Following a career in movie special effects, Richard now spends most of his time writing, talking, and thinking about bees.

He is editor of BeeCraft, the national beekeeping magazine (established in 1919, and the World’s oldest beekeeping journal) and author of Beekeeping for Gardeners (Bloomsbury, 2023). He keeps around 30 hives of his own bees as well as a few more for some high-profile locations and individuals. He is beekeeper at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, where he also teaches beekeeping courses. He is an international award-wining author of several books.

Richard's talks are richly and clearly illustrated and designed to fascinate and amaze - and there are always a few laughs.