beekeeping

Appeal: Honey production facility not permitted development

11.10.2019

Matt Moody

agriculture | beekeeping | East of England | GPDO | permitted development | Rural

Plans to build a ‘honey barn’ in Essex under permitted development rules have been blocked after an inspector ruled that while breeding of queen bees is an agricultural use, processing and jarring of honey...
To beekeep or not to beekeep: That’s the question for UK towns and cities

23.07.2019

Phil Stevenson

beekeeping | bees | biodiversity | Department for the Environment Food & Rural Affairs | Environmental | Health | honeybees | UK

It's become somewhat fashionable to support urban biodiversity by keeping honeybees on rooftops, terraces and city gardens. But urban beekeeping may be doing more harm than good, argues Phil Stevenson...