Shane Gebauer is the President and Partner at Brushy Mountain Bee Farm, the catalog and online bee supply company based in Moravian Falls, NC.  Shane has been keeping bees for many years and speaks nationally on beekeeping.  You can also see Shane on several Brushy Mountain YouTube videos on various topics.  In this Beekeeping Today Podcast, Shane, Kim and Jeff discuss the concept of 'treatment free' beekeeping, its challenges and applicability. This is an enlightening back and forth that is sure to fan the flames of everyone involved in this important and current debate. Today's episode also includes a listener's question and answer by Dan Conlon regarding defensiveness of Russian honey bees. Kim wraps up the show with his InnerCovered. This episode is brought to you by Wicwas Press. Wicwas Press is the publisher of beekeeping how-to and scientific books. We thank Wicwas for their support of our podcast. We welcome your questions and comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com  Thank you for listening!  Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"