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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.

Listen

You can listen to all my previous natural beekeeping podcasts here and if you want to listen on your iPod, iPad or iPhone you can subscribe to the Barefoot Beekeeper on iTunes. If you like it, please rate and review it!

An interview with Phil Chandler on Expats Radio - Part I - Part II

Read

The Barefoot Beekeeper is currently available as follows:

• Third edition (2009) as printed book or downloadable PDF file (US$15.00/US$9.99)


• NEW - The Barefoot Beekeeper's Guide to Swarming and Swarm Management - also available here for non-US and PayPal users.

An Introduction to Natural Beekeeping - available free in multiple ebook formats.

Beekeeping - Pure and Simple - available free in multiple ebook formats.

Saving the Bees- article

Barefoot Beekeeper's Blog

Build Your Own Hive!

How To Build a Top Bar Hive - free, fully-illustrated instructions for building your own top bar hive - it's easier than you think!

Distribute

Would you like to do something simple to help save the bees?

Download, copy and distribute this free leaflet now. (Link is to UK/A4 version - click here for US Letter version)

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