Felix builds hives to bring bees back to Brockwood Mature student, Felix Bach, has built two hives from recycled materials in the hope that bees will once again return to Brockwood “When I arrived in Brockwood last summer, the garden was in full bloom and everything looked so beautiful. I had heard about the danger bees are in. My inspiration for doing this comes from learning about natural bee-keepers. They are predominantly interested in the bees and are very careful when it comes to extracting honey. For me, this is about giving bees a secure, sheltered space to live, observing them and studying them and giving them the best possible chance to thrive. “I came upon a resource on the internet for building my own hives. Making the hives hasn’t cost me anything. All of the materials I found in odd corners of the school, in the woodwork barn and in various nooks and crannies. The maintenance team has been a tremendous help. It’s a simple hive, called a horizontal top bar hive. The bees are free to build combs as they wish on these bars. I have stuck some honeycomb on the inside. Hopefully that will encourage a swarm to move in.” Photos by Emma Birt
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 11:06:59 +0000
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