Bees and Trees | Beekeeping Apiary

At Co-Treetment we look to extend our commitment to the planet and to have a greater positive impact. In this particular case we wanted to add bees to the ecosystem and find likeminded people, to ensure our ethos of doing the right thing was to be adhered to.

Living locally to Thringstone we identified David, The Bee Farmer, McDowell, and met up to see if there was the possibility of an apiary being built on our land. David was chosen not only because he was local to us but also from what we’d seen and read, an expert on bee farming with a passion, like us for doing the right thing. A perfect fit.

So on 29th March 2024, and after preparing the bees, along with the hives, David, along with Lisa and Tom, moved four hives to the field to create an apiary, an apiary being a collection of bee hives, in case you were wondering.

The activity was recorded and we have provided a video link in this webpage.

The Co-Treetment team found it very interesting, and we are sharing a few facts about bees that compliments what we have shared previously about trees; so bees and trees.

• Bees are insects with 6 legs, 2 pairs of wings, and branched hairs.
• Only female bees have stingers, which are modified egg-laying organs.
• Bees are closely related to wasps and ants, and belong to the clade Anthophila.
• Bees are important pollinators, carrying pollen from flower to flower on their legs and body.
• Bees can produce honey by following a 10-step process that involves collecting nectar, regurgitating it, and evaporating it.
• Bees have been around for about 30 million years, and there are 20,000 distinct species of them.
• Bees are facing threats from habitat loss, pesticides, diseases, and climate change. This is one of the reasons we wanted to provide land and a safe space for the apiary.

For those wanting to learn more about bees then don’t hesitate to contact David, The Bee Farmer, McDowell using the details on the website link https://www.thebeefarmer.co.uk/

Welcome to the bees; we wish you every success in the Co-Treetment field, we are proud to have you on board with us, making the planet a better place and putting the planet before profit.