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Pop-up Plant Sale & Bee-keeping demo June 2024

Date posted: Monday 8th July 2024

Pop-up Plant Sale & Bee-keeping demo June 2024

First up, on a sunny June 16th was the pop-up plant sale, with a huge selection of tomato and other veg plants available.

PuPS Lots of tomatoes

Sales were brisk and Ruth’s team raised another £108 for RPA funds

A week later and it was even hotter, so parasols were up for a fascinating presentation about the honey bees that are kept on site.

BD Where's the queen

RPA bee-keepers Jem and Rose were on hand to explain the set up of a national beehive, hive life and what is involved in keeping bees.
Then everyone was invited to ‘find the queen’ in the display case.

More detailed bee info. provided by our bee-keeping team can be found here Beekeeping RPA info

For further information about beekeeping, check out the website: British Beekeepers Association