Bijensterfte, oorzaken en gevolgen

The UK Government conservation agency’s chief scientist, Tom Tew, is urging people living in towns and cities to take up bee- keeping to halt the perilous decline in numbers. “There’s no reason why our towns and cities should exist as wildlife deserts – wildlife can thrive when we design our urban areas with nature in mind and bee-keeping is a great example of how easy it is for anyone to bring the natural world closer to their doorstep,” he says. On the fifth storey of the World Museum Liverpool, on William Brown Street, bees buzz merrily. “It’s beautiful honey,” enthuses Paul Finnegan, manager of the museum’s bug house. “Very sweet and very pure.”

It seems the bees are happy city residents. On the fifth storey of the World Museum Liverpool, on William Brown Street, bees buzz merrily. “It’s beautiful honey,” enthuses Paul Finnegan, manager of the museum’s bug house. “Very sweet and very pure.”

The hive there has already produced 30lb of honey this year, and another 30lb will be drawn off before winter. The bees fly high – around five metres above the ground – so there’s no worry about them coming into contact with people on the city’s pavements.

FOR more information on urban bee-keeping, see www.britishbee.org.uk or the beehaus at www.omlet.co.uk

Bron: Crosby Herald, 20 August 2009
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