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Admin
	Announcements	1	1	Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:16 pm biobee
Friends of the Bees
	Friends of the Bees Discussions about Friends of the Bees projects. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	13	48	Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:47 am nancy001
	British Black Bee Project Discussion of, progress of and matters related to our Black Bee breeding project	3	157	Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:38 pm Rutger
Networking
	Introduce yourself Post some information about yourself - location, interests, beekeeping experience - get to know other beekeepers in your area and around the world. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	464	1925	Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:28 pm Jt
General Information Section
	Bee products, recipes, bee plants and apitherapy Post your recipes and discuss honey, propolis, beeswax, royal jelly etc. and the many uses thereof here, including medical applications. Also post here information about plants with a special relevance to bees: beneficial or otherwise. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	43	328	Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:15 am beehappy
	Photo gallery Post your pictures here: this does not affect your copyright and there is no general permission to use photographs elsewhere without consent. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	81	853	Tue Dec 24, 2019 4:24 pm BobTheBuilder
	The Barefoot Beekeeper - the book, the podcast and the app! Discuss anything in the book and the Barefoot Beekeeper Podcast and make suggestions for future editions. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	13	57	Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:50 pm BobTheBuilder
	TV, Video, Blogs and Other Media Post here references and links to informative beekeeping articles that you spot in the media, including YouTube videos and podcasts. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	221	571	Mon Mar 09, 2020 2:53 pm BuffBum
	Environmental issues, GM, pesticides and campaigning The bio-tech companies have been telling us for years that GM is safe for us and for bees. Now they are telling us pesticides are safe, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary. Discuss environmental issues here. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	91	468	Thu Jun 16, 2022 8:21 am beehappy
	Beekeeping Book and Product Reviews Post reviews of beekeeping books and products here. Please post your own reviews, not copied from other sites or media, and NO COVERT ADVERTISING: affiliate links will be removed! Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	14	53	Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:02 am catchercradle
	Foraging on the Far Side Discussions deemed to belong to the Far Side of the meadow... Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	23	237	Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:34 pm Adriaan
	Research, references and other useful links Post here links to important/interesting documents and sites containing reference material that may be useful to others. Please ensure your title gives a clear indication of the content of the link. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	39	109	Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:58 am Adriaan
Practical Natural Beekeeping
	URGENT Help needed now! Post your emergencies ONLY here: stuff that needs a quick fix to avoid dire consequences. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	162	1113	Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:33 pm Ausgran
	Beginners start here If you are new to beekeeping, or only to 'natural' or top bar beekeeping, this is the best place to do some reading and ask basic questions. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	426	2953	Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:10 am mikecoen
	Natural / Balanced Beekeeping discussions & questions Ask questions and discuss any beekeeping topic here, particularly those concerned with top bar and natural beekeeping. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	355	2062	Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:12 pm Jt
	Your reports and updates Post your reports here: tell us what is happening in your hives! Post links to pictures and videos if you have them, or just share your thoughts. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	240	1526	Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:22 pm Trip
	Ask a Bee Inspector Our resident UK-based Bee Inspector will answer your questions here. Moderators Barbara, BeeInspector, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	16	77	Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:23 pm Barbara
	Bee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases Discuss how we support bee health, including what we do if things go wrong. How do natural beekeepers deal with challenges to the health of their bees? Moderators bilbehr, Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	75	915	Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:23 am charentejohn
	Bright ideas, experiments and projects If you want to propose some research that others could participate in, or describe any experiments you are undertaking, here's the place to do so. Also post here your latest brainwaves for us all to share! Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	56	468	Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:40 am dannelbello
	Treatment-Free Beekeeping Is going treatment-free the best thing we can do for our bees long-term? Discuss.	3	39	Sun Jan 26, 2020 9:03 pm smallcell
Beekeeping by Hive Type
	Horizontal top bar hives Discuss everything related to the building and management of horizontal top bar hives - Kenyan, Tanzanian or other designs. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	252	1983	Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:57 pm charentejohn
	Warré, Japanese and other vertical top bar hives The Warré hive is a 'minimum maintenance' alternative to conventional hives for beekeepers who want to harvest honey, or simply prefer vertical to horizontal hives. The Japanese hive is similar to the Warré and so is included here, along with variations on this theme. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	105	852	Sat Dec 28, 2019 4:03 pm charentejohn
	Perone Hive Oscar Perone's hive is a large-capacity, 'leave alone' style top bar hive that may be of particular interest to people living in rural areas. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	22	287	Thu Aug 01, 2019 12:36 pm Barbara
	Conventional and miscellaneous hives Discuss beekeeping in conventional box/frame and other hives not covered elsewhere. Please bear in mind our focus on natural beekeeping. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	42	439	Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:47 pm DocBB
	Wild and feral honeybees and other bee species Surviving feral honeybees may be a genetic goldmine in the battle against pests and diseases. Other bee species are also important to wild flower and crop pollination. This is the place to discuss bee conservation. Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators	22	143	Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:05 pm Adriaan

Forum

Topics

Posts

Last Post

Admin

Announcements

Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:16 pm
biobee

Friends of the Bees

Friends of the Bees
Discussions about Friends of the Bees projects.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:47 am
nancy001

British Black Bee Project
Discussion of, progress of and matters related to our Black Bee breeding project

157

Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:38 pm
Rutger

Networking

Introduce yourself
Post some information about yourself - location, interests, beekeeping experience - get to know other beekeepers in your area and around the world.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

464

1925

Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:28 pm
Jt

General Information Section

Bee products, recipes, bee plants and apitherapy
Post your recipes and discuss honey, propolis, beeswax, royal jelly etc. and the many uses thereof here, including medical applications. Also post here information about plants with a special relevance to bees: beneficial or otherwise.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

328

Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:15 am
beehappy

Photo gallery
Post your pictures here: this does not affect your copyright and there is no general permission to use photographs elsewhere without consent.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

853

Tue Dec 24, 2019 4:24 pm
BobTheBuilder

The Barefoot Beekeeper - the book, the podcast and the app!
Discuss anything in the book and the Barefoot Beekeeper Podcast and make suggestions for future editions.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:50 pm
BobTheBuilder

TV, Video, Blogs and Other Media
Post here references and links to informative beekeeping articles that you spot in the media, including YouTube videos and podcasts.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

221

571

Mon Mar 09, 2020 2:53 pm
BuffBum

Environmental issues, GM, pesticides and campaigning
The bio-tech companies have been telling us for years that GM is safe for us and for bees. Now they are telling us pesticides are safe, despite plenty of evidence to the contrary. Discuss environmental issues here.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

468

Thu Jun 16, 2022 8:21 am
beehappy

Beekeeping Book and Product Reviews
Post reviews of beekeeping books and products here. Please post your own reviews, not copied from other sites or media, and NO COVERT ADVERTISING: affiliate links will be removed!
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:02 am
catchercradle

Foraging on the Far Side
Discussions deemed to belong to the Far Side of the meadow...
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

237

Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:34 pm
Adriaan

Research, references and other useful links
Post here links to important/interesting documents and sites containing reference material that may be useful to others. Please ensure your title gives a clear indication of the content of the link.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

109

Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:58 am
Adriaan

Practical Natural Beekeeping

URGENT Help needed now!
Post your emergencies ONLY here: stuff that needs a quick fix to avoid dire consequences.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

162

1113

Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:33 pm
Ausgran

Beginners start here
If you are new to beekeeping, or only to 'natural' or top bar beekeeping, this is the best place to do some reading and ask basic questions.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

426

2953

Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:10 am
mikecoen

Natural / Balanced Beekeeping discussions & questions
Ask questions and discuss any beekeeping topic here, particularly those concerned with top bar and natural beekeeping.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

355

2062

Sun Feb 09, 2020 4:12 pm
Jt

Your reports and updates
Post your reports here: tell us what is happening in your hives! Post links to pictures and videos if you have them, or just share your thoughts.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

240

1526

Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:22 pm
Trip

Ask a Bee Inspector
Our resident UK-based Bee Inspector will answer your questions here.
Moderators Barbara, BeeInspector, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:23 pm
Barbara

Bee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases
Discuss how we support bee health, including what we do if things go wrong. How do natural beekeepers deal with challenges to the health of their bees?
Moderators bilbehr, Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

915

Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:23 am
charentejohn

Bright ideas, experiments and projects
If you want to propose some research that others could participate in, or describe any experiments you are undertaking, here's the place to do so. Also post here your latest brainwaves for us all to share!
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

468

Fri Mar 20, 2020 11:40 am
dannelbello

Treatment-Free Beekeeping
Is going treatment-free the best thing we can do for our bees long-term? Discuss.

Sun Jan 26, 2020 9:03 pm
smallcell

Beekeeping by Hive Type

Horizontal top bar hives
Discuss everything related to the building and management of horizontal top bar hives - Kenyan, Tanzanian or other designs.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

252

1983

Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:57 pm
charentejohn

Warré, Japanese and other vertical top bar hives
The Warré hive is a 'minimum maintenance' alternative to conventional hives for beekeepers who want to harvest honey, or simply prefer vertical to horizontal hives. The Japanese hive is similar to the Warré and so is included here, along with variations on this theme.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

105

852

Sat Dec 28, 2019 4:03 pm
charentejohn

Perone Hive
Oscar Perone's hive is a large-capacity, 'leave alone' style top bar hive that may be of particular interest to people living in rural areas.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

287

Thu Aug 01, 2019 12:36 pm
Barbara

Conventional and miscellaneous hives
Discuss beekeeping in conventional box/frame and other hives not covered elsewhere. Please bear in mind our focus on natural beekeeping.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

439

Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:47 pm
DocBB

Wild and feral honeybees and other bee species
Surviving feral honeybees may be a genetic goldmine in the battle against pests and diseases. Other bee species are also important to wild flower and crop pollination. This is the place to discuss bee conservation.
Moderators Barbara, stevecook172001, WileyHunter, moderators

143

Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:05 pm
Adriaan

Conserving wild bees

Research suggests that bumble bee boxes have a very low success rate in actually attracting bees into them. We find that if you create an environment where first of all you can attract mice inside, such as a pile of stones, a drystone wall, paving slabs with intentionally made cavities underneath, this will increase the success rate.

Most bumble bee species need a dry space about the size a football, with a narrow entrance tunnel approximately 2cm in diameter and 20 cm long. Most species nest underground along the base of a linear feature such as a hedge or wall. Sites need to be sheltered and out of direct sunlight.

There is a spectacular display of wild bee hotels here

More about bumblebees and solitary bees here

Information about the Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)

THIS FORUM IS ARCHIVED AND IS NOW READ ONLY

Quality Top Bar Hives by Andrew Vidler

Conserving wild bees

Resources

Barefoot Beekeeper Podcast

Top Bar Beekeeping Forum - Natural Beekeeping Network Forum

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