Festival will highlight plight of bees (From Ledbury Reporter)

Festival will highlight plight of bees

9:24am Tuesday 8th June 2010 in News

THE plight of the bee will be one of the topics on the agenda at a garden festival near Ledbury this weekend.

Brigit Strawbridge of TV's It’s not Easy Being Green will visit the festival at Much Marcle to discuss the ancient skill of beekeeping Beekeeiing has come under the spotlight as the collap[e in the number of beehives makes news, and it is hoped that Brigit’s enthusiasm and reputation will bolster beekeeping numbers in Herefordshire.

The festival is on tomorrow and Sunday (June 12 and 13) at Hellens Manor.