'On Bees, Hives and the Human - Part 1 - Professor Francis Ratnieks  This seminar 'On Bees, Hives and the Human' was chaired by Dr Helen Pheby, Deputy Curator, Yorkshire Sculpture Park and was hosted by the University of Sheffield. This seminar included contributions from a scientist, a cultural historian and a practising artist. Common themes emerged regarding the relationship of bees to human social, cultural and environmental concerns. There were also difference in emphasis as the balance of creative, scientific and cultural concerns was different for each speaker. The subject of 'bees' offers a rich field of interdisciplinary enquiry that allows exploration of the boundaries and synergies of different subject areas. The following presentations refer to laboratory exploration and observation, film, philosophy, literature, art, political theory and parkland management. The other speakers were Dr Clare Preston, Fellow in English and Fellow of Curator of Pictures, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and Rebecca Chesney, artist in residence at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2010.