Arboreal Apiculture Salon

Jonathan Powell, Michael Joshin Thiele, Cheyanna Bone
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Exploring the science, beauty and spiritual expression of Abroreal Apiculture with Jonathan Powell from the Natural Beekeeping Trust, Michael Joshin Thiele and Cheyanna Bone from Apis Arborea.

  1. FEB 16

    Salon No. 44 with Dr. Robert Mutisi

    It was an honor to have Dr. Robert Mutisi from Zimbabwe as our guests at the Salon. Robert is a professional forester who specialises in commercial and social forestry plantation development. A passionate beekeeper and trainer who contributes to improved African beekeeping systems that addresses sustainable issues related to poverty, hunger, and the environment. Robert has pioneered a Nature-based Beekeeping approach in Zimbabwe where communities in marginal areas have realised their potential. The use of low-cost hives made from local material, bee ecology and native species, inclusivity, non-hive centric, scalability and sustainability have been key issues around Nature-based Beekeeping. He holds an MBA, MALIC (Master of Arts in Leading Innovation and Change), and a PhD degree in Agriculture focusing on honey production and marketing and several international qualifications on development work. Robert is also a beekeeping article writer that comes out in professional journals, honey steward and judge and an international speaker on issues related to African beekeeping systems. More info about Robert's work at Working for Bees and at robertmu@mbd.co.zw.

    51 min

  2. 12/26/2025

    Salon No. 43 With Bas Blaasse

    It was an honor to have Bas Blaasse as our guest at the Salon. He is a writer, researcher, and filmmaker based in Brussels. His work explores the intersections of art, visual culture, philosophy, and ecology-often tracing connections between aesthetic practices and the conceptual or material realities they engage with. Together with artist Aladin Borioli, he published the book "Bannkörbe", an anthology of ceremonial use of masks in historical beekeeping. His current research focuses on collective practices in the arts and the historical development of the notion of landscape. He is also working on a documentary about nature management in the Netherlands. Bas studied philosophy in Leuven and Berlin and photography in Breda, and he received the 2023 C/O Berlin Talent Award in Theory.

    47 min

  3. 11/06/2025

    Salon No. 42 with Dr Keith Delaplane

    It's an honor to have Dr. Keith S. Delaplane as our guest. Keith is Professor Emeritus of Entomology at the University of Georgia where he served as Director of the honey bee program there between 1990-2024. Research by Keith, his students, and coworkers resulted in hundreds of publications including over 70 refereed research papers, 7 books, and 5 book chapters ranging across basic honey bee (and termite) biology, health management, pollination, and social evolution, garnering over 6300 citations by peers around the world. His latest book, Honey Bee Social Evolution was published in October 2024. In 2014 he was inducted into the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his honey bee research and education efforts throughout the UK. Keith and his wife Sonja live in Athens, Georgia, where they keep a few bee hives in their back yard in the Normaltown neighborhood.

    1h 6m

  4. 10/06/2025

    Salon No. 41 with Jovana Bila Dubaić - Citizen Science and the Belgrade bee

    Jovana Bila Dubaić is a  Doctor of Environmental Sciences at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade. Her scientific field covers biodiversity protection and invasive species ecology.  Her PhD thesis topic covered "Diversity of the Wild Bees in Belgrade: faunistic overview, patterns of distribution and status assessment of the chosen group population". More about the research she does at the Faculty read here https://srbee.bio.bg.ac.rs/srbee and her instagram page can be found at: belgrade.bees.ecology In this Podcast we talk with Jovana discussing her work with free-living bees and in particualr her use of citzen science and direct engagement with the public.

    1h 1m

  5. 07/16/2025

    Salon No.40 With Maggie Shanahan, PhD & Héctor Morales Urbina MSc

    We were honoured to welcome Héctor Morales Urbina and Maggie Shanahan as our guests to Salon #40. They both are beekeepers and bee researchers from Chiapas, Mexico and the United States, respectively. Maggie shares some broad context around beekeeping in Chiapas and compare and contrast beekeeping systems in the U.S. and Mexico.  Héctor talks about how beekeepers in Chiapas and their use traditional ecological knowledge to better care for their bees and discusses the ways that the Chiapa culture shapes beekeepers' relationships with their bees. Together, Maggie and Héctor discuss beekeeper-led strategies to build resilience in the face of industrialisation, broadening focus to consider not just beekeeping practices, but beekeeping systems. Supporting Links: Héctor's article: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/W2RM79S8ZAZZ4GH5A54H/full?target=10.1080/21683565.2025.2475464 Sign-up sheet to receive forthcoming Guidance Memo on Building Resilient Beekeeping Systems: https://forms.gle/2BPn3jPpjyLcwjW98

    43 min

  6. 05/12/2025

    Salon No. 39 With Kaylin Kleckner - Bee-lining in the Bush

    Kaylin Kleckner is a PhD Candidate at the University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory. Through collaboration with Rhodes University, Kaylin conducts field research with wild and unmanaged honey bees in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. She used beelining techniques to locate 130 nest sites to study nesting ecology, population structure, and disease dynamics. Long term, she aims to inform local land management decisions and pollinator conservation initiatives in Africa.

    59 min

  7. 04/20/2025 · BONUS

    Salon No. 36.5 (Brasil Português) Com Felipe Mendes - Colmeias de toras no Brasil e São Tomé e Príncipe

    Neste podcast, conversamos com Felipe Mendes, do Brasil. Felipe é um apicultor e consultor arbóreo e biodinâmico, pioneiro em abordagens inovadoras de manejo animal por meio do uso de TreeNests (colmeias em toras). Ele trabalha com híbridos de Apis mellifera scutellata (abelhas africanizadas) e colaborou com o Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST) no Brasil, um movimento social que ocupa terras agrícolas não utilizadas para promover a agricultura sustentável e a autossuficiência econômica.

    34 min

  8. 03/31/2025

    Salon No. 38 With Susan Murphy - How Zen Koans can help us approach Apiculture

    In this Salon we are joined by  Dr Susan Murphy Roshi from Australia. Susan is a distinguished Zen teacher with a profound interest in the intersection of Zen practice and indigenous Australian concepts of 'care for country'. For 25 years, she co-led walks in Country with the late, highly respected indigenous Elder, Dulumunmun, Uncle Max Harrison, exploring the deep connections between these traditions. Susan's work emphasizes the transformative power of Zen koans in addressing life's challenges, particularly our duty of care for the Earth. Her latest book, "A Fire Runs Through All Things: Zen Koans for Facing the Climate Crisis," reflects this focus, offering a unique spiritual and philosophical approach to confronting the environmental crisis. Her approach encourages a shift in consciousness, moving beyond purely practical solutions to foster a deeper, more compassionate relationship with our planet. In this inspiring conversation with Susan, we explore how Zen wisdom can help us navigate the complexities of the climate crisis and cultivate a more profound sense of interconnectedness with the Earth.

    1h 1m
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Exploring the science, beauty and spiritual expression of Abroreal Apiculture with Jonathan Powell from the Natural Beekeeping Trust, Michael Joshin Thiele and Cheyanna Bone from Apis Arborea.

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  • Creator
    Jonathan Powell, Michael Joshin Thiele, Cheyanna Bone
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Natural Beekeeping Trust and Apis Arborea
  • Show Website
    Arboreal Apiculture Salon

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