Have You Listened to Apiarist’s Advocate?

In 2026 Apiarist’s Advocate has yet another way to consume our content – in your ears. Apiarist’s Advocate Pod launched in December, a podcast featuring AI readings of the monthly content.

Whether I’m in the apiary bouncing between hives or in the shed bouncing between stacks of beekeeping equipment, I will often have a podcast playing in my ear. I know I am not alone in this, not to mention listening when exercising, walking the dog or whenever else people might chose to plug into a “pod” (I don’t have a dog and certainly don’t exercise as much as I should!).

In this day and age it is important to make media content as available as possible to you the consumer. So, now Apiarist’s Advocate can be read in the monthly eMagazine (which is easily saveable onto your phone or printed out) and mid-month ‘Addition’ email, along with at www.apiaristsadvocate.com and now listened to by searching for 'Apiarist’s Advocate Pod' in your podcast app. And, if you can’t find it on your favourite app then let me know, email editor@apiadvocate.co.nz, and I will try and fix that.

The podcasts are AI generated readings of a selection of our content. At this stage we coincide one podcast drop of three or four stories at the start of the month, then also include a podcast of the mid-month Addition. So, there should be something for your ears every couple of weeks.

It’s all new, so let me know of any improvements you think could be made. The editing app is not perfect, but I think the quality is good. The AI voice’s accent, while I requested ‘New Zealand’, sometimes touches on South African I reckon! I think it is very easy to listen to though, which is the main thing.

Apiarist’s Advocate Pod can be found by searching on your favourite app (I hope, and if not, let me know) and is hosted at https://apiaristsadvocate.jellypod.com/.

-Patrick Dawkins, editor.