Encouraging pollinators helps vegetable and fruit production
Wiltshire Beekeepers Association's event features over 500 members showcasing honey and mead, with free talks promoting pollinator roles and sustainable beekeeping practices.
- On Saturday, October 11, the Wiltshire Beekeepers Association will hold Bee and Honey Day at the Corn Exchange in Devizes from 10am to 4pm, sponsored by Eden Renewables, Whitehall Vineyard and Wadworth Brewery.
- Communities can support pollinators by increasing garden biodiversity and providing nesting sites and intentional landscaping, essential for sustaining flower and fruit production.
- Pollinators enable plant reproduction by moving pollen while foraging for nectar, and practical measures include adding pebbles at water sites and bee houses to support bees safely.
- The free event will feature talks in the upstairs conference room and offer bee-related products, while 500 association members enter competitive classes like jars of honey and mead.
- NDSU Extension offers a Certified Pollinator Garden program and advises using Integrated Pest Management with the bee-hazard insecticide icon to protect pollinators.
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