There may be too many bees in the
capital, the London Beekeepers Association (LBKA) has said.
The association has criticised an
initiative by a business group offering hives to central London firms.
InMidtown, which represents firms in
Holborn, Bloomsbury and St Giles, said its scheme had seen a 40% increase in
honey produced in the last year.
But the LBKA dismissed the project as
"bee bling" saying firms should focus their spending on planting
forage.
LBKA secretary Angela Woods said:
"There are a finite number of green spaces in London. It could get to the
point where the bees are not sustainable.
"London's bee population is going up
but honey yields in London are going down and we need to ask is it because
there is not enough forage."
InMidtown said it had doubled its bee
hives from four to eight, introduced more plants and increased its honey
produced to 37lbs (16.8kg), bucking the national trend.
'Bee bling'
The total honey crop for England and
Wales is estimated to be down 50% on an average year, which equates to a loss
of £7m for UK honey production, according to a recent survey carried out by the
Bee Farmers' Association (BFA).
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