This blog will follow the flights, flows and foraging of Embercombe's honeybees.
We currently steward 3 topbar hives and 2 dadant hives.
Embercombe is a landbased social enterprise in Devon, UK existing to 'touch hearts, stimulate minds and inspire
committed action for a truly sustainable world'.
We run courses for beginners.
2013 courses will be in April, May and June.
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Tuesday 8 May 2012

Them Bees we sees...

Them Bees we sees....
Can you believe them Bees we sees
The ones that hang from up them trees
That buzz around them pretty flowers
Collecting nectar for hours and hours.
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Can you believe them Bees we sees
That work together in harmony
Frequenting meadows to pollinate
A joy to watch from behind the gate.
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Can you believe them Bees we sees
Work hard all day with elegant ease
Then come the night all huddle together
To maintain the warmth whatever the weather.
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Can you believe them Bees we sees
Such mystical beings so misunderstood
Id live in a hive if only i could
They struggle in places which once they created
Its from us they return heavily sedated
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Can you believe them Bees we sees
They’re vanishing in numbers, failing to survive
With what some are doing we’re surprised they’re alive
We need to sit with them and listen, observe the hive
Its down to us to help them revive
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Can you believe them Bees we sees
We must slow down its time to ease
Lets unite together i urge you please
To ensure we continue to sees them Bees.

Poem written by Tim Kidney, Course Participant May 2012

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