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In this episode, my guest is Camilla Goddard, founder and owner of Capital Bee (http://www.capitalbee.co.uk/ (http://www.capitalbee.co.uk)), an urban beekeeping operation in London, England. Camilla keeps around 70 beehives for businesses and organisations around London, teaches beekeeping courses on the rooftop of a 4-star luxury hotel, and finds homes for vulnerable bumblebees and honeybees.\n\n\n\nWe start with Camilla's journey getting started in beekeeping and go into the importance of bees for both the environment and humans and why they play a crucial role in our ecosystem. Although Camilla recognises the challenges bees are facing, she is hopeful they can adapt and flourish, despite urbanisation and climate change. \n\n\n\nResources\n\nHornbeam wood purchased via https://woodlands.co.uk/ (https://woodlands.co.uk);\n\nVarroa Mites feed on larvae: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varroa_destructor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varroa_destructor);\n\nQuakers greatly value sustainability: https://www.quaker.org.uk/our-work/sustainability (https://www.quaker.org.uk/our-work/sustainability);\n\nBeekeeping workshops at the St. Ermine's Hotel London: https://www.sterminshotel.co.uk/offers/beekeeping-workshops/ (https://www.sterminshotel.co.uk/offers/beekeeping-workshops/);\n\nUrban beekeeping: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_beekeeping (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_beekeeping);\n\nLime trees (aka Linden trees): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilia);\n\nTree of Heaven: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus_altissima (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus_altissima);\n\nSt Ermine's Bee and Bee Hotel: https://www.sterminshotel.co.uk/about/bees-kitchen-garden/our-bees/ (https://www.sterminshotel.co.uk/about/bees-kitchen-garden/our-bees/);\n\nTo learn more about bee hotels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_hotel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_hotel);\n\nAmazon sells Insect Hotels: http://bit.ly/2H3qDQh (http://bit.ly/2H3qDQh) \n\nPesticide poisoning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticide_toxicity_to_bees (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesticide_toxicity_to_bees);\n\nAsian Hornets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_hornet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_hornet);\n\nPrivets act as nectaries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privet);\n\nCapital Bee's Honey: http://www.capitalbee.co.uk/sites-and-honey/ (http://www.capitalbee.co.uk/sites-and-honey/);\n\nBee Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_KD1enR3Q (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_KD1enR3Q).\n\nGuide to Bees and Honey by Ted Hooper: http://bit.ly/2H3qNqR (http://bit.ly/2H3qNqR)\n\nHoneybee Democracy by Thomas Seeley: http://bit.ly/2Vk6WO9 (http://bit.ly/2Vk6WO9)\n\nCooking with Honey by Dr Paul J Vagg: http://bit.ly/2H6Ofn5 (http://bit.ly/2H6Ofn5)\n\n\n\n\nYou can read the transcript of this episode here: http://bit.ly/CamillaGoddardTranscript (http://bit.ly/CamillaGoddardTranscript)\n\n Watch the full episode: https://sustainabilitym.at/Youtube-Camilla-Goddard