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The Hive Architect | Saving Britain's Wild Bees

There is a widely held theory that our British honey bee couldn’t exist without being domesticated by beekeepers. However, for bee conservationists like Matt Somerville, this theory is ludicrous. He has spent decades admiring free-living honey bees nesting in tree cavities and they are under increasing threats from commercial beekeeping, loss of habitat and other violences of the modern world. So Matt decided to do something about it. For the last 14 years he has spent the winters creating his log hives before driving around all of England in the summer, erecting them as minimal intervention homes for wild honey bees. Under Fera's Wild Share Initiative we have set up Matt's hives in two different locations and produced this documentary highlighting his work. Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival 2025 - Finalist Kendal Mountain Festival 2025 - Official Selection Director: Max Weston AC & 2nd Cam: Josh Tucker Editors: Max Weston & Kyri Paris Audio Post Production: Got Moves Creative Director: Sidney Hiscox Producer: Declan Morrison Shot on Red Komodo & Bolex h16 Fera Official site: https://www.feragb.com YouTube: ‪@feraGB‬ Instagram:   / feragb   About Fera’s Wild Share: We started Fera to celebrate the British outdoors we know and love. Understanding we need to step beyond just celebrating this through our clothing and content, we have pledged 3% of our direct-to-customer sales to the conservation and restoration of Britain’s nature. We work directly with conservationists, teams and projects across the UK, helping create, fund, and highlight their work. Through this initiative we have funded this documentary, as well as set up Matt's hives across two locations. 0:00 Introduction 0:50 Why Matt Created his Log Hives 1:50 What is a Log Hive? 2:17 Making Hackles 3:24 Carving the Logs 6:00 The Arrival of Spring 6:36 Setting up a Hive 9:23 Checking a Hive 9:51 Matt's Philosophy