On the sunny weekend of the 12th and 13th of March 2016 An INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL BEE KEEPING was held by ‘BEE THE CHANGE’ PROJECT at Blaise community Garden. 

These were some of the topics that were involved in the Bee keeping weekend:

·       Natural history of the honeybee
·       History of beekeeping
·       Beekeeping around the world (emphasis on Tree-Beekeeping)
·       Sustainable beekeeping practices
·       How to collect a swarm
·       How to work with varroa (and not against it)
·       Medicinal properties and uses of honey, propolis, wax etc
·       The pollination crisis and how to help bees

CHRIS CARROLL : “It was wonderful to hear the great knowledge from Heather and Tim at ‘Bee the Change’ who have recently been travelling to look at bee keeping practices in many different countries, even tree bee keeping in Poland. The weekend was fascinating, we learned all about bee behaviour and the effect of pesticides and chemical additives used in bee keeping and the effects on bees world wide. We tasted the delicious local honey and a drink containing propolis which has many therapeutic properties.”

“We are very excited that ‘Bee the change’ can set up a bee sanctuary at Blaise Community Garden, with bee hives and bee friendly flower bed to benefit all types of bees. This means honey can be sourced locally, and natural bee keeping can be supported. The Community Garden will be supporting Pesticide Safe Bristol Alliance.  A great variety of bee friendly plants to support bees through out the seasons are being grown and planted in the Community Garden this Spring. I hope our new furry friends will enjoy their new residence as much as I have enjoyed learning about them. ”

For more information about Bee keeping or to find out when the next bee courses are visit http://beethechangeproject.org/.

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