Beehives & Bookworms

A Lottery funded project hosted by Sefton's libraries to run free workshops, courses, talks and exhibitions about our local bees & environment! 🐝🐝🐝

[Andrea @B4Biodiversity]

Thanks to @womanandhome magazine for covering the work we do 💚

[Andrea @B4Biodiversity]

We’ve collaborated with @TheGatewayColl to make beeswax wraps using beeswax from our Liverpool hives.

We’ll be stocking a new big supplier in a few weeks - watch this space to find out who, where & when 📣 We will be changing the words to ‘Come and get your black bin bags’ 😄🏪

[Andrea @B4Biodiversity]

Formby Library honey samples ready to be sent off for analysing for:

🐝 DNA barcoding (pollen)
🐝 Inclusion in the National 🍯 Archive
🐝 Pesticide residues analysis

I’m pleased to be able to send the samples off for research 🔬& find out where the bees have been foraging 🌻

[Beehives & Bookworms @beesandbooks]

@CllrDDutton 👍👍👍

[Andrea @B4Biodiversity]

No fear for this young 🐝keeper!

Some young ppl who struggle in classroom situations excel highly in practical activities - this is evident on a beekeeping course im delivering at Clifford Holdroyde, L14💪

This is an @OBrightFuture scheme with @BlackburneHouse 🙏@beekeepingkids

[Andrea @B4Biodiversity]

Sunday’s may be called Swarmday going by the last couple of weeks 🐝🐝🐝🐝

Here’s one caught and put in a hive (I’ve run out of nucs) in Formby with the workers fanning the queens pheromone out to stragglers still up in the tree 🌳

@britishbee

[Andrea @B4Biodiversity]

Jackson Pollock / Stone Roses inspired beehives by students at an SEN school in Liverpool.

My philosophy is to give anyone, anywhere the opportunity to learn about the environment through beekeeping & however that is done doesn’t matter, the fact is it has been done 💚

[Andrea @B4Biodiversity]

Honeybees moving a once opportunist (now dead) bumble bee from the hive @fordlanegarden 🐝☠️🏋🏾🏋️‍♀️

@britishbee @BumblebeeTrust

[Made in Bootle @madeinbootle]

We are so excited to announce our earth day celebration boxes! Live on our website now with limited amount of boxes available, You can treat yourself or your favourite eco hero to a sustainable , plastic free & eco friendly gift that supports Bootle makers! Link is below!🌎🌱🌻✌️

[Sefton Council @seftoncouncil]

We're all a buzz at the sight of our lovely bees this morning 🐝

[Beehives & Bookworms @beesandbooks]

First inspections at the library & all is
looking like it’ll be a bumper season if all things continue to boom! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

Sefton is the only council in the country to have beehives on site at public libraries ✊
@SeftonLibraries @seftoncouncil @dwayne1901 @Seftonhour

[Faiths4Change @faiths4change]

@SeftonMayor @SeftonFoodbank @HealthySefton @stlukecrosby @SandgrounderDAB @Sefton4Good @EmmausMersey @LWSefton @Seftonhour @Bootle_A_G @BootleToolshed @saverimrose @beesandbooks @SeftonCommFood @TheGatewayColl @TakingRoot3 @RAKFoundation

[Made in Bootle @madeinbootle]

April means earth day is coming up! 🌍 Earth day is a great time to really appreciate your local green spaces and look into small ways you can keep them safe & clean for all people and animals to enjoy! We've also got a project announcement coming up , Keep your eyes on us 👀

[Made in Bootle @madeinbootle]

1874 saw the introduction of Sir Willliam Hartley's jam factory and a huge amount of new employment opportunities for locals! Do you know anyone who worked at the famous factories? 🍓

[Made in Bootle @madeinbootle]

History is Made in Bootle! Bootle's future has so many possibilities , While those unfold , We'd like to share a little bit of our history with you 💚 Let's begin in 1851!

[Made in Bootle @madeinbootle]

@ScouseJayne @B4Biodiversity @TheGatewayColl Hi Jayne , We appreciate you voicing your concern. At MiB we support all forms of gender identify and expression , If a situation arisen where a persons pronouns where exclusionary or caused an issue we would talk through with both parities about how we can support them :-)

[Andrea @B4Biodiversity]

The Library apiary on a warm winters afternoon 🐦🎶🐝

Formby & Bootle Libraries are the only UK public libraries to have beehives on site🙌

This @beesandbooks project aims to encourage ppl to have a go at beekeeping as we believe it should be accessible for any age or ability✊

[Beehives & Bookworms @beesandbooks]

🍯 made by 🐝🐝🐝 foraged on 🌳🌻🌼 by 🛤🛶🏡🛣🌅 at 🏢📕📙📒📘 harvested by @B4Biodiversity

[Andrea @B4Biodiversity]

Last feed & treat of 2020 at the library apiary before we move to tier 3

Here’s to 2021 being an inclusive beekeeping year 🐝🧑🏽‍⚕️👱🏼‍♀️👨🏻‍🦰👩🏾🐝

[Andrea @B4Biodiversity]

Lights, camera, action!

Our live hive cam is running inside one of our Liverpool rooftop beehives @TapestryLpl 🎥🐝🏢

👀 ➡️ https://t.co/h5DWPj3kFg

Us & @embedded_iot @DoESLiverpool are developing the data collection further to create a data driven sound & visual art 📑🖼