Beekeeping: the Next Generation
With the increased usage of pesticides coupled with the decline of the honey bee, evidence points that commercial beekeeping practices are unsustainable. The links on this website may contain affiliate…
Category: Permaculture
Keeping bees would not be complete without learning how to improve our environment for them and as a result, for us as well. Permaculture focuses on management systems that affect the greater whole. Welcome to Sustainable Beekeeping!
Natural Beekeeping with the Warré Hive
Natural Beekeeping with the Warré Hive A Manual by David Heaf There are only two beekeeping practices no matter what type of beehive style you use: the more common Anthropocentric…
The Ecological Landscape
The Ecological Landscape Professional by Erik Ohlsen Core Concepts for Integrating the best practices of Permaculture, Landscape Design, and Environmental Restoration into Professional Practice Have you ever wondered, “Is this…
The 7 Methods of Minimal Disturbance
Recently, I’ve been rethinking my beekeeping practices. The principles behind Warré beehives have forced me to think of the relationship and ethical principles I have with my bees as their…
To save the Bees: we must first save the Wildflowers
In 1940, the Protection Act passed for the Bald and Golden Eagles. These skyward scavengers suffered from DDT exposure which affected their eggs in a very bad way. Although they…
Teach children the Way of the Bee
If you have not heard the latest then here it is- there’s a new children’s picture book coming out soon! April 8th in fact and it’s not just any picture…
Honey bees up close: Macro Photography
I have never considered photography as a thing for me. When it comes to artwork, I usually prefer mediums like graphite, oil paint, or even watercolor. And though I still…
Persimmons and Hazelnuts: Bigger is Better when it comes to pollination.
We’ve all heard that bigger is better. Well, sometimes it is. Bigger fruit, bigger nuts, better crops. When my wife and I bought our Georgia mountain property, one of the…