S2.E20: Sustainable Bee-ing w. Scott Jorgensen (sustainable beekeeper)

Chill + Ambitious

It's un BEE-lievable how amazingly a hive works to make choices in the best interest of the group. This sustainable and delicious approach is something Scott Jorgensen of Hercules Bees (www.herculesbees.biz) fully incorporates in running his business. After learning to keep wild bees in the Gambia, he decided to take his talents to his hometown where he innovated on the beekeeping process to produce honey & teach about it in a sustainable way. Listen in as we discuss the importance of pride, rethinking growth, and bee cred. 1:15 Season 2 Launch Party THANK YOU!! 2:03 No’s traumatic bee story 4:35 Introducing Sustainability and Scott Jorgensen the bee keeper 7:19 Scott explains why he does beekeeping as a business and not just for fun 11:56 The Peace Corps and the killer bees of Africa 20:20 Sustainable v. commercial beekeeping 23:29 Humans becoming more like bees? 29:04 Working around the limits of sustainable beekeeping 40:20 Measures of success 44:28 Daily desires: try to give a fuck 46:24 Scott’s super power 48:02 Sex-Ed of Bees 54:15 Most other beekeepers think Scott’s crazy 1:00:10 O+NO Reflections: Quality, pride, and efficiency 1:07:30 Question you didn’t know was relevant: Is it sustainable to you? What do you take pride in?