Movie time! (modern skep beekeeping in Europe)

[doodlemaier]

The following series was brought to my attention by Wisteria Kae, thanks for sharing!

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upbONroWPic
(notice how when they identify a weak hive they switch the location with a stronger hive to bolster the weak hive with returning foragers from the strong hive. The conventional beekeeping method is to replace a frame from the brood nest of a faltering hive with one containing open brood and eggs from a stronger hive.)

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrehDfkazO0
(care and feeding of your coil woven, reed stitched, cow dung plastered skeps & managing swarms)

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7M1X0bWYyo
(catch swarm! because I need to more reasons (and time!) to sit around the yard staring at my bee hives!)

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA5pY8hOEj4

Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pb4WxxLTq0
(moving skeps to the heather moors)

Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M788T26WIlY
(sulphuring bees! so much for low-impact!)

Part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDn3DnjpY1A
(honey pressing)

Part 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zogqbqQnyE