E-Links

The Melissa Garden

Chemicalfree Dutch flowerbulbs for bees – more than 100 species): snowdrop, bluebell, crocus, anemone, scilla, puschkinia, daffodil, tulip etc. etc.

The Barefoot Beekeeper – natural beekeeping in top bar hives
“Not just a different beehive, but a whole new way of looking at beekeeping”

Gaiabees

Bee Guardian – Taking initiative for the survival of the honeybee

Spikenard Farm – “Sustainable and biodynamic beekeeping”

A guide to Beekeeping at Home by Andrea Davis

Enjoy these VIDEO’s

The Weissenseifener Hängekorb opened after a swarm went in 9 days ago (6’15”)

Taking a closer look in the Weissenseifener hängekorb (10’01”)
In the top-bar-hive bees are building their honey-comb without the given structure of artificial combs. So with own made wax in stead of wax polluted with chemicals from all over the world

A top bar hive (TBH) opened (3’22”)

Opening the straw-version of the Golden Hive (9’36”)
This is just 1 of the 37 wonderful videos of Gaiabees

Bees can get rid of Varroa themselves. But it’s our task to make or keep them vital (9’38”)

and Books

“Bees” – Rudolf Steiner
Wisdom of the Bees” – Erik Berrevoets
“The Buzz about Bees” – Prof. Dr. Juergen Tautz
“Toward saving the Honey Bee” – Guenther Hauk
“Bees and Honey: From Flower to Jar” – Michael Weiler
“The sacred Bee” – Hilda M. Ransome
“The Shamanic way of the Bees” – Simon Buxton
“The Worldhistory of Beekeeping and Honeyhunting” – Eva Crane
“The Archeology of Beekeeping – Eva Crane