Thinking Beekeeper

What's the buzz about the growing popularity of backyard bee-keeping? Providing habitat for bees, pollinating your garden and producing honey for your family are some of the compelling reasons for taking up this exciting hobby. But conventional bee-keeping requires a significant investment and has a [...]
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What's the buzz about the growing popularity of backyard bee-keeping? Providing habitat for bees, pollinating your garden and producing honey for your family are some of the compelling reasons for taking up this exciting hobby. But conventional bee-keeping requires a significant investment and has a steep learning curve. The alternative? Consider bee-keeping outside the box. This is the definitive do-it-yourself guide to natural bee-keeping in top bar hives. Based on the concept of understanding and working with bees' natural systems as opposed to trying to subvert them, the advantages of this approach include: Simplicity, sustainability and cost-effectiveness; Increased safety due to less heavy lifting and hive manipulation; Chemical-free colonies and healthy hives. Top bar hives can be located anywhere bees have access to forage, and they make ideal urban hives due to their small footprint. Emphasising the intimate connection between our food systems, bees, and the well-being of the planet, the book will appeal to the new breed of bee-keeper who is less focused on maximising honey yield, and more on ensuring the viability of the bee population now and in the coming years.