Bees are one of the most important indicator species for our planet - if they are not doing well, then neither are we. That's it - all we need to know in a nutshell. With bees diseased and dying all over the globe, there should be far more concern then there currently is.
In our own sustainable approach to living - we decided to take on some bees of our own, get to know them (and more about us!) hoping to help a little bit towards a solution. Of course there is far more to this story... LOL
Natural and Sustainable Beekeeping with Top Bar Bee Hives
Many honey producers are placing nearly all of the current problems with the decline in local bee populations as well as some of the issues faced by agriculture today, on the way bees have been reared and kept during the past century.
Basically, natural beekeeping would involve less intervention (or none), using native species of bees, providing hives that suit bees more than humans, letting the bees do what they do best (ie build honey comb their way) and not extracting all the honey in any one season. This system when combined with other natural practices such as organic farming becomes a conservation project and part of the solution to ensuring thriving local populations of bees.
Top Bar Hives, as these have been used for well over a thousand years, are more bee friendly and are easy to maintain. They also appear to support the low intervention approach as they are sturdier, house varying populations of bees and allow the bees to produce more wax than honey. In the effort of sustainability, many honey producers believe that this low-tech approach “may mean accepting lower honey production per colony in return for healthier bees.”
Max and April Danann are Bee Keepers using only Top Bar Hives and a natural approach to apiary.
o Top Bar Hives available
o Custom made to fit national frames
o Nucs can be ordered
o Courses and Training
Please email, text or ring to order your Top Bar Bee Hives
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