Torben Schiffer How modern beekeeping enhances nectar competition and contributes to species extinct

A lecture given by Torben Schiffer at the 2021 National Honey Show entitled "How modern beekeeping enhances nectar competition and contributes to species extinction of wild pollinators". The National Honey Show gratefully acknowledge the Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers for their support and Thornes for their sponsorship.
New studies show a connection between beekeeping and the decline of wild pollinators based on nectar competition. The competition is further enhanced by the inefficiency of modern beehives, usually thin walled boxes which are showing a vast amount of energy loss. Additionally unnaturally huge volumes enhance the issue as well as inappropriate locations. Especially in the cities where many beehives are placed directly on the roofs, into adverse weather conditions. Moreover the amounts of beehives and their nectar overturn often exceeds the natural resources. Therefore feeding the bee colonies becomes mandatory in order to prevent starvation. However these methods are increasing the whole problematic even further.
I learnt conventional beekeeping from my grandfather in 2006. My first awakening happened when I treated my hives against varroa and then found hundreds of antennae on the mesh bottoms. This was the bees’ response to the recommended treatment: self-mutilation. It is this experience which spurred my search for better ways of keeping bees. I was fortunate to be asked by Prof. J. Tautz to do research the differences of climatic conditions in tree cavities and modern beehives and its effects on bee health. We have been able to establish impressive data that lead us to conclude that the majority of bee hives in common use fail to offer the bees an environment that is appropriate to the needs of the species, with concomitant effects on the bees’ health. We can already conclude that most of the bees’ problems in our time are man-made.

[@BrigitaMencigarJb29m]

Wow! Thank you for opening my eyes. And thank You for Your precious work.

[@odopaisen2998]

well received lectue :)

[@wildbeescy]

Simply the Truth. Well done to National Honey Show been one of the most Realible to follow. Another solution would be that every hive the beekeper should plant a certain number of plants ( not just honey bees friendly but wild bees friendly also) regulated by an official organisation according to the specific area

[@gouffar]

Shouldn't we reckon that the density observed in the Arnot Forest was highly dependent on tree cavities availability ? What if those numbers were limited by the limited number of available honey bee habitat inside the forest ? I should read Seeley again but I don't remember him surveying the total number of available cavities, which would be quite a challenge to a get a census of, wouldn't you say ?

[@Peter-od7op]

Frederick dunn sent me

[@mccombeesapiaries198]

Thank you Torben for your presentation.

[@thehiveandthehoneybee9547]

mr dunn suggested this vid i dont udnerstand what i just watched is everybody wrong??????

[@thehiveandthehoneybee9547]

i thought u had to kill bees in a skep to get honey???? 32:27 thats what you want us to use?

[@odopaisen2998]

@@thehiveandthehoneybee9547 can you please think? you also could shook them bees off.. Killed were those excessive hives to not have to bear the price of overwinter them and in spring use early nectar flow to build up colony count and harvest very pricy autumn heath honey..

[@thehiveandthehoneybee9547]

@@odopaisen2998 he said nobody should be keeping bees!!!!!!!

[@davecavana1031]

Yep you've been lied to quite a bit.

[@thehiveandthehoneybee9547]

@@davecavana1031 so this dude is lying? or whos lying??? where are the liers??? YOU? right now? Odo lies for sure.but the national honey show doesnt want us keeping bees under any circumstances according to this presneter

[@dcsblessedbees]

NO THANK YOU...

[@ApiFractal]

Then die on the side of hubris with the rest of humanity.

[@mschroed99]

Too much wokeness. Sustainable, Govt. Regulation. Buh bye!

[@odopaisen2998]

he's a scientist there's nothing of wokeness to be found in his presentation.. you may don't understand wokeness at all - please don't culture your resentiments..

[@ximono]

Wokeness? Seriously?

[@Peter-od7op]

So happy Germany is going back to coal.

[@prof0man]

Hopefully it's only temporary, until the Russian situation gets resolved.

[@Peter-od7op]

@@prof0man coal is good Germany should never put themselves in this position

[@ApiFractal]

@@Peter-od7op coal is fked and so is your comment

[@beekeeper8474]

I wish more people would be watch this.

[@thehiveandthehoneybee9547]

then you need to ahcnage your name to NON beekepeer since this presentation says you should never keep bees you seem daft