One of the many problems facing honey bees today is the loss of their natural habitat. One of their often favoured places is in the naturally formed cavity of a mature tree, several metres up from the ground. These cavities are formed when the limb of the tree has fallen away from the main trunk or even caused damage by a busy woodpecker. Many of these mature trees have long since disappeared as humans continue to exploit their surroundings.
 
Many modern beekeeping methods don't help bees in this department either. The homes provided for them are usually found near the ground in thin walled square boxes which offer little of the benefits of a natural tree cavity

Inspired by other bee guardians, I came up with my version of a tree hive which aims to help redress this problem. Whilst providing a much improved habitat to that of a common beehive, it also allows the bees to live a relatively undisturbed existence and enables them to follow their natural instincts.