Plain Talk: Seeing The Light

Podcast: Honey Bee Obscura Podcast · Jim Tew

Opublikowano: 2026-04-09

In this episode of Honey Bee Obscura, Jim Tew reflects on the contrast between light and darkness—both in beekeeping and in life. Recorded in the bee yard on a meaningful personal day, Jim shares a quiet, thoughtful conversation that begins with remembrance and transitions into observation. As spring unfolds and colonies build, he considers one of the enduring mysteries of honey bees: how they function so effectively within the complete darkness of the hive. Jim explores how bees move between two radically different environments—bright sunlight during foraging and total darkness inside the colony. With...