TGL Beekeeping Co-operative

 

Bees are a fundamental component of successful growing, whether it's vegetables, fruit or flowers that you're planning to grow.  Bees pollinate the crops and ensure more successful yields.  Local legend suggests that when the Tamar Valley was at its peak as a market gardening region, there were more apiaries in the Valley than in any other part of the UK.

Tamar Grow Local is keen to support beekeepers and to help establish more apiaries throughout the Valley.

We've already set up a Honey Co-operative, based in Drakewalls and designed to provide low-cost equipment, expertise and training for novice beekeepers, as well as helping producers to market their honey and bee-related products.  Please see our Tamar Valley Honey Co-operative page for more details (Click link here)

We run a series of Beekeeping courses throughout the year, led by our local bee inspector Jo Widdecombe, and our courses have an emphasis on practical bee handling. For more information on our beekeeping (click here.)

In the longer term we also intend to provide clean room and other facilities for bottling or use of the wax.

By providing access to equipment required for extraction, and helping members to sell their honey we hope to support the local beekeeping community and to increase the number of bees (and bee keepers) in the Valley.

If you are interested in joining the bee keeping co-operative please contact us here >>.