These thoughts were inspired by Prof. Gilbert’s talk to the Arboreal Apiculture Salon and, on the same day, a visit to the Blenheim Palace

Most of us have seen a few wild colonies, in roofs and the odd tree, but never so many at once, and not in such an extensive landscape.

Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and...

If you're a bee, where do you find a tree with a cavity, and how does a tree get like that in the first place?