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The Natural Beekeeping Trust aims to promote awareness of sustainable beekeeping which is determined by our understanding of  the essential  needs of the bees. We believe that encouraging a wider adoption of  "bee guardianship" - keeping bees for the bees' sake - as well as actively supporting organic/biodynamic agriculture and horticulture, will make a major contribution to ensuring the long term health of the honeybee.

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The next Beekeeping Event

  • Seed Festival

    Peter Brown, an associate of the Natural Beekeeping Trust, will be demonstrating the Sun Hive at Seed Festival, a one-day EcoArt event at Hawkwood College in Gloucestershire on 6 July 2013.

    Come to the Biodynamic Association stand to see what makes this beautiful, skep-based hive the... Go to Event details

    When: Saturday, 6 July 2013 - 11:00am

    Where: Hawkwood College, Stroud, Gloucestershire

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Our next Beekeeping Course

  • Help your Bees to Overwinter Successfully

    Winter and early spring are critical times in the bees’ year. This course is designed to help new beekeepers to prepare their colonies for these months, and thus minimalise losses.

    Practical advice will be given on such topics as: adequate stores, hive preparation, protecting the colony... Go to course details

    When: Sunday, 8 September 2013 - 10:00am

    Where: The Bee Classroom, Ashurst Wood, West Sussex

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Latest Trust News

  • First Sun Hive Swarm of the year

    Molly's first encounter with bees was a very happy one

    Sunday 12th May, the second day of a Sun Hive making workshop held in the courtyard by our Classroom around a pond and surrounded by colonies on all sides, brought us a wonderful happening - the first swarm of the season. 

    The swarm issued from the first sun hive colony established in... Read more