Taunton beekeepers buzzing after £5,000 grant (From Somerset County Gazette)
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Taunton beekeepers buzzing after £5,000 grant
1:30pm Tuesday 23rd February 2010 in News By Alex Cameron
Pictured at the Heatherton Park Apiary are Adam Robbins, from the group, with Julie Patterson, of Somerset Community Foundation Buy this photo »
A Taunton community group is buzzing after receiving a £5,000 grant from the County Gazette's £30,000 Giveaway in partnership with Somerset Community Foundation.
The Taunton division of the Somerset Beekeepers Association will use the money to enhance its educational and practical opportunities for members at its Heatherton Park Apiary.
It will also spend money on helping others interested in learning about bees and beekeeping.
The group organises introductory talks and shows and runs a ‘rent-a-hive’ scheme where new beekeepers can gain regular practical experience of the craft.
They are presented with a small colony that they nurture into a honey producing unit and at the end of the course, the participants have the opportunity to own the colony.
To contact the group, contact Adam Robbins on 07737-083222.
