The Garden Museum's Annual Plant Science Lecture is part of Branch Out, a series of free events and activities exploring gardening, art, floristry, plant science, history, design, and more!
How does a honeybee hive change across the season, how do beekeepers adapt to urban environments, and what can we do to help bees thrive?
In this session we will explore an average day in the life of a student beekeeper, connecting the daily actions within the apiary to deeper tales of beekeeping history, culture, and practice.
We’ll discuss how hives survive the winter when regular forage is gone, the process of swarming in Spring when the hive reproduces as a whole, as well as how the daily tools of beekeeping connect to its long and storied history within England.
Attendees will also get a taste of student beekeeping across the United Kingdom, learning how they may become involved in their local association or academic society. Across our session we’ll take a behind-the-scenes peek at the Oxford University Beekeeping Society─the university’s first beekeeping society in 185 years─to learn how modern beekeeping doesn’t only immerse students in the rhythms of the natural world, but deepens their connections with ecosystems across the globe.
