“Automatic hive – no beekeeper needed!” That’s what the man says, and offers an online manual with “detailed instructions for constructing and operating fully automatic hives, for which no bee knowledge is required of any kind, since only open to harvest.”
I’m not sure if this method of beekeeping is (a) legal or (b) wise, in this part of the world — but the theory is certainly sure to get beekeepers thinking and talking!
The website that explains this system is Apicultura Extensiva Natural by Oscar Perone, a professional beekeeper since 2002 and teacher of beekeeping at a college in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The photographs and diagrams are interesting in themselves, and Google will give you an English translation to read to get the details.
Google translator was used to type the text that follows, sorry for mistakes:
Thank you very much for showing my work at this prestigious site.
I put a link on my site directed to this site, you can see it in
http://oscarperone.com.ar/docs/sitiosamigos.html
I am available to all of you for what they deem necessary,
can write me at my email, oscarperone@gmail.com
I hope to be helpful.
Thank you very much.
Oscar Perone
Buenos Aires
Argentina
oscarperone@gmail.com
http://www.oscarperone.com.ar/
Google translator was used to type the text that follows, sorry for mistakes:
I suggest you see this link:
http://oscarperone.com.ar/docs/propuesta.html
Thank you very much.
Oscar Perone