Note, the hive is designed so that the tree is not harmed and will continue to live for many, many years to come. Traditionally care of the bees and the tree was passed on from one generation to the next, the tree was protected by law"
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This video shows the making of tree bee-hive, an ancient European tradition of beekeeping in a cavity created in a live tree.
Tree beekeeping is returning to many parts of Europe, promoted by freethebees.ch and many other organisations that support more natural forms of beekeeping (gaiabees.com in the USA )
First a temporary working platform is made, and then a cavity is created in the tree. The tree is not harmed, and continues to live for many many years ... indeed in times past these tree-hive trees had legal protection.
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