Beekeeping Articles

Below are links to a variety of beekeeping articles and general subjects of interest.    The list is being continually updated.

General Articles About Beekeeping And Related Subjects

• What makes a good beekeeping association?  Some thoughts ….
• How would you describe your beekeeping group?  Is it a ‘sting operation’ or a ‘hive of activity’?
• Dr David Heaf talks about bee-friendly beekeeping.
• The Strange Disappearance Of The Bees - Film maker, Mark Daniels talks about his experience of filming this documentary.
• GloryBee - interview with an organic beekeeper and honey business.

• For some people, bee stings can represent a real danger, but on the other hand, those dangers may be exaggerated.  Reading the facts may help to put the danger in perspective - read Facts about bee stings.
• Tom Theobald and Graham White - both beekeepers, write a letter to American Beekeepers
• Honey Bee Genetics - very short summary of some scientific papers covering a range of honey bee behaviours and characteristics.
  
• Wasps – wasps are considered a problem by beekeepers, but wasps themselves play their role in the eco-system. 
  Some beekeepers use waspinators as a deterrent to wasps at the bee hive.

Phil Chandler, otherwise known as The Barefoot Beekeeper, talks about his beekeeping experience and his new book.

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• History of beekeeping – a very, very short summary.
• Occupy Wall Street – Lessons the 1% could learn from bees!
• What is the ICPBR?
• Bees, honey, GMO and Codex Alimentarius - a beekeeper's perspective.
  
  

Beekeeping Articles Providing Tips And Advice

Buying and cleaning used beekeeping equipment. A few words on monitoring your bee hive. Simple!  How to make a bee brush that is gentle on your honey bees.

The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses

• Need to move your bees?  See these tips.
• Choosing a bee hive – what are your options?
• Thinking about becoming a beekeeper?  Read this item about beginning beekeeping.
  
• Free bee hive construction plans to download.
• Short beekeeping clips can be viewed here.
• Honey Jar Labels - some thoughts about using bespoke labels for your honey.
  
  

Beekeeping Articles Concerning Honey Bee Health

• General information about Varroa.
• Varroa and neonicotinoids – is there a link?
• The UK National Bee Unit and nosema research.
• Is it right for agrochemical corporations to receive EU assistance to develop ‘bee medicines’? Is this how we can best assist promote honey bee health?  Click to go to article.
  
• Bayer Crop Science make claims about how their neonicotinoids kills termites – is there anything we can learn here about the potential danger of their neonicotinoid to bees? Read more.
  
• Bee Poisonings – Pesticide Companies Must Be Held To Account.
• Colony Collapse disorder and winter losses of honey bee colonies - background.
• Honey bee declines and colony collapses have happened before – so should we be worried this time? 
  

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