Martin Friedel has been keeping bees in Brunswick for many years, collecting ‘wild’ swarms in nearby parks, housing them and placing them in the care of novice beekeepers helping to maintain genetic diversity, pollinate parks and gardens (and make honey.)
Inspecting the hive.
Constructing the observation hive.
Transferring the bees into the observation hive
Rehearsal, North Melbourne Arts House, Michael Kieran Harvey, John McCaughey and bees.
Excerpt, Performance 13 September 2015 North Melbourne Arts House