Free-Living Bees are far more common than we thought.

Honey bees are currently assessed to be semi-domesticated. But do not be tempted to underestimate the ongoing process of domestication ...

These thoughts were inspired by Prof. Gilbert’s talk to the Arboreal Apiculture Salon and, on the same day, a visit to the Blenheim Palace

We compiled a massive data-set derived from opportunistic citizen science (>1300 records) during the 2011–2017 period ...

A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to get a place on Matt Somerville’s one day log hive course ...

A masterful and measured response to some of the unsubstantiated claims in a recent media piece about free-living bees in Oxfordshire

The ‘ecotype’, thought to have been wiped out by disease and invasive species, is thriving in the estate’s ancient woodlands.

When Jonathan Powell humbly describes his love for bees, I think he means the kind of love which goes beyond the ordinary ...

Most of us have seen a few wild colonies, in roofs and the odd tree, but never so many at once, and not in such an extensive landscape.

O sweet thrumming sisters, Dancing, flying, dousing, prospecting, Cross-pollinating, nectaring and housekeeping. Such an orderly selfless so

Wilding Apis Mellifera in the USA

The bee colonies that can survive in the wild in today's environment are particularly valuable.

Die Bienenvölker, die in der heutigen Umwelt in freier Wildbahn überleben können, sind besonders wertvoll.

In 2020 Unesco added tree beekeeping to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2020. This beautiful...

We are pleased to give an update on the free living honey bees project at Pertwood Organic Farm. The project was set up to provide more...

Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and...

Propolis creates an anti-microbial atmosphere that protects the bees from mould and pathogens.

A wonderful article by Jason Bittel for National Geographic with stunning photographs by Ingo Arndt.

I opened a little window in a small bedroom, and a flurry of bees bounced around in the air just outside.

When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints