[Bonus] Short - Dewey Caron: Condensing vs. Ventilating Hives

[Bonus] Short - Dewey Caron: Condensing vs. Ventilating Hives

Published: October 15, 2025

Duration: 21:12

In this October Beekeeping Today Podcast Short, Dr. Dewey Caron returns from Apimondia in Copenhagen and the Washington State Beekeepers Association Conference with another Audio Postcard—this time exploring the long-debated topic of condensing vs. ventilated hives.

Dewey discusses three levels of communication central to his monthly series: bee scientist to beekeeper, beekeeper to bee, and bee to bee. Drawing on the work of Dr. Tom Seeley and Derek Mitchell of the University of Leeds, he examines how wild colonies regulate temperature and moisture in tree cavities compared to modern Langstroth hives.

Listeners will hear De...