13:11 – Crowdfunding, Global Reach & Who Buys Flow Hives

00:16:26 – Flow Hive Doesn’t Do the Beekeeping for You

00:18:35 – Education, Community & TheBeekeeper.org

00:20:16 – The Hive: Man Lake’s Beekeeping Community

00:21:50 – Aesthetics & Seasonality with Flow Hives

00:24:01 – Introducing the Superlifter

00:26:34 – How the Superlifter Works

00:29:58 – Wild Story: The Runaway Hive

00:31:36 – Why Cedar Loves Honey Bees

00:32:20 – Closing & Sign-Off

GENETICS MATTER!

Host, Eric Bennett takes us from poetic honeybee musings straight into the practical world of queen bee production on Hawaiʻi Island.

After a heartwarming news segment about 9-year-old beekeeper Nicholas Bard and the Santa Rosa community pushing back on an outdated city ordinance, Eric sits down with Rebeca Krones of Hawaiian Queen Company in Captain Cook.

Rebecca explains why Hawaiʻi is one of the best places on the planet to raise queen bees, how controlled genetics (via Dr. Joe Latshaw) produce gentle but hard-working stock, what their year-round queen breeding business calendar looks like, and how to successfully introduce a new queen into your beehive so you don’t lose your investment.

They also detour into Hawaiian honey flows (mac nut, lehua, and Christmas berry 😋) and shipping mishaps — including the time a carrier bagged 150 queens and…well…suffocated them.

The episode closes with Rebecca’s best piece of beekeeping advice: don’t assume this year will be like last year.

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