The Ethics of Beekeeping by John Whitaker Mead When he died at the

When he died at the tragically early age of 45 his obituary notices recorded that the bee world had now lost one of its brightest ornaments

This (over 400 pages) book came about after 40 years of scientific and profes­sional work by the author in his own apiaries

Frederick William Lambert Sladen was a remarkable man

where they will bloom and the nature of the nectar produced

With Common Sense Natural Beekeeping

The Ethics of Beekeeping by John Whitaker Mead When he died at theThis small book tries to set out where, in beekeeping, there are ethical choices to be made. The choices are complicated as they impinge not just on the beekeeper, but also on the welfare of the bees, other beekeepers and society in general. Due to the very nature of ethical choices, there will be contradictions and counter arguments. This is not a book to tell you how to keep bees ethically. How you chose to keep your bees is your decision. This book