Last Podcast of 2013
The Barefoot Beekeeper
by Phil Chandler
2y ago
Those of us in the northern hemisphere are missing the sounds of our bees, so here is a recording I made in Spring 2011, followed by a complete recording of The Bee Song, written for this podcast by Lara Conley. You can find more of Lara's music here https://myspace.com/laraconleymusic  This is a video I shot of her the first time I met her in Totnes - http://youtu.be/8AvA1k4obO0 ..read more
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Findhorn: a conversation with 'feral elder' Craig Gibsone
The Barefoot Beekeeper
by Phil Chandler
2y ago
Part 2 of my Findhorn series (there may be a Part 3 as well) is a conversation with long-term Findhorn resident and self-declared 'feral elder', Craig Gibsone.  We cover a lot of territory in this interview, including bees, permaculture, war and peace, life and death. And the 250-year flood that may wipe Findhorn off the map ..read more
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Findhorn: a conversation with co-founder Dorothy Maclean
The Barefoot Beekeeper
by Phil Chandler
2y ago
I recently visited the Findhorn community, near Inverness, to help them build a top bar hive and talk about natural beekeeping. The first voice is that of 92-year-old Dorothy Maclean, the only survivor of the original group of three  - the other two being Eileen and Peter Caddy - who started what became the Findhorn community just over 50 years ago. You can find out more about Findhorn on their website - findhorn.org Today's podcast is an edited version of my conversation with Dorothy and two of her carers, Marilyn and Jo. I also recorded conversations with two other long-standing members ..read more
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Inner Beekeeping
The Barefoot Beekeeper
by Phil Chandler
2y ago
Recorded at the 2013 Friends of the Bees unConvention. 'Inner Beekeeping' is about the way our interactions with bees affects us internally. Everyone's experience may be different, yet there is a lot of commonality. A wide-ranging discussion, unfortunately with some intrusive background noise at times ..read more
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Kate Bradbury on wildlife gardening, urban foxes, bumblebees and hedgehogs
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by Phil Chandler
2y ago
Kate Bradbury is well known to UK gardeners from her contributions to Gardeners' Question Time and as the former editor of Gardeners' World magazine. Her new book, The Wildlife Gardener, is available from Kyle Books - http://www.kylebooks.com/display.asp?ISB=%229780857831576%22 Kate gave a talk in May 2013 at Sharpham House, near Totnes in South Devon at an event organised by Friends of the Bees and PUPA and co-sponsored by the Royal Entomological Society ..read more
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Interview with Brigit Strawbridge at Bumblebee Farm
The Barefoot Beekeeper
by Phil Chandler
2y ago
Brigit Strawbridge will be remembered by many from the TV series 'It's Not Easy Being Green'. More recently, she has spent much of her time writing and talking about wild bees, especially bumblebees. This year, she is moving back to Cornwall, to the farm that was her family home and the hub of the TV series, with the aim of turning it into an educational centre, where people will be able to learn not only about bees, but also other country crafts and skills.  I visited Brigit at her farm and she spoke to me about her plans. Bumblebee Farm web site - http://bumblebeefarm.co.uk Brigit ..read more
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Dr Vandana Shiva speaking in Totnes Civic Hall, introduced by Satish Kumar
The Barefoot Beekeeper
by Phil Chandler
2y ago
Dr. Vandana Shiva's talk, intruduced by Satish Kumar, was given in front of a capacity audience at Totnes Civic Hall in 12th February 2013. The event was presented by Schumacher College and Transition Town Totnes. Vandana talks about the meaning of 'development' and its effects on its recipients, who so often become its victims: the so-called 1960's 'Green Revolution' and its deleterious effects on soil quality; the 270,000 suicides of Indian farmers as a result of their exploitation by Monsanto; the excessive deaths from cancer in the Punjab; the true meaning of soil productivity; shrimp farm ..read more
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Interview with Valerie Solheim of healingbees.org
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by Phil Chandler
2y ago
It is the last day of January 2013 and my resolution to do more recordings has again been overtaken by other priorities - but here we are again with another Barefoot Beekeeper podcast. It's been an exciting couple of days, with two of the UK's biggest retailers - B&Q and Wickes - announcing that they would be removing garden products from their shelves that contain neonicotinoids - and then a third big company - Homebase - announced that they were following suit. UK supermarkets are now under seige by campaigners eager to press home their advantage and persuade them to take more garden pes ..read more
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Last (musical) Podcast of 2012
The Barefoot Beekeeper
by Phil Chandler
2y ago
An end-of-year musical treat by friends of mine, who go by the names of Pixie and Laura. They will be releasing their first album soon, so this is a preview, recently recorded in the street in our home town of Totnes. There is a fair bit of background noise, as this was market day ..read more
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The Future of American Beekeeping
The Barefoot Beekeeper
by Phil Chandler
2y ago
This podcast was recorded in Denver, Colorado, and features a round table discussion with Tom Theobald and Miles McGaughey of Boulder County and Christy Hemenway, who was visiting from Maine.  We focused on the current situation in the USA regarding agriculture in general and beekeeping in particular, looking at what we feel needs to be done to put right the damage caused by the use of toxic insecticides and herbicides ..read more
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