Bee-yond bees: The importance of bees for successful operations

Sophia Croker, or Phia as she's better known, is a Beekeeper and the Founder of the Bee Drover. Phia is a fourth-generation beekeeper with mobile colonies that she droves all over rural New South Wales. In this episode, Phia explains what everyone should know about bees, the role of bees in horticultural production, and what it's like to make a living moving bees around the bush. This episode is part one of our two-part chat with Phia. Resources and links: The Bee Drover website Phia's Bees on Facebook Phia's Bees on Instagram Send us your story: Do you know someone (or are you someone) who'd make a great potential guest on a future episode of Beyond the Farm Gate? Drop us a line at beyondthefarmgate@bendigobank.com.au . Connect: Bendigo Bank Agribusiness website Bendigo Bank on Facebook Bendigo Bank on X Bendigo Bank on LinkedIn Bendigo Bank on YouTube In this podcast any opinions, estimates and projections are for informational purposes only and any advice provided is of a general nature only and does not take into account your personal needs, objectives and financial circumstances. You should consider whether it is appropriate for your situation.

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Bee-yond bees: The importance of bees for successful operations is an episode from Beyond the Farm Gate by Adam Jaffrey.

This episode is 32:56 long.

This episode was published on Sep 22, 2025.

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