I was asked to do a presentation at the BBKA Spring Convention about Beekeeping in the 21st Centure; a look at beekeeping online and in the social media environment. Here is the presentation should you be interested.

1. Beekeeping in the 21st Century;
resources in an online and social
world
James Dearsley
Marketing Manager Beecraft Magazine
BBKA Spring Convention 2013

2. Websites
• http://www.bee-craft.com
• http://www.bbka.org.uk
• http://beekeepingforum.co.uk
• http://biobees.com/
• http://www.dave-cushman.net/
• http://www.beesource.com/
• http://www.surreybeekeeper.co.uk/great-
links/beekeeping-websites/ - a blog site with links to
other blogs

3. Facebook
• Over 1 Billion accounts and 2nd most visited site on the Internet
• https://www.facebook.com/beginnerbeekeepers nearly 6,400 likes
• https://www.facebook.com/BeeCraftMagazine nearly 1,500 likes
• https://www.facebook.com/keepingbeebee?fref=ts Nearly 10,000 likes
• https://www.facebook.com/Solitary.bees?fref=ts Nearly 1,800 likes
• https://www.facebook.com/ApiculturaSantaFe?fref=ts Nearly 1,200 likes
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/BritishBeekeepers/?fref=ts 180
members
• https://www.facebook.com/BeeFriendly?fref=pb Over 3,500 likes
• https://www.facebook.com/beesource Over 7,000 likes

4. Twitter
• Over 500 million accounts
• 140 Characters
• https://twitter.com/Matt_Bailey2/beekeeping/members
• https://twitter.com/KerryPayne/bee-tweeples/members
• https://twitter.com/FromBeesToHoney/bee-keeping-groups/members
• https://twitter.com/BeesinArt/the-bee-people/members
• https://twitter.com/beekeeping/beekeepers/members
• https://twitter.com/shunkydave/bees/members
• https://twitter.com/puckamok/bee/members
• https://twitter.com/Loiscarter/buzzybeetweeps/members
• https://twitter.com/FromBeesToHoney/bee-organisations/members
• https://twitter.com/GatewayGreening/beekeeping/members
• https://twitter.com/PollinatorPlate/bees-all-over-the-place/members
• https://twitter.com/PollinatorPlate/bees-all-over-the-place/members
• https://twitter.com/sabrown714/beekeeping/members
• https://twitter.com/Emily_Heath/beekeeping/members
• https://twitter.com/inthegaragetv/bees/members

5. YouTube
• 3rd most visited website but 2nd largest search engine
• http://www.youtube.com/outofabluesky - 4,500 subscribers - US
orientated
• http://www.youtube.com/user/workwithnature - over 7,000
subscribers - Irish orientated
• http://www.youtube.com/user/beethinking - Top Bar Hives and
Warre Hive
• http://www.youtube.com/user/MegaStaratel - Over 2,000
subscribers and 200 videos – Russian
• http://www.youtube.com/user/creekroad1 - beekeeping and
sawmills…..
• http://www.youtube.com/user/mundoapicola - over 150 videos -
Argentina
• http://www.youtube.com/user/biobee - natural focus

6. Apps….
• There are currently 13
available for iphone and 7 for
ipads
• To pick a few
– Biobees (educational)
– Beetight (Online Record Cards)
– Bee Sounds (9 different
sounds!)
– Beecraft and ABJ

7. iBooks
• Download it free on you App
Store but you can download
books on here.
– Some paid for and some free
• Langstroth’s Hive and the Honey
Bee – FREE
• An Introduction to Natural
Beekeeping - FREE
• Mysteries of Beekeeping
Explained - FREE

8. • Thank you for your time.