Principles of our Alternative Beekeeping

We see each colony of bees as a unique being. Thousands of individuals amazingly working as one. Intuitively acting together, feeling together

1. Our Bees build their own comb (Our Bees decide what size to create their cells)

2. Our Bees natural reproduce. (Encouraging our bees to live their lives though their natural purpose)

3. We dont feed our Bees Syrup. (Syrup holds no nutrients for the bees, Health Bees need nutrient rich food)

4. We dont treat our Bees with chemicals for disease. (we work to natures principles, the weak will die and the strong will survive)

5. We leave our Bees alone as much as possible. (Bees dont wish to b disturbed)

The principles can be seen in our daily practise as professional beekeepers:

• • We use bee-friendly Layens Horizontal hives instead of standard conventional National hives, deep frames for wintering.

• • Our hives are populated with natural wild swarms from the local area instead of intensively bred commercial bees.

• • We let the bees build their own comb rather than giving bees artificial beeswax foundation or plastic combs.

• • We allow the colony to swarm (reproduce) naturally and do not practice routine queen culling/replacement.

• • We have never treated our bees or equipment with chemicals.

• • We have never fed our bees sugar syrup or pollen supplements.

• • We make our hives with great care and thoughts in the smallest detail for the bees.

• • We do not migrate hives; our apiaries are permanent with a maximum size of 10 colonies (some commercial Apiarys can be 100 hives strong)

• Our hives are designed like the bees natural home. Solid floors, Insulated space to expand.