Category Archives: Log hive

ONBG meeting, June 2022 – Unlearning beekeeping

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Paul

25 folk gathered at Gareth’s rural apiary to listen and learn from his 50 years’ experience and experimentation. We were honoured to be joined by Filipe Salbany (of Blenheim Woods fame) with a different set of 50 years’ experience, and … Continue reading →

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Lockdown winter projects

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Paul

Have you ever wondered what beekeepers do in winter? My own strategy is to try and eat my own weight in honey. Others are more industrious. Here are a few examples our group has shared over lockdown.

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Learning from the Bees, Berlin – bees au naturel!

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Paul

The second international Learning from the Bees conference featured a recurring theme: bees in trees. It left two lasting impressions on me: It will influence German beekeeping for years to come, catalysing the spread of natural beekeeping; A paradigm-changing insight … Continue reading →

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Meditations on the Learning from the Bees conference

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Paul

At the end of August the world’s first major international gathering of natural beekeepers, Learning from the Bees, took place in the Netherlands. The atmosphere had a festival vibe and concentrated on healthy bees and improving the environment, rather than … Continue reading →

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Bees and beekeeping in Borneo

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Paul

Recently I met with Made Setiawan, a medical anthropologist and ethnographer who lives in Oxford. He works for the Indonesian Katingan Project on a reforestation operation in Borneo, working in an area where the native forest has been largely razed … Continue reading →

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OxNatBees exhibit at RSA Motivate

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Paul

Written by Alison OxNatBees was represented at RSA:Motivate, a gathering of community, citizenship and environmental activists, on Saturday 10 June at the Oxford Town Hall. Alison, Ann P and Paul set up the stall in the exuberantly baroque surroundings of … Continue reading →

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Keeping bees in trees – new article, book and hive

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Lynne

The ancient art of tree-based beekeeping, whether that is in a hollow tree or in a log hive, is becoming more popular. This article in today’s Telegraph online newspaper gives a good basic introduction to the subject, talking with the … Continue reading →

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