Beekeeping the Natural Way is all about beekeeping as nature intended, working in close contact with nature, where everything around you is beautiful and peaceful; handling bee products and absorbing the odours of the hives. This site was created with a view of sharing my experiences with other fellow Beekeepers.

Development of Modern Equipment; Introduction of Italian Stock; Queen Bee Rearing; Commercial Beekeeping; Comb or Section; Increase in Production of Extracted Honey; Development of Honey-Packing Plants; Beeswax; Bee Supply Manufacturers; Twentieth Century; Research Sponsored by USDA; References

Keith S. Delaplane, Professor of Entomology, The University of Georgia: The Small Hive Beetle, Aethina tumida, a new beekeeping pest.

In 1975 Robin Dartington designed and developed the first"Dartington Long Deep Hive" to explore a new system of beekeeping. This aims to be: safer, more enjoyable and to minimize swarming. This hive can be requeened annually without nucleus hives. "New Beekeeping" iis a synthesis of old ideas and techniques developed by bee experts over the last 150 years.

Articles from the Usenet newsgroup sci.agriculture.beekeeping, the logs from the listserv bee-l, FAQ files, and pointers to other beekeeping and apicultural resources, on and off the Internet.

Beekeeping pictures - A year in the Bee Yards. Ever wonder how honey is made by the honeybees, what a beekeeper actually does - Here is a month by month pictorial of how we do it at Honeyflow Farm.

A new exotic pest of honey bees was discovered in early June 1998, in Florida. The small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Family Nitidulidae), was originally found in four beekeeping operations on the east coast of Florida in the Fort Pierce and St. Lucie area.

Organic Beekeeping methods include treatments using natural materials, honeybee nutritional supplements and a system of specialized beekeeping practices which promotes strong honeybee colonies. Everything used in Organic Beekeeping may be eaten and/or handled safely by both honeybee and bee keeper.We have no need of poisons or pesticides.

Dr. Gene Garris' Bee Ranch. Personal Bee History - Beekeeping Pictures.

Varroa Mites Infesting Honey Bee Colonies by Ric Bessin, Extension Entomologist University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. Varroa mites were first reported in Kentucky in the Bluegrass region of the Commonwealth in 1991. They have spread to and become a major pest of honey bees in many states since their introduction into Florida in the mid 1980's.