What Does It Mean True Ecological Beekeeping?

1. Harmonious Development Of Bee Colonies

Unfortunately, this is being neglected in many apiaries - even in organic apiaries.In China apiaries sometimes have a fleet of 120 trucks for the transport of bee colonies. 

In the USA for instance apiaries with 50.000 colonies are nothing unusual. The colonies are being loaded on trucks in units of  500 colonies and are being transported with open flightholes for days and more than 4.000 km. The way of keeping bees in Europe or especially Germany is differnt, but similar regarding frame hive beekeeping (Langstroth, Dadant etc.), also among organic apiaries(!); travelling with bee colonies is also very common; 30.000 km per year is nothing unusual for such an apiary - therefore "Colony Collapse Disorder" (CCD) may also occur in Europe or Germany.

Making full use of travelling with bee colonies is very common among organic beekeepers; this is a reason why also organic bee produce can be contaminated with pesticides and antibiotics from time to time. More...

Did you know that dying out of threatened spezies costs about three thousand billion  (Brit.) or three thousand trillion (US) Euro? More...

We don't need any further kind of industrial beekeeping methods but beekeeping considering the character of bee colonies - in the age of  "Solar Economy". Frame hive beekeeping and artificial breeding methods come from past age of fossil energy, which is well known for its overexploitation. (Api Review letters, 6, No. 195).

An "industrial" beekeeping as it is also common among organic apiaries leads in connection with high insecticide treatments and genetically modified pollen to strange diseases of the honeybee worldwide. The communication system of the beecolony collapses. So called "Colony Collapse Disorder" and IBDS (Idiopathic Brood Disease Syndrome) are the results. On top of that industrial beekeeping help spreading out new parasites such as small hive beetle which is able to ruin the whole apiary.   (Apicultural Review letters, vol. 6, No. 116-121 and 10, No. 601).

Further advising / courses in organic / ecological top bar hive beekeeping 

Organic / ecological top bar hive beekeeping - Further reading and references

Centre for Ecological Apiculture 2021: 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

Zentrum für wesensgemäße Bienenhaltung 2013: Die Bienenkiste - Bienen einfach und natürlich halten? Kritische Anmerkungen zur Bienenkiste Apicultural Review Letters 2013, 12, Nr. 746

Social Medicine / Natural Apitherapy Research Centre / Centre for Ecological Apiculture 2010: Manuka Health and Organic honey - which Standards are relevant for social Medicine / natural Apitherapy?Api Review Letters 9, Nr. 422

Centre for Ecological Apiculture 2022: Quality of Bee Products.  Press release

Centre for Ecological Apiculture 2022: Old Traditions in Apiculture and Viniculture Press release

Organic / ecological top bar hive beekeeping - help save the bees: Sign up for membership in Save Bee Colonies, Natural Apitherapy Council, Club of Ecological Beekeepers, adopt a colony from cruelty-free beekeeping (Bienenpatenschaft) or have a lunch with DI.Michael Thiele! More Info...

Follow the Centre for Ecological Apiculture and Save Bee Colonies (https://www.facebook.com/SaveBeecolonies) as well as Natural Apitherapy Research Centre on Facebook

2. Variety Of Flowers, No Agro-Genetic Engineering, no CrisprCas manipulated Plants and other Noxious Pollutants

Turning away from Dinosaur-Technologies such as "green Biotechnology", Crispr-Cas9, Agro Genetic Engineering, Factory Farming and Dangerous Pesticides:

Centre for ecological Apiculture 2023: More Food Crisis and Hunger in the World by Biotech-Agriculture IV, Presse-releases 

Biotech-Prophets, vgl. Kurs Kurs Nr. 533 Aristoteles - Philosophy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences

Centre for ecological Apiculture 2022: Cancer by Glyphosate and genetically modified / CrisprCas manipulated crops, Press-release; see also 
Api Review Letters 2022, 21, Nr. 1376

Centre For Social Medicine And Natural Apitherapy 2007 / 2022: Natural Apitherapy instead of Gen-Pharming and Genom-Editing, CrisprCas or biotech corn, fruits, vegetables, meat from laboratory (Tissue Engineering). More...

Zentrum für wesensgemäße Bienenhaltung / Centre for ecological Apiculture 2021:More Hunger and Diseases in the World by Biotech, Press-release

Centre For Social Medicine And Natural Apitherapy 2007 / 2022: Gentecically modified Food and Seeds are unsafe and unhealthy;  Biotech- fanatic. Mehr Infos...

"Junk-science" green and red biotechnology, severe side effects of mRNA-Vaccines such as infertility, thrombosis, sudden death and allergies see Centre for natural  Beetherapy 2021: Mechanistical Medicine I-II, Press-Release; Ders. 2022 Mechanistical Medicine III, Ib.

GMO's in vegan hamburgers. Api Review letters 2019, 18, No. 1177

New GMOs with side-effects. CrisprCas9. Api Review letters 2018, 17, Nr. 1128

New Insekticides such as Neonicotinoide are going to kill not only quenn bees. Api Review letters 2016, 15, Nr. 1028

Some scientists, especially those from Monsanto, Nestlé & Co. are superstitious according to recent scientific research. Api Review Letters 2013, 12, Nr. 822

Nature is always being right - Die Natur hat immer recht. Api Review Letters 2012, 11, Nr. 677

Gratitude to the Universe - Dankbarkeit gegenüber dem Universum. Api Review Letters 2012, 11, Nr. 650

Dangerous Toxins From Genetically Modified Plants Found in Women and Foetuses
Links to allergies, auto-immune disease, and other disorders Natural Bt is dangerous; Bt cotton linked to human allergies, animal deaths; Living pesticide factories inside us? Science Review Letters 2011, Vol.10, No. 400

The full story of an until now legal poison: Roundup (glyphosate) - Monsanto's Roundup Triggers Over 40 Plant Diseases and Endangers Human and Animal Health. Alzheimer, Parkinson, Cancer Science Review Letters 2011, Vol.10, No. 381

Toxic food - not only for cows, sheeps and honeybees - made by Monsanto, Bayer, BASF & Co Api Review Letters 2009, Vol.8, No. 351

The five main GM foods are soy, corn, cotton, canola, and sugar beets. Products made of these GM foods such as sugar, high fructose syrup, lecithin are more toxic than expected. Even FDA and EFSA gave wrong testimonials over years; they failed together with many leading politicians Science Review Letters 2009, Vol. 8, No. 309

GM-crop-Disaster: The US government payments to farmers are up by $3 to $5 billion annually due to GM crops.  growers have only been kept afloat by the huge jump in subsidies. genetic pollution caused by today’s GMOs could theoretically outlast the effects of global warming and nuclear waste. Genetically modified sugar beets. Even small amounts of contaminants can be quite dangerous. A brand killed about 100 Americans and caused 5,000-10,000 to become sick or permanently disabled. Science Review Letters 2008, Vol. 7, No. 202

Biosafety?Unscientific assumptions the basis of approvals? - blatant propaganda exercise stands validated as exemplary science - Toxic gm foods could have been approved. Science Review Letters 2007, Vol. 6, No. 182

Documentation of US-resistance against genetically modified (GM) foods, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and review of new scientific research on dangerous and life threatening side effects of modern Biotechnology in: Science Review Letters (2007, Vol. 6, No.156-159)

Press releases: 
Genetically modified (GM) foods are unhealthy and unsafe -  Evidence Links GM Foods to Allergies

Genetically Modified Seeds Cause More Harm Than Good I-VI

Everybody, who contaminate or destroy landscape nearly irreversible, commit an offence. This apply to oil-companies, who let their ships sink near the coasts, as well as for those who are responsible for releasing genetically modified products. We don't need to discuss if it is a punishable offence, but if it is duly punished, so that our landscape can be used also by generations in future.  No expert is talking about coexistence and safety distances, only layman like Annette Schavan, Princess Anne (the sister of Eco-Prince Charles). More...

"Green" and "red" Biotechnology in the retreat
Agrobiotechnology wrong 
in the premises?

Severe side effects of agro-genetic engineering on honeybees and other beneficial insects. See Centre for Food Safety and grassroot movement "civil courage" in Germany:

Risks of genetically
modified crops on honeybees
 

3. Swarming Impulse Is Basis For Breeding - No Artificial Queen Breeding

4. No Instrumental Insemination Or Other Artificial Breeding Methods, No Wing Clipping Of The Queen Bee, No Biotech-Bees

Fürther reading and references regarding Biotech-Bees see
Science Review Letters 2023, 22, Nr. 1406 and Dbj 31 (4) 

5. Quality of Beeproduce: No Ultra Filtration, No Treatment With Heat During Honey Harvest And Filling

Since August 2003 ultra filtration is allowed also in the EU. What does it mean? With the help of this technique it is legal to filter out typical honey compounds - a technique which leads to honey falsification very easily. According standards of the Centre for Ecological Apiculture neither this technique nor heat treatment during harvest and filling is allowed.

Did you know that comb-honey is a produce to which neither mechanical (extraction, stirring procedure) nor heat treatment ("melting") has occurred and which consequently is an product of especially high quality?

Thus there is an increase in popularity regarding comb honey and organic honey comb. But always again checking turns out that in parts 90 percent of the honey comb / organic comb honey is being criticized. For the most part it is imported honey from Turkey for instance, which contains brood and foundation (sometimes containing paraffin and DEET) or is contaminated with antibiotics and beerepellents. On top of that, in many cases you find artificial honey comb, for instance Cassettes made of wood or plastic ("Bee-O-Pac-System" , "Ross-Rounds", "Hogg's-Cassettes", "Romanov"). More ...

Did you know, that not only cars, electronic products, clothing, fresch fruits and frozen (apricots, cherries, strawberries, raspberries), dried fruits such as sultanines,  apricots, haszelnuts, pistacias, olives, are being imported from Turkey by europien, american und asian companies such as VW, Ford, Toyota, MAN, Daimler AG, Fiat, Renault, Robert Bosch GmbH, Sony, Hugo Boss, Maas, Brax, Rapunzel (Bionella), Alnatura, DM, Tegut/Migros, Ferrero (Nutella, Hanuta, Duplo), Aldi, Lidl, Amazon, Alibaba & Co. etc. , but also honey and honey comb? And did you know that each frozen raspberry from turkey is brick for the new aircraft carrier, used by the turks to conquer Cyprus and Greece?

Turkish Honey, enjoyd by Sultans, can be expensive, but is sometimes contaminated with poison from special plants. That is not dangerous for bees but for human beings; they may cause halucinations und madness; these results can be observed at some  türkish sultans in history and also at turkish Presidents nowadays.

Not only milk powder and glycerine (used for cough syrup or mixtures) from China is poisoned, but also bee products such as propolis, royal jelly, perga, beeswax, honey, who are sometimes being imported from third countries. More than 500 People were already killed. (see also chapter 9) 

But also honey comb / organic honey comb from Germany is concerned, if it is not produced according standards of the Centre for Ecological Apiculture. According EU-Rules even artificial foundation in  honey comb / organic honey comb is allowed.

More information and  sources of supply for pure honey comb with natural crystallisation (not heated), pure propolis and pure beeswax from naturally built combs see listing of suppliers and bee produce

Further reading and references: 

Social Medicine / Natural Apitherapy Research Center / Centre for ecological Apiculture 2010: Manuka Health and Organic Honey - which standards are relevant for social medicine / natural apitherapy?Api Review Letters 9, Nr. 422

More Informationen regarding Honey, Comb in the comb, Beeswax and quality-standards for Apitherapy: Centre for ecological Apiculture 2023: Quality of bee produce I-II. Pressrelease
Centre for ecological Apiculture 2023: Quality of bee produce III, Pressrelease

6. Beehive Made Of Natural Materials, No Artificial Feeding With Sugar, Syrup, Soy Meal, Milkpowder Or Functional Food

either of straw or of wood or clay. 

Not allowed
according standards 
of the Centre for Ecological
Apiculture are:
Beehive, frames, foundations 
and combs made of plastic,
wired frames,
artificially created beewax foundation,
artificial wax foundation,
fibrocement beehive (cement and asbestos),
polypropylene beehive with ultraviolet-resistant stabilizers,
polystyrene, aluminium
sheets, facing of aluminium on the interior (to prevent bees from chewing soft types of plastic), 
rotating frame beehive,
"skyscraperhive",
"Flow Hive",
Beehive, which divide the colony in fragments (magazines)
 

No artificial feeding with sugar (from Roundup ready sugar beets), syrup (from genetically modified corn or wheat), soy meal, milkpowder or functional food, no "clearing up"

Did you know that most animals such as cows, pigs, hens etc are being fed with Roundup ready soy? As Roundup ready soy contains glyphosate, it is supposed to be one of the most toxic food for human beings and animals. The same apply to Roundup ready sugar beets. Beekeepers are being using it for feeding their bees.

Did you know that most beekeepers take away the complete honey reserves of the bee colonies - also the honey from the border of the combs in the brood areas? They call it the "clearing up"!

Did you know that feeding bees with sugar means feeding with plastik? More...

In contrast to industrial beekeeping and organic beekeeping, feeding sugarmixtures and syrup in apiaries certified by the Centre for Ecological Apiculture, is not allowed. There is left enough honey in the bee colonies for wintertime.

sugarmixtures and syrup used by the majority of beekeepers as winter fodder for bee colonies, contain Glycosesyrupe, which is made from genetically modified raw materials. You can find it in all sweets, marzipan inclusive and even in honey. 

By the way, many beekeepers - also those from organic apiaries - are feeding not only sugar syrup but also soymeal and milkpowder and functional food with artificially added vitamins, proteins, iron and so on. Residuals of sugarfeeding as well as residuals of soymeal and milkpowder can be found in bee produce (honey, beesbread, propolis); it doesn't make any difference if they are contaminated with melamin or genetically engineered ingredients or not. [3][4]

Thus beekeepers - although fighting against genetic engineering - are main supporters of genetic engineering because they use inexpensive sugar syrup and soymeal! On top of that they weaken their colonies by using artificial fodder. More...

On top of that you can find already genetically modified sugar beets. More...

Further reading and references: see print version

7. Bees In Top Bar Hives In The Centre for Ecological Apiculture Drawing Combs Out Naturally, No Artificial Foundation, No Complete Artificial Honeycomb Made Of Contaminated Beeswax Or Plastic Foundation / Combs, No Artificial Wax, No Pressing-Method

Therefore our Standards are eligible to produce products for natural cosmetics, alternative treatment, holistic healing, herbal therapies and natural Apitherapy such as raw honey, honey comb, honey comb with beesbread, propolis, royal jelly as well as beeswax. listing of suppliers and bee produce

Did you know that the Centre for Ecological Beekeeping is the only Institution worldwide who offers a Training for becoming a certified apiary of centre for ecological Apiculture?How does it work? 

More Informationen regarding Beeswax and quality-standards for Apitherapy: Centre for ecological Apiculture 2024: Quality of bee produce I-II. Pressrelease
Centre for ecological Apiculture 2024: Quality of bee produce III, Pressrelease

8. Medicine Against Diseases Made Of Compounds That Are Natural Ingredients Of Honey

Professional beekeepers and experienced organic beekeepers may join: Training and study courses in the Centre for Ecological Apiculture

Organic / ecological beekeeping supplies: It is also possible to purchase a beehive such as a top bar hive constructed according standards of the Centre for Ecological Apiculture - including top bars. You need to inquire if available (Tel. 0049 5652 917899).

9. Bees know how it works

Did you know that food (meat from pork, poultry, rabbit) and even honey imported from China is sometimes so contaminated with ecologically harmful chemicals and animal medicine like Chloramphenicol (destroys bone marrow of children), that the EU needs to stop the import of animal produce, especially honey from time to time?

Did you know that even mainstream organic honey is being heated before filling?

According to new scientific research, agriculture and environment contaminate beeswax only little. The apiary itself is the source for contamination. One needs to attach the greatest importance to varroa exterminators, and waxmoth exterminator Paradichlorbenzol (PDCB). A heightened Coumaphos- concentration in wax can be even toxic to queens. Bad side effects on brood and health of bees can't be excluded also by lower wax concentrations. The accumulation of Varroazides in combwax leads to a kind of „long-term-therapy" of Varroa, which can cause resistances.

For the time being there is no uncontaminated beewax on the European market. Such beewax needs to be imported from Africa - Only in the Centre for Ecological Apiculture and its certified member apiaries uncontaminated beewax is being produced, as these apiaries work completely without foundations and the beewax is harvested from combs drawn out naturally by the bees. 

Further Reading and References: Centre for Social Medicine and Natural Apitherapy

More Informationen regarding Beeswax without residuals and quality-standards for Apitherapy: Centre for ecological Apiculture 2023: Quality of bee produce I-II. Pressrelease
Centre for ecological Apiculture 2023: Quality of bee produce III, Pressrelease

10. On The Character Of Bees, Spiritual Beekeeping

Everybody should be very much interested in beekeeping, "because more than one thinks human life depends on beekeeping." (More info in distance course No.19 and Centre for natural Apitherapy)

11. Info Beehive Products Certified According the Standards Of The Centre For Ecological Apiculture. How To Become A Certified Beekeeper?

Certification according the EU organic rule, USDA organic program, IFOAM or standards of other organic and biodynamic beekeeping associations who support frame hive beekeeping, is not sufficient to be in conformity with standards of the Centre for Ecological Apiculture!

For grade A beehive products certification we offer a special Training.

Precondition is a Save  Bee Colonies | Natural Apitherapy Council membership.

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