Join host Alison Braddock, Marketing and Business Development Manager, as she chats with special guest Lorraine Johnston, SRUC’s Bee Advisor for Scotland. Explore the hidden complexity of bee society, how a hive works throughout the year, and why these incredible pollinators are essential to our food systems.
Whether you’re a beekeeper, a nature enthusiast, or simply curious about the tiny creatures that keep our world thriving, this episode is packed with insights, surprising facts, and practical tips to help protect all types of bees.
You can email Lorraine at Lorraine.Johnston@sruc.ac.uk or join the local beekeeping association, join other groups such as the Bumble Bee Conservation Trust. Any crofters, farmers, smallholders, and beekeepers can get in touch if they wish to attend one of the two pollinator conferences FAS (Farm Advisory service) are organising in Dumfries at the Barony on the 27th of February and in Perth on the 27th of March.
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