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Bees

We have our very own beehives on site at William Lench Court and Lench’s Close, from spring to late summer these worker bees work tirelessly producing honey from the local flowers.

These beehives have been provided and are maintained by Bee Keeper, Darren Welcome, at Hives and Honey who then collects the honey for us when it is ready for harvesting.

A beekeeper examining a honeycomb frame filled with honey and bee larvae.

Gallery

Group of beekeepers in protective gear inspecting a beehive outdoors on a grassy area next to a wooden fence.
Three people wearing beekeeping suits and veils inspecting honeycombs in a beekeeping hive outdoors on a cloudy day.
Close-up of a honey bee colony with numerous bees clustered together on a honeycomb in a hive.
Two people in beekeeping suits stand close together outside, with one adjusting the other's suit. They are in front of a rounded, modern building with glass windows and surrounded by green grass, shrubs, and trees under a partly cloudy sky.
Three jars of honey stacked in a pyramid formation on a wooden table, with a label that reads "Lench's Trust Honey" and illustrations of honeycomb and bees. Windows with natural light in the background.
A close-up of a honeybee swarm on a tree trunk surrounded by green leaves.

Un- -lievable

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facts

  • A strong colony of around 60,000 bees flies the equivalent distance from earth to the moon everyday!

  • A bee's body is covered in branches hairs, a bit like feathers.  This makes it easy for pollen to get trapped in the hairs.  As the bee flies its hairs become positively charged.  The pollen grains are negatively charged so the pollen is attracted to the hair and sticks.

  • Bees are ultrasensitive to blue into ultraviolet and are more likely to fly towards that colour, when it comes to red though bees are totally blind to it.

Illustration of a wooden bee hive with honeycomb pattern on top and bees around the entrance.

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