Plain Talk: Other Stinging Insects

Podcast: Honey Bee Obscura Podcast · Jim Tew

Opublikowano: 2026-09-24

Fall has arrived, and Dr. Jim Tew is taking listeners on another walk through his bee yard. But this week, the conversation wanders beyond honey bees. It begins at the county fair, where yellow jackets hovering around food and garbage cans are routinely called "bees." Jim reflects on how quickly a beekeeper becomes known as the neighborhood "bee person"—and how that inevitably leads to calls about insects that aren't honey bees at all. Along the way, Jim recalls helping a neighbor with a wasp nest in a mailbox and tells the memorable story of removing a lar...