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Bee Squared
Words: David Stanners holymoorsideandwaltonparishcouncil.co.uk
Did you know that 90% of bees in the UK are solitary bees? This means that they don’t have a hive to return to and so to keep going they need to ‘refuel’ via nectar-producing flowers every few metres.
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Bees are vital to life as we know it. They provide an essential service, pollinating our own food source and animal feed crops, as well as trees and flowers that support wildlife. Modern gardens are often empty of fuel stops so we need to introduce more bee friendly plants at regular intervals around the area.
Holymoorside and Walton Parish Council has embraced a project started by Hazelmere Parish Council, Buckinghamshire in 2021. The idea is to encourage the planting of wildflowers seeds across the community that will help our bees and other pollinators. A free packet of wildflower seeds was distributed to every household (about 1000) with the Parish newsletter in March with enough seeds in each packet to make a square metre display of wildflowers - a ‘Bee Square’. Residents have been invited to mark the location of their patch on the Parish Council website. You too can join this exciting project by planting your own wildflower seeds in a square metre patch or in a few large pots, then share with us your efforts by asking to be added to our Bee Squared Map. Visit the Holymoorside and Walton Parish website at the bottom of the text.
Scroll down to the Interactive Bee Squared Map and click on the button to ask to be added to the map. A lot more information about bees and pollinators can be found here also, don’t forget to spread the word on social media too. Let’s make our community colourful this summer and buzzing with bees!
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