Biodynamic Beekeeping

Matthias Thun (1948-2020) was an international expert on biodynamic beekeeping with over 50 years' experience. He had a Masters in Beekeeping and lectured at biodynamic conferences and training seminars internationally. He worked with his mother, biodynamic pioneer Maria Thun, on the annual creation of the seminal Maria Thun Biodynamic Calendar, until her death in 2012 after which he continued it independently. Matthias lived at his family's biodynamic homestead in Dexbach, Germany, until his death.

• Foreword by David Heaf1. The Start of the Bee Year2. Caring for Bees According to Cosmic Rhythms3. The First Spring Inspection4. The Building Frame5. The Urge to Swarm6. Colony Regeneration and Propogation7. Breeding Queen Bees8. Honeycomb Construction9. Honey10. Feeding in Winter11. Bee Diseases12. Methods of Ash Usage13. The Cultivation of Plants for Bees14. The Conservation of Bees for the FutureBibliography and Recommended ReadingIndex

'David Heaf has prepared this excellent and clear translation, enabling an English-reading audience to access for the first time this biodynamic approach, and translating into modern beekeeping practice Rudolf Steiner’s indications on the essential nature of the honey bee... Plenty of interesting ideas for the thinking beekeeper!'-- Bees for Development Journal'This book is ideal for the conventional beekeeper who wants to convert to biodynamic methods or for the biodynamic beekeeper who wants to learn more.'--Cygnus