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Quite unusual orange pollen. This hive has taken o

Quite unusual orange pollen. This hive has taken on a lot of it in the last week.

I think it might be apple - pollen charts suggest this is a good candidate especially for this time of year. There is an apple tree near by so it’s definitely a contender. Any better guesses?

#pollen
#orangepollen

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Is there anything better for elevenses than honey

Is there anything better for elevenses than honey on toast? What do you have?
#elevenses
#honey
#honeyontoast

Clue 3: Any guesses? #hiddenlondon

Clue 3: Any guesses?
#hiddenlondon

Clue 2: Any ideas where this might be? #hiddenlond

Clue 2: Any ideas where this might be?
#hiddenlondon

Clue 1: Where is this? #hiddenlondon

Clue 1: Where is this?
#hiddenlondon

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Found a swarm (reproductive spilt) of bees sitting

Found a swarm (reproductive spilt) of bees sitting on one of our nuc boxes this week.
First instinct was to check to see if it had come from one of our hives - no it didn’t look like they had.So, I scooped them up and put them inside the box, gave them a frame of honey and some frames of foundation and sryup to make their new home. They jumped on the honey and where left happily settling in to their new home. We will check them next week to see how they are getting on…

#londonbeekeeping
#thelondonbeekeeper
#london
#honeybees
#swarm

Skater planted some Teasel seeds last year and the

Skater planted some Teasel seeds last year and they seem to be doing very well this year. The cow parsley has done less well but there are spots of it….maybe foxglove and blue bell seeds this autumn….???

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Modern Urban Beekeeping #modernurbanbeekeeping #u

Modern Urban Beekeeping
#modernurbanbeekeeping
#urbanbeekeeping
#beekeeping
#londonbeekeeping
#thelondonbeekeeper
#hiddenlondon
#urban
#urbanfarming
#urbangreening
#greenroof
#urbanplanting
#riba
#15cc
#15clerkenwellclose
#nationalparkcity
#nationalparkcitylondon
#urbanecosystem
#urbansustainability
#sustainability
#savethebees
#savepollinators

Modern Urban Beekeeping #modernurbanbeekeeping #u

Modern Urban Beekeeping
#modernurbanbeekeeping
#urbanbeekeeping
#beekeeping
#londonbeekeeping
#thelondonbeekeeper
#hiddenlondon
#urban
#urbanfarming
#urbangreening
#greenroof
#urbanplanting
#riba
#15cc
#15clerkenwellclose
#nationalparkcity
#nationalparkcitylondon
#urbanecosystem
#urbansustainability
#sustainability
#savethebees
#savepollinators

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Probably the healthiest, strongest and happiest hi

Probably the healthiest, strongest and happiest hive we lock after in London. On an amazing roof covered in an abundance of flowering plants for the bees and a huge surplus for local pollinators.

This is the way forward for London Beekeeping and urban ecology.

1. Improving habitat
2. Improving forage

Integrated greening, forage surplus planting and low yield / low density hive numbers make for truly sustainable urban beekeeping and environment in London

Gone are the days we can just plonk hives in the capital without engaging with the clients to make their locations proper pockets of pollinator security.

The future of London’s urban environment depends on experts to engineer our way to pollinator security.

This has already started happening all across the capital and we are already seeing real change beginning to happen with some forward thinking people and companies leading the way.

That’s why we work in close partnership with some of the countries leading architects, greening companies and property owners to create the amazing future we want and need.

#15CC
#15clerkenwellclose
#urbanbeekeeping
#wgrd2021
#thefuture
#londonbeekeeping
#pollinatorsecurity
#pocketsofpollinatorsecurity
#savethebees
#savethepollinators
#urbanenvironment
#hiddenlondon
#nationalparkcity
#nationalparkcityranger
#london
#londonrooftops
#rooftopbeekeeping
#builtenvironment
#positivechange
#greenroof
@mayorofldn

If you go down to the woods today... #woods #wood

If you go down to the woods today...

#woods
#woodlandbeekeeping
#kent
#britishbeekeepers
#britishbeekeeping
#isntnatureawesome

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Amazing green roof in flower on Bankside Hotel. Th

Amazing green roof in flower on Bankside Hotel. The green roof here has a huge sedum roof which is also planted with a huge array of other flowers. Very pretty and excellent for pollinators.
There’s also a huge array of solar panels feeding electricity into the building.

There’s a lot going on, out of view from the general public, by pioneering businesses leading the way on greening the roofs and other hidden spaces of London.

This improves habitat and provides pockets of pollinator security.

This also helps slow down water run off. Water run off will be an increasing issue for London as climate change brings the capital more and more flash flooding. Improvements to sewerage are being carried out with the @mayorofldn leading the way but also hugely important are these green roofs that can temporarily store / slow down the water run off.

#banksidehotellondon
@banksidehotel
#nationalparkcity
#hiddenlondon
#tacklingclimatechange
#greenroof
#wgrd2021
#banksidehotel
#london
#pocketsofpollinatorsecurity
#londonbeekeeper

Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii The

Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii

The two woodland owners that host our low density countryside hives have started seeing more and more of these wild orchids in the last three years since the bees arrived.

Hard to know if the increase is directly due to these excellent pollinators being around or if it’s some other factor?

Any one else seeing Common Spotted Orchids near their hives?

#commonspottedorchid
#kent
#woods
#kentwoods
@woodlands.co.uk
#lowdensitybeekeeping
#britishbeekeeping
#kentbeekeeping
#flowers
#flowersinthewood
#flowersofkent
#flowersofinstagram
#orchids
#wildorchids
#dactylorhizafuchsii

Saw some truly amazing green roofs at the Greenwic

Saw some truly amazing green roofs at the Greenwich University Stockwell Street Library site yesterday.

We had a private tour of the amazing research (and gardening!!!) the PhD students are doing there.

Stunning roof! Well hidden from the road. I get to see some really amazing stuff happening up on the roofs of London but seeing the next generation of urban greeners and farmers coming through is very very heart warming and exciting!!!

I’m really hoping we can work together on some projects and research going forward.

#wgrd2021
#worldgreenroofday2021
#urbangreening
#greenwichuniversity
#hiddenlondon
#greenwich
#nationalparkcity
#nationalparkcityranger
@uniofgreenwich
#pocketsofpollinatorsecurity

Saw some truly amazing green roofs at the Greenwic

Saw some truly amazing green roofs at the Greenwich University Stockwell Street Library site yesterday.

We had a private tour of the amazing research (and gardening!!!) the PhD students are doing there.

Stunning roof! Well hidden from the road. I get to see some really amazing stuff happening up on the roofs of London but seeing the next generation of urban greeners and farmers coming through is very very heart warming and exciting!!!

I’m really hoping we can work together on some projects and research going forward.

#wgrd2021
#worldgreenroofday2021
#urbangreening
#greenwichuniversity
#hiddenlondon
#greenwich
#nationalparkcity
#nationalparkcityranger
@uniofgreenwich

#pocketsofpollinatorsecurity

Saw some truly amazing green roofs at the Greenwic

Saw some truly amazing green roofs at the Greenwich University Stockwell Street Library site yesterday.

We had a private tour of the amazing research (and gardening!!!) the PhD students are doing there.

Stunning roof! Well hidden from the road. I get to see some really amazing stuff happening up on the roofs of London but seeing the next generation of urban greeners and farmers coming through is very very heart warming and exciting!!!

I’m really hoping we can work together on some projects and research going forward.

#wgrd2021
#worldgreenroofday2021
#urbangreening
#greenwichuniversity
#hiddenlondon
#greenwich
#nationalparkcity
#nationalparkcityranger
@uniofgreenwich

#pocketsofpollinatorsecurity

Roof at Clerkenwell Close. What a truly amazing

Roof at Clerkenwell Close.

What a truly amazing example of excellent, pioneering, beneficial, designed urban greening. We look after the bees at 15CC where there is a huge nectar and pollen forage surplus from the generous planting scheme. It hugely benefits local pollinators as well as our, modest, 2 hives.

Net Forage Gain Beekeeping, greening and farming in urban areas across the world is vital for our long term food security and urban ecology stability.

We promote low density, low yield beekeeping complimented with high forage planting to work towards a truly amazing future for London’s growing urban environment.

#15cc
#15clerkenwellclose
#roofgardens
#therooftops
#urbangreening
#newurban
#urbaneco
#urbanecology
#londoneco
#londonecology
#nationalparkcity
#nationalparkcitylondon
#thelondonbeekeeper
#londonbeekeeper
#netforagegain

#pocketsofpollinatorsecurity

Kent hive or London Hive??? Believe it or not thi

Kent hive or London Hive???

Believe it or not this pocket of pollinator security is in the middle of London!

This amazing site @westfieldlondon has been transformed by the guys at @urbanplanterslondon

The site is now a complex mix of different and plentiful nectar and forage sources for a huge variety of local pollinators.

The habitat has changed too. From a shady, ivy and bramble patch to a thriving diverse and rich mixture of fruiting and non fruiting trees, hedges, gorse(!), shrubs and wildflower meadows! A pond for local wildlife to drink from or grow up in.

Oh yeah! And 1 bee hive! Our low density, low yield honey bee strategy is used mainly as an educational tool and company greening focal point.

#pocketsofpollinatorsecurity
#shepherdsbush
#westfield
#westfieldlondon
@westfieldlondon
#hiddenlondon
#lowdensitybeekeeping
#lowyieldbeekeeping
#educationalbeekeeping
#engagementbeekeeping
#positivechange
#london
#beekeeping
#londonbeekeeping
#nationalparkcity
#nationalparkcitylondon

A very important tree for honey bees and other pol

A very important tree for honey bees and other pollinators at this time of year is Horse Chestnut.

Aesculus hippocastanum from the Sapindaceae or Soapberry family.

#londonstrees
#london
#honeybees
#pollinators
#savethebees

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