Our family have been keeping honey bees since the 1940s, originally in the Forest of Dean although various family beekeepers are now located in Dorset on the South Coast. We chose the name Lighthouse Bees as an acknowledgement of one of our mating apiaries which is in sight of three lighthouses -the current active house and two predecessors.
We are constantly improving our methods; it's amazing how, even after years of practical experience, it's still possible to hit on new ways of doing things. Ways which benefit the bees as well as ourselves, it's really just a case of having an open mind and the guts to change if a better way comes to light.
Over recent years we've invested a great deal of effort in developing our own miniature hives for mating queen bees from, trying to find a balance between economy of construction and a self sustainable size which allows the small colonies to regulate themselves without undue intervention from the beekeeper. These boxes as well as our own queens will, at a later time, be available for purchase directly from us.
We are constantly improving our methods; it's amazing how, even after years of practical experience, it's still possible to hit on new ways of doing things. Ways which benefit the bees as well as ourselves, it's really just a case of having an open mind and the guts to change if a better way comes to light.
Over recent years we've invested a great deal of effort in developing our own miniature hives for mating queen bees from, trying to find a balance between economy of construction and a self sustainable size which allows the small colonies to regulate themselves without undue intervention from the beekeeper. These boxes as well as our own queens will, at a later time, be available for purchase directly from us.