8 Dec 2011/Jan 2012 Thank you, thank you, thank you Anne Frey for your very informative article with your opinion on the Kenya top bar hive (The Bee Line, vol. 29, #5). It is something I have wanted to write about for some time, and I eagerly waited for your article — well done! Now I can share my views along with yours and other documented facts. I too have communicated with Tony Jadczak … [Read more...]
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Kenya Top-Bar Hives: We should not be setting “new-bees” up for certain failure
January 31, 2012 By Matt Scott
Filed Under: The Backyard Beekeeper Tagged With: December 2011 Bee Line, Kenya, TBH, Top Bar Hive
Alternative Beekeeping: Learning beekeeping in person, through clubs and classes and through a strong mentoring network
October 17, 2009 By MacGregor-Forbes, EAS Master Beekeeper

“Alternative Beekeeping” is increasingly of interest, particularly among new beekeepers. Many are coming to the craft, heeding a call for new caretakers for the bees, understanding that there are forces at work that are causing our honey bee colony numbers to diminish— rapidly. Many of these new beekeepers are understandably looking for a different way to keep their bees—and many are learning … [Read more...]
Filed Under: The Backyard Beekeeper, The Bee Line Tagged With: Alternative Beekeeping, Beekeeping, Foundation, Maine, Master Beekeeper, small-cell foundation, TBH, Top Bar Hive