There is something magical about wild living honey bees.  We have known since time immemorial that honey bees are forest dwellers. But the knowledge of  this deeply entwined and beautiful connection with trees and other forest spirits has almost been lost. We have come to view the honey bee as an agricultural animal that exists for our use. Fortunately a change of consciousness is emerging.

The Bee’s true nature, its way of living, its innate preferences and behaviours deserve our attention.  As you will see from the contributions here, there is a growing awareness that this regal creature’s real way of living has a lot to teach us. We stand in need of such learning.

Clearly, honey bees have been running out of appropriate nest sites for a long time now. So much so that many people have no idea that they even exist outside beekeepers' hives. The huge loss of forests worldwide as well as changes in climate patterns have brought it about that bees have extended their nests to many other places.

The information presented here is intended to celebrate wild, free living honey bees in all their habitats, and to introduce - for everyone's appreciation and inspiration - some of the people supporting honeybees across the world.

When we look at bees in their purest form, we find that our perceptions of who they are change fundamentally.  We may even find that we, too, are changed. With this website we seek to showcase and encourage practices that restore and support the honey bee and its natural habitat and recognize the honey bee as an independent wild species.