25/05/11 Embargoed Until 26th May St. Pauls, city bee-keepers, Sally Coryn (Head of Business Development) and Jonathan Hogg (IT Tr
25/05/11 Embargoed Until 26th May St. Pauls, city bee-keepers, Sally Coryn (Head of Business Development) and Jonathan Hogg (IT Trainer) check their hive outside the Canopius office on the tenth floor of the Lloyds building in :..Far from England's green and pleasant land, the concrete jungle may not be the place you'd expect to find thriving bee populations. But experts now believe that city-living is a healthier option for many bees compared to those living in the country. So a survey has been commissioned to find out where and how many hives are in now our towns and Lovett from The British Beekeepers Association said: "Urban bees can forage for a greater variety of pollens compared to their country cousins. Towns provide them with a huge variety of ornamental flowers, shrubs, domestics gardens and flowering trees that can sustain hive populations throughout the year. .."In the countryside monocrops like wheat and barley now cover vast swathes of land - these non flowering plants are no good for bees. Other crops like rapeseed only keep the bees fed for a few "There's undoubtedly been a huge shift towards urban bee-keeping so we need to gather data to see how significant it is for the future of our bees. We have 20,500 members and, from today (Wednesday), they'll all be asked to fill in our urban bee survey on our "There are hives all over London now - on the Lloyds building, at Fortnum and Mason and at The Dorcheste to mention just a "It's also become fashionable to keep bees, especially within more environmentally aware households. People also now realise you don't need a 1000 acre country estate or vicarage garden for your bee hives - they'll fit in your back yard. ".."Keeping bees also fits the urban nine-to-five lifestyle - you can just check your hives at the weekend and not worry about them for the rest of the week"..The high-rise hive [pictured] on the Lloyds
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