Our mission
Our goal is to provide a safe haven for survivor bees and to share knowledge about natural, sustainable beekeeping. When working with colonies we focus on proper maintenance rather than artificial support, to help them grow and flourish in a natural way.
Our apiary
Our Apiary
Years ago, we started with several different honey bee stocks to ensure genetic diversity. Today, in addition to the descendants of our original bees, we keep a locally adapted mix of survivor bees that have demonstrated a strong ability to thrive in our climate.
These bees are an important part of our natural beekeeping approach. Our hives are treatment-free, and we allow our colonies to raise their own queens whenever possible. This helps ensure that our queens are naturally selected, well adapted to local conditions, and capable of passing those traits on to future generations.
In our apiary, we use a variety of bottom boards, inner covers, and top covers to demonstrate to students that there is more than one approach to beekeeping.
Out of curiosity and a desire to explore different beekeeping methods, we began using Comfort Hives. This innovative hive design was developed by Sam Comfort of Anarchy Apiaries in the United States and uses bamboo skewers instead of conventional top bars or frames.
We use wooden, foundationless frames in our beehives, which allows us to keep our colonies free from potentially contaminated wax. We also maintain several top-bar hives, where simple wooden bars are used instead of frames.
Our educational apiary is located at The Living Centre, 5871 Bells Road, London, Ontario, Canada. There, we provide students with hands-on experience in natural, sustainable beekeeping.
