One of the joys of being a divisional secretary is fielding inquiries from the press. Although, I can't honestly say that exactly fills my week. Just had an enthusiastic call from "Welwyn Times" about the local "No Way To 10K" campaign. The aim is to stop the building of 10,000 new homes in Welwyn Hatfield as recommended by the Eastern of England Regional Assembly (don't ask who they are). And, they would like to include beekeepers amongst their supporters.
"How would the building of 10,000 new houses affect local beekeepers ?" After a little thought, I asked our journalist if she could think of an area of the country quite near here with lots of beekeepers producing some of the finest honey. "Well, No" she couldn't. "As a matter of fact, it's Greater London - just how would you like to continue with this interview?" To put things another way all that's green doesn't produce nectar. And, fields of cereal crops and livery stables are of little interest to the bee. Even dense housing is fine if provision is made for parks and open space, more especially if these include the planting of trees such as chestnut, acacia and lime - all of which are wonderful forage, producing first class honey.
To put things another way all that's green doesn't produce nectar. And, fields of cereal crops and livery stables are of little interest to the bee. Even dense housing is fine if provision is made for parks and open space, more especially if these include the planting of trees such as chestnut, acacia and lime - all of which are wonderful forage, producing first class honey.
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