https://www.positive.news/society/buzzing-with-purpose/
"Molly Earl was “just a nipper” when she started catching honey bee swarms with
her dad, an amateur beekeeper, armed with nothing but a cardboard box.
“Sometimes, if I was lucky, I’d get a sheet to put over the box,” she laughs.
As an adult she took up beekeeping herself as a hobby, collecting unwanted
swarms as a way of building up her numbers. But with many settling high up in
buildings, she was unable to remove them without the necessary insurance or
equipment.
Wanting to protect these important pollinators – which would otherwise be at
risk of being poisoned by pest controllers – Earl set up Bees Off, a bee
removal company. She and her part-time team of five, including a builder,
travel around Cornwall to save honeybees. Since 2020, she has established 250
rescued hives around St Austell."
Via Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
