Founder and Executive Director of Apis Arborea.
Michael’s pioneering approach to apiculture and honeybee conservation has appeared in national and international magazines, books and films. He has presented his work at Harvard University & New York University and consulted for the USDA.
In 2017 he founded Apis Arborea to preserve the life and resiliency of honeybees through wilding, that is, the promotion of self-willed ecological processes, and the use of a holistic, system- and science-based framework in working with bees. He offers workshops and training in the U.S. and internationally.
Michael was born and educated in Germany. He lives with his family, and an infinity of bees, in the oak woodlands of Northern California.
