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Finding a snake on your property tends to produce one of two reactions. The first is to get as far away from it as possible. The second is to immediately find a shovel. At Bee Kulture, we strongly recommend the first. One of the ideas behind Bee Kulture has always been that conservation has to work in the real world. It is easy to appreciate wildlife when it is somewhere picturesque and far away. It becomes considerably more difficult when that wildlife is a snake underneath

If you live in Johannesburg and suddenly discover several thousand bees hanging from a tree in your garden, your first thought is probably not: “What a fascinating example of honeybee reproduction.” It is probably: “There are thousands of bees outside my house. What do I do?” That reaction is perfectly reasonable. Spring is also the time of year when we start receiving more of these calls at Bee Kulture. South Africa's general honeybee swarming period occurs predominantly dur

There is a particular message we receive at Bee Kulture all the time: “I can see bees going into a little hole in my wall. How do I get them out?” Usually there is a photograph attached. From the outside, it can look insignificant. A few bees arrive, disappear into an air brick or gap beneath the roof, and another few leave. What is happening behind that opening can be completely different. If bees are repeatedly flying into and out of the same opening over a period of time,