About the Bee Friendly Trust

It all began with two urban beekeepers, Luke and Qais...

…putting some bee friendly planters on Putney station in West London.
The aim was to increase forage for urban bees. That was in 2016. From this one small project the charity was born. Nearby stations asked for planters. Network Rail and Transport for London got involved. The two beekeepers were joined by others. Now the charity has a dedicated team of specialists and volunteers.

'It is a great joy to work with such knowledgeable and enthusiastic colleagues, and learn from our brilliant team of gardeners.'

'It’s definitely a collaboration of all sorts of different talents pointed in one direction...to assist the BEES.'

'The Bee Friendly Trust gave me a platform to explore my enthusiasm about the natural world, bees and plant-growing. I am excited to be part of the team where I can continue to nurture and spread this enthusiasm!'

Our team

Luke, co-founder & beekeeper extraordinaire

Emma, organiser; got a question, make her your first port of call

Dan, gardener, bug hotel builder and responsible to keeping our Essex stations blooming

Petra, designer & workshop leader

Sally, gardener & workshop leader

The Waggle Dancers (just some of them, anyway)

Lesley, gardener, bug hotel builder and beekeeper in London

Hermione, nationwide gardener and plant whisperer

Pablo, bespoke bug hotel builder

Steve, gardener & workshop leader

Qais, co-founder & volunteer

Hakim, the money man

Sid, gardener & founder of the BFT plant hospital

Hal, gardener

Matilde, gardener with special responsibility for Highbury & Islington

Les, carpenter and community gardener; the guy to go to for building bird boxes

Montserrat, our beekeeper

Claire, gardener

Fred, ground quality controller

Mike, planter designer & builder

Otto, planter inspection officer

Our amazing volunteers

They’re the handy-people who transform the nation’s neglected spaces into thriving floral habitats for honey bees and other pollinators, and help to spread the importance of our work. You could be one of them.

About the Bee Friendly Trust

It all began with two urban beekeepers, Luke and Qais...

Our team

Our amazing volunteers

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