Self-pollination, “Bee aware”-ness days and bee-themed Christmas trees – just three of the exciting ways towns, schools and community groups around the country have been supporting bees and pollinators this year. It seems there is no end to people’s creativity and enthusiasm, in fact; something demonstrated by the winners of this year’s Bee Friendly awards. …
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The Secret Life of Bees – TV Show features the BFT!
Tune into Channel 5 at 9pm on Thursday, 22nd May and enter The Secret Life of Bees – presented by naturalist and wildlife presenter Steve Backshall but featuring the Bee Friendly Trust’s very own Dr Luke Dixon. We were privileged to be included in this two-part documentary, which explores the history, science and habitats of …
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Summer Solstice 2025
Celebrate the Summer Solstice with the Bee Friendly Trust! SATURDAY 21ST AND SUNDAY 22ND JUNE We are excited to announce a new event for the summer, held at the atmospheric and inspiring Samphire Hoe countryside park (pictured). Set across 30 hectares, this nature reserve will provide a stunning backdrop to two days of artist-led Summer …
Bee Friendly Trust work celebrated by the BBC
Meet BFT team member Sid Sharpe, who has recently been featured on BBC news for his role in our homes for nature initiative with Govia Thameslink Railway. We’ve been working with GTR on a project to create 100 homes for nature across its rail network, which includes stations in East Sussex, Surrey, London, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire …
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Skep Exhibition Unveiled at Worcestershire Parkway
The Bee Friendly Skep Project has now been unveiled in its new residence, at the bee championing Worcestershire Parkway Railway Station, where it will remain until June 2025. Featuring the original six skeps – from female artists and award-winning BBC presenter Maddie Moate, the current exhibition of skeps (traditional beehives) now include three new skeps …
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The Bee Friendly Awards are Back – and Need You!
Our Bee Friendly Awards are entering their fourth year in 2025 and we are welcoming entries now! It’s the perfect project to get started with as we all turn our thoughts towards spring. You can apply for a Bee Friendly Award as a village, a parish, a community group, a station, an office or business, …
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We’re taking The Bee Friendly Skep Project into Schools!
From the National Trust’s Attingham Park, Shropshire to Worcestershire’s Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School; The Bee Friendly Trust Skep Project has taken to the road. Our travelling exhibition, made possible thanks to funding from the Arts Council, already features six skeps painted by the award-winning presenter Maddie Moate and five talented female artists: Lucy …
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Why Every Winter Garden Needs a Bug Hotel
If you’ve been busy getting your garden winter-ready, gathering fallen leaves and securing sheds, there’s a chance you may have overlooked one of this season’s most important jobs. Creating habitats for overwintering wildlife. You might leave a pile of twigs and logs at the back of a border for beetles, centipedes, woodlice and spiders to …
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Your Bee Friendly lavender pruning 101
If you’ve been growing lavender for bees and pollinators, chances are you’ve been enjoying a colourful display of flowers for the past few months. However, to ensure these floral displays for many more years to come, you’ll now need to start thinking about the ongoing maintenance of your lavender plants. This means lavender pruning. Pruning …
The Bee Friendly Skep Project launches!
We are super excited to reveal a new bee-friendly collaboration that we’ve been working on. The Bee Friendly Skep Project is a celebration of bees, British art and craftsmanship, and team spirit. Its purpose: To highlight the need to create new habitats where bees and other pollinators can thrive. We invited five female artists (Sarah …
