8/12/2019 10 Things You Can Do To Help Bees
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". #reate natural habitat.
-f you have space in your garden, let some of it go "ild to
create a safe haven for beesand other insects and small mammals
ardens that are too tidy are not so "ildlife*friendly
$. %lant bee-friendly flowers.
You can buy "ildflo"er seeds from many seed merchants, and they
can be so"n in anyspare patch of ground * even on "aste ground that
is not being cultivated Some +guerillagardeners+ even plant them in
public par$s and "aste ground
&. %rovide a site for beehives.
-f you have some space to spare, you could offer a corner of
your garden to a localbee$eeper as a place to $eep a hive or t"o
They "ill need to have regular access, sobear this in mind "hen
considering a site
. (ae a wild bee house.
roviding a simple bo( as a place for feral bees to set up home
is one step short of
ta$ing up bee$eeping, but may appeal to those "ho "ant to have
bees around but don+t"ant to get involved "ith loo$ing after
them
). Support your local beeeepers.
/any people believe that local honey can help to reduce the
effects of hayfever andsimilar allergies, "hich is one good reason
to buy honey from a local bee$eeper ratherthan from supermar$ets,
most of "hich source honey from thousands of miles a"ay -fyou can,
find a bee$eeper "ho does not use any chemicals in their hives and
as$ for purecomb honey for a real treat
*. +earn about bees - and tell others.
Bees are fascinating creatures that relatively fe" people ta$e
the trouble to understand2ead a good boo$ about bees and
bee$eeping, and "ho $no"s * you might decide to *
1,. ecome a beeeeper.
-t is easier than you might imagine to become a bee$eeper * and
you don+t need any ofthe e(pensive e&uipment in the glossy
catalogues3 4verything you need to $eep beessuccessfully can be
made by anyone "ith a fe" simple tools' if you can put up a
shelf,you can probably build a beehive3 5or details, see
www.biobees.com
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%hil #handleris author of The Barefoot Beekeeper and has a busy
discussion forum fornatural beekeeping on his web site at
www.biobees.com
Your contact for natural beekeeping in this area is:
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