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- Jan 6, 2022
- 9 min
Bees Don't Make Honey - Teams Do
These thoughts were inspired by Prof. Gilbert’s talk to the Arboreal Apiculture Salon and, on the same day, a visit to the Blenheim Palace
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- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Chemicals have no place in a beehive
Chemicals used as miticides are in various degrees damaging to bee health. This applies as much to the commonly used organic acids and oils
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- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
July 2021 Newsletter
Bees working propolis (video by Alasdair MacKenzie) Dear bee friends and supporters of the Trust We are pleased to be in touch again...
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- Dec 19, 2020
- 3 min
December 2020 Newsletter
Dear Friends and Supporters In our last newsletter we indicated that we were embarking on a new project. Our decision to create a new...
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- May 4, 2020
- 2 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.
3,625 views
- 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 13, 2018
- 2 min
The True Beekeeper
It is a misconception that honeybees need beekeepers in order to survive...
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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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- Sep 14, 2016
- 4 min
Saving Local Bees: An Appeal to Landowners
The native British Black Bee (pictured above in my apiary) was said to be extinct in England by about 1920 due to the ravages of the...
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- Jan 4, 2016
- 1 min
Bee-Centred vs Conventional Beekeeping
The style of beekeeping advocated by the Natural Beekeeping Trust is very different from the beekeeping taught by conventional beekeeping...
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- Aug 10, 2015
- 1 min
For the Love of the Bees
A while ago, the trustees of the Natural Beekeeping Trust received an unusual message. A high security penal institution in the Midlands...
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- Aug 1, 2015
- 3 min
Bee Breeding and Importation – A Broken Relationship
Together with their environment, bees represent a single sphere of unity, held together by thousands of dependent mutual relationships....
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- Mar 19, 2015
- 9 min
Hives for Bees: Seeking balance
Choosing a hive can be very confusing for beginners. The many different hives available are presented according to their usefulness to...
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- Feb 26, 2015
- 13 min
The Deeper Message of the Flow Hive
Living with bees is not about hardware, hives and management techniques any more – it is ultimately about the survival of life on earth....
3,163 views
- Mar 18, 2014
- 2 min
What is Natural Beekeeping
This is a question on which to seek consensus would be a fruitless endeavour, as beekeeping is something practised by humans. Yet we are...
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