DOCUMENTARY

Documentary photography has been around for as long as the camera has existed. Photographers the world over have used film, and now digital imaging, to document events, disasters and increasingly , social changes.

River Studio is working with extremely dedicated and talented Beekeepers to produce a series of images featuring every aspect of British Beekeeping. The Honey Bee is much in the news these days with threats from the Varroa Mite, combined pesticides and the radical changes in farming methods, which all combine to make life extremely precarious for this delightful little creature.

Beekeepers are a vital national resource and contribute to the wellbeing of the countryside to a far greater degree than their numbers would suggest. Perhaps some of the images featured here will highlight the care and skill involved in maintaining healthy bee colonies, and the production of some of the finest honey in the world.

David West