1.        natural comb in preference to foundation
2.        no medications chemical or otherwise
3.        avoid feeding bees
4.        a low interference approach
5.        no queen excluder
6.        avoid re-queening
7.        minimal use of smoker
8.        allowing the bees to live in one place without being disturbed instead of constantly moving them around to follow honey flows or for pollination.
9.        leaving enough honey for the bees over winter to the point where the main harvest happens in spring rather than autumn
10.      comb honey and crush and strain over centrifugal extraction is a far better fit with the bee-friendly approach
11.       providing the bees with homes that mimic, as much as possible the natural structure of a wild bee colony
12.       working towards self-sustainable apiaries