Beekeepers interested in the artistic, cultural or historical aspects of beekeeping may be interested in the presentation I gave a few weeks ago to my local beekeeping association.  It was intended to inspire beekeepers to go beyond the white boxes.
 
http://www.outdoorplace.org/images/Creative_Beekeeping_Europe_Caldeira.pdf
 
Some of this material is duplicated in part on my website, but there are also some new photos, too.  It's a 7MB file, so please be patient while it loads before paging ahead.
 
Sincerely,
John Caldeira   [log in to unmask]
http://www.outdoorplace.org/

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