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Natural Beekeeping

This site is about sustainable, low-impact, low-cost, chemical-free, small-scale, 'organic', natural beekeeping, using simple equipment that almost anyone can make at home. If you have not yet heard of 'top bar hives' or 'natural beekeeping', then this is a place to learn about them.

You will find plenty of reading material here, with opportunities to learn from experienced beekeepers.


Meet the Barefoot Beekeeper

article in The Telegraph, April 16 2011

The Barefoot Beekeeper's Guide to Swarming and Swarm Management

By popular request, a detailed account of swarming and swarm management from the point of view of the natural beekeeper.

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  • Why Bees Swarm
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  • The Swarm Calendar
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  • Swarm Behaviour
  • Swarm Management
  • Artificial Swarming
  • Combining and Making Increase
  • Cast Swarms
  • Swarm Catching
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Be sure to join our Natural Beekeeping Network forum to share natural beekeeping information from around the world and make contact with like-minded beekeepers in your area.

open source beekeeping - free plans to build your own top bar hive




This free ebook - How To Build A Top Bar Hive - has been downloaded by thousands of people all over the world. I have revised it recently and added more photos to make the building process even easier to follow.

To understand how this hive works, and for tips on management, I recommend to read The Barefoot Beekeeper.

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You can get all my free beekeeping articles and ebooks - including instructions on how to build a top bar hive.

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