Natural Bee Husbandry

11/04/2023

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The International Journal for Bee-Centred Beekeeping | Of special interest to beekeepers who .. Have moved away from keeping colonies in conventional ways .. Prefer to keep bees in hives more suited to the bees’ needs .. Allow the bees to live life with minimal interference .. Strive to create an ...

08/11/2022

Looking forward to reading this autumn’s special issue of Natural Bee Husbandry Magazine incorporating Bees for Development journal! You can subscribe to NBU at Northern Bee Books 🐝📚⁣
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20/10/2022

OUT NOW! ✨🍂 Autumn edition of NBH:

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Special edition incorporating Bees for Development with support from International Bee Research Association - IBRA , articles from Nicola Bradbear, book reviews of Lars Chittka's latest book + more!

26/05/2022

Out now - NBH magazine Spring '22 🌸 Edited by John Phipps.

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The International Journal for Bee-Centred Beekeeping. With articles on 'Beekeeping with Log Hives and the Problems Concerning the Heather Moors of Northern Ukraine' by
Irena Piletska, Serge Zhila & Alexander Komissar, Ukraine... and many more.

09/02/2022

❄️ Out now! The Winter 2022 edition of NBH magazine. ❄️

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Inc. Wall hives for Apis Cerana in India by M. Kunz from International Bee Research Association - IBRA , A glance into German beekeeping by Kirsten Shoshanna Traynor , European Beech forests as a home for feral honey bee colonies by P.L. Kohl and B. Rutschmann + many more!

05/08/2021

🌴In the latest Summer edition of Natural Bee Husbandry Magazine:

'An investigation into the life and death of a wild honey bee colony' - Article by Daniel du Gard - England.

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30/05/2021

Inside the latest issue of 🍃 Natural Bee Husbandry 🍃 magazine: 'Bait Hives + sustainable Hives - a variation on a theme'.

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29/05/2021

OUT NOW! 🌴 The Summer 2021 Edition of NBH Magazine. 🌴 Edited by John Phipps, published by Northern Bee Books.
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Inside this issue:

• An investigation into the life and death of a wild honey bee colony, Daniel du Gard, England
• Learning from mistakes, Jacqueline Freeman, USA
• An octagonal hive for permaculture gardens, Céline Locqueville, France
• Feral honey bees in Baja, California, Rosa Maria Licon Luna, France
• Why not start sustainable beekeeping by recycling your old Langstroth hives? John Phipps, Greece
• Flat wax, John Phipps, Greece
• Bait hives and sustainable hives, a variation on a theme, Robin Pigot, Germany
• Preparing bar frame hives for swarms, British Bee Journal, April, 1875
• Wild colony in a tree update, John Bridle, Wales
• Book Review: Treatment Free Beekeeping by David Heaf, Paul Honigman and J. Haverson

06/04/2021

Brilliant reviews by renowned author David Heaf and editor John Phipps in the 'Books + Films' section of the latest Spring NBH issue.🌱
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06/04/2021

A little write-up on the history of the NBH Magazine (as well as Northern Bee Books + The Beekeepers Quarterly) on Ann Chilcott's wonderful beekeeping blog. Just scroll half way down the page here: https://www.beelistener.co.uk/.../northern-bee-books.../

Apiary News. The stove is stoked and roaring and the rain lashes the office window on another wild day.

23/03/2021

OUT NOW! The Spring 2021 Edition of NBH Magazine. 🌱 Edited by John Phipps, published by Northern Bee Books.

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26/10/2020

From Late Victorian and during Edwardian times apiaries often consisted of both traditional and frame hives. A lot of new skills had to be learned in order for the beekeeper to be successful. I often wonder if there is a connection between the Isle of Wight Disease and the abandoning of traditional hives. In the past bees were more or less left to get on with their lives, whilst frame hives involved a lot of interference to the colonies by beekeepers. Natural Bee Husbandry (No. 17 - Autumn 2020). Photo from Editor’s collection (John Phipps).

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24/10/2020

OUT NOW! - Natural Bee Husbandry Magazine, No.17 AUTUMN 2020. Edited by John Phipps, Published by Northern Bee Books.

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Some of the articles covered in our Autumn issue:

• Towards Sustainable Beekeeping, David Heaf (Wales)
• Honey Bee Habitat Rehabilitation after the Fires in Australia, Michiel Verspuij (Ireland)
• A Plea for Conscious Beekeeping through Diversification and Adjustment of Density, André Wermelinger and Emanuel Hörler (Switzerland)

16/08/2020

OUT NOW! - Natural Bee Husbandry Magazine, No.16 SUMMER 2020.

Swarming Issue!

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The International Journal for Bee-Centred Beekeeping. For beekeepers who have for many reasons moved away from keeping their colonies in conventional ways.

06/05/2020

Excellent example of a deep comb with no breaks.

Nichol Piniak (Canada), 'The Alberta Standard' - Natural Bee Husbandry November 2019.

Published by Northern Bee Books Issue 15 - May 2020 out now! Subscribe at www.northernbeebooks.co.uk

04/05/2020

Fossilised honey comb, exhibited at APIMONDIA.

"Fossil records show honeybees have thrived without our intervention for millennia – we humans are somewhat arrogant latecomers to the party of life and we don’t always know best." Daniel du Gard (Advocate for better beekeeping) 'A Journey to Honeyland' - Natural Bee Husbandry magazine, May 2020.

Published by Northern Bee Books Issue 15 - May 2020 out now! Subscribe at www.northernbeebooks.co.uk

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
• A citizen science study of wild colonies of honey bees, Thomas D. Seeley (USA)
• Naturally selected varroa resilient honeybees as a resource for re-wilding, Tjeerd Blacquière & Delphine Panziera (Netherlands)
• The Fermanagh Wild Bee Project, David Bolton (Northern Ireland)
• A Journey to Honeyland, Daniel du Gard (England)
• Propolis: Bee Medicine, Jacqueline Freeman (USA)
• Where the Bees are, Karin Maassen and Adam Wright (France)
• Being with the bees, first shots, Perrine Bertrand & Yan (France)
• Apiculture Beyond Bees, Michael Joshin Thiele (USA)

04/05/2020

Rewilded bees in an apian tree.

"Rewilding represents a vision for the restoration ... and the rehabilitation of the indigenous, primordial apian nest." Michael Joshin Thiele, 'Arboreal Apiculture Salon' - Natural Bee Husbandry magazine, May 2019. Published by Northern Bee Books.
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