We're shopping for land in Hungary and while prices are relatively low, when compared to those in Scotland, it's possible that our budget will only stretch to a 1-, or 2-acre plot. Ideally we're looking for 4 or 5 acres minimum however 1 or 2 acres will be suitable.
With this in mind I'm collecting information and learning how to "survive" on smaller plots.
Download: Start-a-1-acre-self-sufficient-homestead
http://www.bushfarms.com/bees.htm
Organicbeekeepers · Organic Beekeepers
A Yahoo! Groups forum for bee-keepers. From their Description:
"To establish a community where beekeepers can learn a Natural Organic Beekeeping Field Management without the use of drugs, chemicals, essential oils, herbs, FGMO, acids, fungicides, bacterial/viral inhibitants, micro-organism stimuli, and artificial feeds, while learning how to regress size of combs and retrogress honeybees back to more uniform natural sustainable sizing(s), more in tune with Nature's natural breakout of such by latitude and longitude, relative...
Backwards beekeepers - http://beehuman.blogspot.com/ are a group of organic, treatment-free beekeepers in Los Angeles, quickly becoming a worldwide phenomenon. They're "Backwards" because they rely on observation and natural practices to keep their bees thriving rather than pesticides or chemicals of any kind.