How do we create a Bee Friendly Monmouthshire?
Provide safe and sufficient habitat to maintain and increase healthy populations of indigenous pollinating insects.
Engage, influence and support the Welsh Government, key agencies, organisations, local and national authorities, councils, land owners, businesses, schools, communities and individuals to support these aims.
Raise public awareness of the importance of pollinating insects and the need for their protection. We love doing illustrated talks for community groups, old or young. Email us at beefriendlymonmouthshire@gmail.com
Bee Friendly Monmouthshire Objectives
Find us on Facebook :- https://www.facebook.com/beefriendlymon/
BFM Newsletters –
Bee Friendly Monmouthshire leaflet 2015
BfM Newsletter – July 2016
BfM Newsletter – Winter 2017
BfM-Newsletter July 2017
BfM Newsletter – January 2018
Pollinating insects and pesticides
We are starting a new section on pesticides, herbicides and fungicides and their impact on our pollinating insects on our website. This will contain our own reports plus links to other material online. Click for the first page:- The Impact of Pesticides on the Natural World
Wildflower seed sales
Our main project is the sale of packets of specially selected wild flower seeds. See a list of contents of the seed packets and the Sowing instructions (in English and Welsh):-
Monmouthshire Mix list of seeds in the packet
Sowing Instructions (English and Welsh)
Hedgerow Manifesto
Hedgerows are important. They give food and safe haven for wildlife. Bee Friendly Monmouthshire has produced a Hedgerow Manifesto giving best practice for hedgerow management. Click to download a copy of this manifesto.
The Welsh Government’s new Bee Friendly Scheme
See all the details …
BFM at the Welsh National Eisteddfod 2016
Our Eisteddfod Pollinator Friendly flower beds
BFM at the 2016 National Gardens Scheme
BFM has attended gardens opened as part of the National Gardens Scheme.
Read our report..
Presentation to the Usk in Bloom Awards Ceremony
The Bee Friendly Monmouthshire secretary gave an illustrated talk about the crisis affecting our pollinating insects and the knock-on impact this was having on other wildlife and the implications for gardeners. See the summary … award ceremony talk
Reduce roadside verge cutting:-
Reduce Monmouthshire Verge Cutting
Letter to MCC Councillors re Verge Cutting
What Dorset County Council are doing for wildlife on their verges:-
http://www.plantlife.org.uk/our_work/campaigns/flowersontheedge/roadvergeexamples
Plantlife Road Verges and Wildlife Management Guidelines:-
http://www.plantlife.org.uk/uploads/documents/Road_Verge_Campaign_full_guidelines_2015.pdf
Group supporters include:-
Abergavenny, Chepstow and Monmouth Transition Towns, Abergavenny and Crickhowell Friends of the Earth, Bees for Development, Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Gwent Beekeepers Association, Gwent Energy CIC, Gwent Wildlife Trust, Humble by Nature, Monmouthshire Meadows, Monmouthshire County Council and Wye Valley Apiaries.
See our Patron and Sponsors:-
Email: beefriendlymonmouthshire@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beefriendlymon/
Twitter: @beefriendlymon
