Beekeeping and Hive Products

Dive into the fascinating world of bees and the beekeeper's craft, from hive to honey jar, with a look at the threats facing these precious pollinators.

Panel by panel:

• Becoming a beekeeper, amateur or professional: equipment, rules and good practice
• The colony: queen, workers, drones and queen rearing
• Honey plants: nectar and pollen sources
• The beekeeper's calendar, from harvests to wintering
• Diseases, parasites and predators: varroa, foulbrood, the Asian hornet
• Hive products: honey, pollen, royal jelly, wax, propolis, mead
• Bees and sustainable development: why their decline concerns us all

Audience: all ages. Ideal for: a nature event, an educational apiary project, a farmers' market or a biodiversity week.