from the The Natural  Beekeeping Trust:

So what do bees need from us? Bees need nesting places, and they need a wide variety of pollen and nectar sources. Good nutrition is the wellspring of good health. They need to live on they honey they have collected, and not on poor substitutes provided by human beings who have robbed them of their honey. They do not need us to treat them against varroa and other challenges to their health whose ubiquitousness can pose risks to other pollinators.
 
In brief, you will not necessarily help honeybees by becoming a beekeeper or by inviting beekeepers on your land. If you have little time to tend to honeybees, do please take the time to study their biology, their life and habits and their preferences before you invite them into your life, on your land. Once the place you offer is right for the bees, the bees will find you, and thank you.

The Natural  Beekeeping Trust currently receives the majority of our funding from individual donors. Please support our work for the honey bee and the environment.

PLB

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