Practical Solutions for Sustainable Beekeeping - Selwyn Runnett

Описание: Practical Solutions for Sustainable Beekeeping | Talk by Selwyn Runnett

Join Selwyn Runnett, a small-scale commercial beekeeper from South Wales, as he explores practical solutions for sustainable beekeeping and reducing honeybee imports. As a former BIBBA trustee, B4 project secretary, and a founding director of Sustainable Honeybees CIC, Selwyn shares actionable steps for beekeepers, associations, and businesses to transition towards eco-friendly and locally adapted beekeeping practices.

🐝 Key Topics Covered:
✅ Why Change is Needed in Beekeeping – The environmental, genetic, and ethical reasons for shifting away from imports.
🌱 How Beekeepers Can Make a Difference – Breeding and rearing locally adapted bees instead of relying on imports.
💡 Supporting Commercial Beekeepers in Transition – Why large-scale beekeepers need alternative, sustainable business models to move away from industrialized beekeeping.
🔬 The Role of Science & Research – How better education and scientific understanding can drive bee-centric beekeeping.
🚜 Challenging the Industrial Model of Beekeeping – Why current practices rely too much on miticides, sugar feeding, and imported genetics.
🐝 Sustainable Bee Improvement Programmes – Encouraging natural selection and beekeeper-led breeding to restore genetic health in the UK’s bee populations.
🌳 Lessons from Free-Living Colonies – How observing wild honeybee behaviour can inform better management practices.
🚫 The Push to End Bee Imports – The importance of government policy, import controls, and beekeeper-led initiatives in reducing pests, diseases, and genetic damage.

This talk is a call to action for all beekeepers—hobbyists and professionals alike—to step up and take responsibility for the future of sustainable beekeeping. By breeding local bees, improving education, and challenging conventional practices, beekeepers can help preserve honeybee health for generations to come.

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