Centre for Ecological Apiculture

Professional beekeepers, sideliners or hobbyists have also the possibillity to change from framehive beekeeping to topbar-beekeeping (see distance course No. 19). A two semester training for becoming a certified apiary of thr Centre for Ecological Apiculture is also an option.

Learn more on bees and how to get started a cruelty-free way of beekeeping in harmony with climate protection, on managing simple hives, especially top bar hives, on suitable equippment, how to build simple hives, colony developement in top bar hives, using the swarming impulse for breeding etc. and on how to produce natural apitherapeutical bee colony products without residuals.

Registration for distance course No. 19
 

Further reading and references:

Centre for Ecological Apiculture 2009: Bienenkiste or Tbh? Api Review Letters 8, Nr. 379
Centre for Ecological Apiculture 2023: Bienenkiste, Warré or Top bar hive? - Take which-ever you like best, but which is the best for beginners, gardeners and backyard beekeepers? Press release

Training for becoming a certified partner-apiary of the Centre for Ecological Apiculture
Top-bar-beekeeping for beginners and experienced beekeepers, organic gardeners and farmers