By Alex Tuchman | Program Director and Farm Manager
For several years, Spikenard has been working to develop alternatives to the standard Langstroth hives, which work nicely to the benefit of man, but can also serve to undermine the health and vitality of the honeybee organism. Hives in round forms have proven to be beneficial nesting sites for the honeybees for thousands of years, up to the present when they have the potential to serve to help the honeybees cope with diseases, parasite pressure, and climate change. We have now developed a round hive type (still needs a catchy name!) that offers the bees the environment they can thrive in without compromising the beekeepers ability to care for and harvest from the colony. We would like to produce more of these hives to offer for sale to the general public, as well as teach others how to make their own.
We propose a new class-offering in the fall of 2017 to do so, but would need funding to help support the continued development of a scalable production model, including the materials needed to teach our methods in a hands-on workshop to the general public.
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