As followers of Co-Treetment you’ll know we are a progressive company, we started in 2019 with an idea about sustainability and have grown since then in a way that has surprised all three of us Darrell Taylor, Keith Cox and Simon Evans. We never would have believed it if when we started we’d be where we are today!
So where are we?
Well last week was a fantastic week as we reported, with the help of customers AMG Wealth, Senior Partner Practice of St. James’s Place, BOAL Extrusion UK and Document Network Services Limited we were able to take the tree count from 3,500 to 4,500.
We really thought we couldn’t top that, but we like it when our plans develop faster than we thought.
So what happened?
A man named David, The Bee Farmer, McDowell, that’s what!
We had contacted David a couple of months back about the possibility of him using Co-Treetment land for creating an apiary. We’d chosen David as he was local to us but also from what we’d seen and read, an expert on bee farming with a passion, like Co-Treetment for doing the right thing.
Fast forward to 29th March, and after preparing the bees, along with the hives, with thanks to David, Lisa and Tom, we now have an apiary on the field. Please see the pictures below.
And today, a wonderfully warm sunny day, Darrell and Keith visited the field to ensure the land around the apiary was in the best shape it could be, for not only the trees but also the bees. During their time there they encountered some wonderful new life in the form of a lawnmower nesting bank vole (I may of got that wrong, if you look at the images below and want to reply in the comments, please feel free to do so), fixed three mowers and had a mini-spring clean.
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 www.thebeefarmer.co.uk
Simon Evans
Darrell Taylor
Keith Cox
David and Lisa at the field entrance.
The beehives – creating an apiary.
The hives, close up.
Nesting bank vole or not?
Field – all ready with an apiary and 4500 trees.
