Our Numinous Nature

Kevin Malcomb is a beekeeper, former coon-hunter, welder, and mechanic in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. After a reading about the old frontier profession of the bee hunter, Kevin describes both his own & old time methods of Appalachian beekeeping: traditional "bee gum" hives; keeping ants out; catching feral swarms with a shotgun; how to hunt for wild bee trees from water sources; bee trapping; hive threats such as warm winters, mites, hornets, insecticides, & wax moths. We move on to his unconventional mechanic business run from a used-hearse which opens up musings and intuitions on potential past lives. For the last quarter we hear about coon-hunting in his youth along with an illustrative story about a formidable coon taking on an entire horde of hounds. We end on eating raccoon & less popular wild game; eccentric bird houses; and a sliver of local folk medicine.

Reading from Bees in America: How The Honey Bee Shaped a Nation by Tammy Horn.

Music by:

"Going Across the Mountain"
Written & Performed by Frank Proffitt

"Sourwood Mountain"
Written & Performed by Frank Proffitt

"Rueben Train"
Written & Performed by Frank Proffitt

"Moonshine"
Written & Performed by Frank Proffitt

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