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Natural Beekeeping and Beehives

If you’re considering beekeeping then you will be about to or have spent many months reading the internet to gain the confidence to house your own bees. The conclusion many newcomers and in fact a growing number of traditional beekeepers are reaching is natural beekeeping is the way forward for a sustainable healthy bee population.

The Warre beehive and Top Bar Horizontal beehive are endorsed by several experts ....
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Natural Beekeeping Definition

  1. Interference in the natural lives of the bees is kept to a minimum.
  2. Nothing is put into the hive that is known to be, or likely to be harmful either to the bees, to us or to the wider environment and nothing is taken out that the bees cannot afford to lose.
  3. The bees know what they are doing: our job is to listen to them and provide the optimum conditions for their well-being.

From Phil Chandler's book 'The Barefoot Beekeeper'.

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Bee Alert News

Dear BeeAlert subscriber, (Bee Alert is run by Phil Chandler) News just in provides compelling evidence that Bayer’s neonicotinoid pesticides are a significant cause of bee deaths in Britain and elsewhere, supporting the case that we have been making for years. The British Bee Keepers Association must now climb down from the fence and clearly   ....
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Random Testimonial

This is just one of the testimonials that we have received from our clients.

"I would like to thank David & Melanie for their help in explaining the philosophy of Warre beekeeping, whilst at the same time being open and honest about the wide range of beekeeping views available to a new beekeeper.

Additionally it was a pleasure that you delivered our hives personally, they look great, I look forward to Spring as never before."

To read other testimonials see the testimonials page.

Warre Bee Hives For Sale

Warre Beehive - 2 box

We have our own bee hives for sale. To buy a Natural Beekeeping Warre beehive (built to the original Warre specifications) visit our Buy a Warre Beehive web page.

Your Warre Beehive Helpline!

The Original UK Natural Beekeeping Telephone Helpline.

Ask practical questions about natural beekeeping, the Warre Beehive and the Top Bar Horizontal Beehive in particular.

Natural Beekeeping Telephone Helpline

You might be in your garden about to transfer your first swarm or nucleus of bees, adding / nadired an additional box, or simply observing your bees' behaviour.

Any questions just pick up the telephone and call the Natural Beekeeping Telephone Helpline.

Let us help you enjoy your beekeeping and keeping your bees happy.