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Michaelmas Daisy growing on the roof at 15 Clerken Michaelmas Daisy growing on the roof at 15 Clerkenwell Close. What a fantastic spot and what amazing forage for the bees up there. It can’t get much better! #15clerkenwellclose #londonbeekeeper #thelondonbeekeeper #urbanbeekeeping #londonbeekeeping #london #hiddenlondon #pocketsofpollinatorsecurity #nationalparkcity #lnpc #greeninglondon #betterfuture
15 Clerkenwell Close view towards Barbican: Michae 15 Clerkenwell Close view towards Barbican: Michaelmas Daisy growing on the roof at 15 Clerkenwell Close. What a fantastic spot and what amazing forage for the bees up there. It can’t get much better! #15clerkenwellclose #londonbeekeeper #thelondonbeekeeper #urbanbeekeeping #londonbeekeeping #london #hiddenlondon #pocketsofpollinatorsecurity #nationalparkcity #lnpc #greeninglondon #betterfuture
Michaelmas Daisy growing on the roof at 15 Clerken Michaelmas Daisy growing on the roof at 15 Clerkenwell Close. What a fantastic spot and what amazing forage for the bees up there. It can’t get much better! #15clerkenwellclose #londonbeekeeper #thelondonbeekeeper #urbanbeekeeping #londonbeekeeping #london #hiddenlondon #pocketsofpollinatorsecurity #nationalparkcity #lnpc #greeninglondon #betterfuture
Thanks for all your help this season @jclwilson ! Thanks for all your help this season @jclwilson ! Couldn’t have done it without you!
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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
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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
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