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Gerald Cooper
A beekeeper
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Gerald was a University Lecturer in Social Science and moved to Wales in 1980. He was then a Dairy Farmer for Ten Years before becoming a professional Beekeeper with 500 hives of bees, an exhibition centre, shop and tearoom.
His overriding aim in doing these things was to make a living by doing what he enjoyed doing.
'It doesn't always work, but it's better than a career and an office'.
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‘Bees, Man and the threat of extinction; what we can do’Comments:
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Websites
- British Beekeeper's Association
- The BBKA works to promote bees and beekeeping and to provide a range of member services to beekeepers in the UK
- Welsh Beekeeper's Association
- Keeping Welsh beekeepers informed
- Central Science Laboratory
- An organisation dedicated to applying science in protection of food chain safety and environmental health
- Countryside Council for Wales
- The Countryside Council for Wales is the Government's statutory advisor on sustaining natural beauty, wildlife and the opportunity for outdoor enjoyment in Wales and its inshore waters
- Plants for Life
- About the importance of plants and why we need them
Books
- The Biology of the Honeybee
- All you need to know about the honey beeISBN: 0674074092
- Honeybee Ecology
- Behavioural biologyISBN: 0691083924
- Bees of the World
- A reference book for naturalists and amateursISBN: 0816057125
- Guide to Bees and Honey
- A guide to beekeepingISBN: 1904846246
- Bees at the Bottom of the Garden
- This book aims to take the mystique out of keeping beesISBN: 0907908977
- Plants and Honeybees: Their Relationship
- How the European honey bee utilises the flowers and plants in the British IslesISBN: 190484619X
Organisations
- The Woodland Trust
- Leading charity dedicated solely to the protection of our native woodland heritage.
- The Ramblers
- The UK’s biggest walking association
- Landlife
- Working mainly in urban and urban fringe areas, to bring nature and people closer together.
Awesome! This lecture is so interesting, my dad is an avid bee keeper and watching this lecture has taught me so much of the background that my dad fails to tell me. No wonder he loves it so much! Thanks Gerald! My dad will be passing this link onto all his friends!