Why Keep Bees?
- Honey
- Your own honey from your own hives.
- It is pure honey - not adulterated as so much is.
- You can compete in honey shows.
- Other Products
- Bees wax to make:
- Candles
- Lip Balm
- Furniture Polish
- Propolis to make:
- Healing cosmetics.
- Other apitherapy creations.
- Boost pollination
- Honey bees are important pollinators.
- They are not the only pollinators.
- They will pollinate a lot of your flowers.
- 80% of the UK plants are insect pollinate.
- Honey bees in the area increase the soft fruit yield.
- Family Activity
- Beekeeping can involve the whole family
- Even the youngest can roll candles
- It is an opportunity to educate the young about the environment.
- Sociable Activity
- All UK areas have beekeeping clubs
- They can hold lectures, socials and apiary vists.
- They are an opportunity to learn many solutions to bee problems.
- Ask five beekeepers get six answers!
- Boost bee population
- Our insect population is decreasing.
- A colony of 60,000 bees starts to address the decline.
- But they may push out other insects from the area!
- Relaxing
- Many find working in the apiary very relaxing.
- It can focus your mind.
- It pushes away many of your other problems.
- But there is a down side.
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