STAFF at one of the UK's largest forestry companies have been feeling the buzz after investing in a beekeeping project.
Euroforest has purchased two national beehives and provided the colonies for a cooperative of beekeepers in Lincolnshire.
Working alongside the Lincolnshire Honey Company – which visits schools to enhance understanding of the need for honeybees and pollinators – the native British Black bees will soon provide honey that will be available to try at forestry shows and events.
Their ongoing care will be undertaken by the Lincolnshire Honey Company, which operates in the Lincolnshire Wolds AONB.
A statement from Euroforest read: "We hope because of this three-way collaboration (Euroforest, the Lincolnshire Honey Company and the bees) you will be able to taste the bee’s honey at shows and other events, the honey being a direct product from the trees and plants local to the hives.
"As a company we’re passionate about the countryside, wildlife and the sustainable management of both.
"Honeybees, bees and other pollinators are fundamentally important in their role pollinating flowers, crops, and trees.
"They face similar plights to our trees stocks with invasive species being a significant issue for them. Accordingly, we also intend to use our established beekeeping site to monitor and raise awareness of Asian hornets which are a threat to our native pollinators, particularly honeybees."
The hives are to be constructed by Ben Manterfield.
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