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May 4
7 min

The Lockdown Pallet Hive

We often get asked - "Can you make a tree hive from pallets?" Trustee Jonathan Powell shows you how to build the ultimate pallet hive.

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Feb 5
3 min

February Newsletter 2020

Dear friends and supporters of the Natural Beekeeping Trust, we hope this finds you warm and well as we look ahead to a busy 2020.

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Nov 12, 2019
4 min

Autumn Newsletter 2019

Dear friends and supporters of the Natural Beekeeping Trust We’d like to tell you what we’ve been up to since the last Learning from the Be

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Nov 10, 2019
4 min

Rewilding Workshop - the bees are in charge

On a beautiful weekend at the tail end of October, 20 bee lovers from Spain and Portugal joined NBT trustee Jonathan Powell at the Finca La

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Nov 10, 2019
4 min

Pertwood Farm Tree Hive Update

After 3 years the Pertwood tree hive inside the old ash tree no longer has bees. It's hard to say that the colony died, because it split

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Aug 6, 2019
3 min

Summer Newsletter 2019

Dear friends and supporters of the Trust, This summer our bees have been truly blessed. Lots of rain in May was followed by many glorious...

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Apr 23, 2019
3 min

Spring Newsletter 2019

Spring greetings. The bee season has started beautifully with many swarms spontaneously moving into log hives and related dwellings in Susse

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Jul 24, 2018
3 min

What are beekeepers for?

You will not necessarily help honeybees by becoming a beekeeper or by inviting beekeepers on your land ...

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Jun 18, 2018
3 min

Summer Newsletter 2018

As the sun reaches its highest position in the sky and the bees’ broodnests in the hives approach the form of a sun-like sphere ...

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Jun 13, 2018
2 min

The True Beekeeper

It is a misconception that honeybees need beekeepers in order to survive...

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Oct 31, 2017
4 min

Autumn Newsletter 2017

Dear friends, As our bees prepare for winter we are looking ahead to a time of vigorous new activity envisioning the great bee event in Holl

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Oct 21, 2017
3 min

Belarus - Bringing Back the Bears and Bees

Trustee Jonathan Powell recounts his visit to the Naliboki Forest in Belarus.

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Jul 28, 2017
6 min

July Newsletter 2017

It's been an exciting year - the bees have inspired a whole range of new projects and endeavours, of which we hope to give you a taste.

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Mar 24, 2017
6 min

“It is said that smoke calms honeybees”

We would like to tell you about the remarkable people behind the South African honeybee conservation group Ujubee and share with you thei...

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Mar 3, 2017
6 min

March Newsletter 2017

Dear Friends As we are approaching the Ides of March, your beautiful bees will have already gladdened your heart with delightful forays i...

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Jan 13, 2017
4 min

Beekeepers, Bees and the Bien

A beekeeper looks a swarm in the eye (credit: Tucka Sackville) Dear Readers In celebration of the lengthening days (at least in the north...

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Dec 15, 2016
4 min

Season's Greetings 2016

The Bee Carol Silently on Christmas Eve, the turn of midnight’s key; all the garden locked in ice - a silver frieze - except the winter c...

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Nov 23, 2016
3 min

High Time to Stop Managing the Bees

The BBKA View of Bee Health Here are some words from the bee health page of the BBKA’s website followed by an extract from the BBKA’s tea...

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Nov 5, 2016
5 min

November Newsletter 2016

Greetings The leaves have started falling and we send our greetings. Samhain, All Souls, the end of harvest are now behind us and we loo...

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Oct 16, 2016
2 min

Learning from Wild Bees and Tree Beekeeping

Picture - A 'temple' guard protects the inner sanctum of a wild tree colony (Beech Tree, 5m above the ground on a cold October day - Esse...

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