Bees


4th October 2020

Pollinator project update

We have not forgotten the pollinator project and over the summer have been working on organising new plots. We hope to be working with local residents in Crediton getting them involved in projects near them in the Autumn. Our Belle Parade site suffered a bit through the lock down but working part ...


4th March 2020

Sustainable Crediton Pollinator Project

The outlook for our bees and other pollinators is very poor. They remain under pressure from many sources, including pesticides, habitat loss, predatory asian hornets, intensive farming and overly fussy standards of gardening and of grounds maintenance by local councils. Without bees and other poll ...


4th October 2019

Crediton Pollinator Project: Latest

Sustainable Crediton's pollinators project has got off to a flying start with the completion of planting on the previously neglected land on Belle Parade. A big thanks to all those who have helped, and a huge thanks to Simon O'Sullivan for providing such a wealth and variety of beautifully grown pl ...


22nd July 2019

The Pollinator Project: our first success!

Since Mid Devon District Council gave us the go-ahead to transform the neglected ex-rose bed on Belle Parade into a pollinators' paradise, we've been hard at work. A hardy band of labourers turned out in mid-September in rather warm weather, to dig over the entire plot and weed it, ready for planti ...


1st May 2019

Why we need a local group to help our pollinators: see Crediton Bee Project Launch - Dates for your Diary

A World Without Pollinators: There Is No Plan Bee Honey bees alone are responsible for $30 billion (almost £23 million) worth of crop growth per year. Currently in the UK there are 250 native species of bee; and while this may sound like a healthy number, three species are already extinct, two are ...


3rd March 2019

B-Lines for Crediton?

Much has been reported recently about the global collapse in insect life. As David Attenborough has said, 'If we and the rest of the back-boned animals were to disappear overnight, the rest of the world would get on pretty well. But if the invertebrates were to disappear, the world's ecosystems wou ...