One of the leads that added interested for me in regards to beekeeping was the video "Queen of the Sun", and on their website, there's a page of people who contributed information.
http://www.queenofthesun.com/page/6/ excerpt: Molecular Biologist, Goetheanum Johannes is a molecular biologist on the staff of the Research Laboratory at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland. His current research projects include an effort to develop criteria for beekeeping that do not include chemical attacks against the varroa mite, which is proving so devastating to honey bees worldwide. He may be able to put you in touch with people who are informed in the areas of your interests doug swanson ----- Original Message ----- From: Zeke Yewdall <zyewd...@gmail.com> To: sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org Sent: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:39:28 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Biofuel] Any beekeeping contacts in Switzerland? I am trying to find out more about the beehouses used in Switzerland (and other mountainous regions in Europe). There's very little info on them here in the US, but the standard langstroth hive does not work as well in cold winter climates, from what I can gather. And, they require electric fences for any protection from bears, and even with them, bear invasions are common in the mountains. But, they're cheap... the US way of doing things. I am considering making a trip to Switzerland next summer to research these more and see how they function, however, I need to get some contacts there first and see if it's possible to set up a tour of beehouses, etc. My not speaking German is not helping the research ;) But, I figured this list might have some ideas. Thanks Zeke _______________________________________________ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel _______________________________________________ Sustainablelorgbiofuel mailing list Sustainablelorgbiofuel@lists.sustainablelists.org http://lists.eruditium.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel
