{"id":42593,"date":"2019-04-04T14:50:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T14:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=42593"},"modified":"2019-04-04T14:50:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T14:50:19","slug":"hope-bees-cardiff-offers-safe-haven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/science-environment\/hope-bees-cardiff-offers-safe-haven","title":{"rendered":"Hope for bees as Cardiff offers a safe haven"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sustainable cities provide a favourable habitat for bees and Cardiff is leading by example<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42805\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-42805 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/featured-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42805 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/featured-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> Thanks to a project by Cardiff University that aims to develop a bee-friendly city and has benefited the honey bee population<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cardiff is being transformed into a &#8216;bee friendly&#8217; city by converting green spaces and unused urban sites into rich habitats for bees. The initiative was conceived by Cardiff University while making new antibiotics that can tackle superbugs found in hospitals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42730\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-42730 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/6-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42730 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/6-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> One of the bee hives on top of the Redwood Building of Cardiff University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><\/div>\n<p>Increase in honey bees in Cardiff was acknowledged by Steven Blunt, manager for one of the bee projects at Cardiff University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo turn Cardiff into a bee friendly city, we have also set up hives at the Welsh government building, Hadyn Ellis building, Pierhead building and in Cardiff Bay, making it city wide as possible,\u201d Blunt said. \u201cWe are also helping people in Cardiff to create pollinator friendly gardens. In schools, we are creating green spaces that offer conducive habitat for bees, as one of our major goals is to upscale the bee project.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42758\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-42758 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/7-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42758 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/7-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> Steven Blunt, project manager for one the bees project at Cardiff University believes that the honey bees are in good numbers in Cardiff but urges the Council to promote inclusive development that benefits bees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor this we are promoting dandelion, a flower which isn\u2019t an ornamental plant but is the best plant for bees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blunt encouraged Cardiff Council to promote bee-friendly initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever an increase in honey bees means competition for survival with other insects for food. So we have to maintain a balance as well,\u201d said Blunt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42728\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-42728 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/4-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42728 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/4-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> A bee friendly garden. Photo by: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiff.ac.uk\/news\/view\/276693-creating-a-bee-friendly-city\">Cardiff University<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The initiative in Cardiff is distinctive and helpful to increase the bee numbers, as their population is declining across the UK. The UK is home to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bristol.ac.uk\/biology\/research\/ecological\/community\/pollinators\/background\/\">26 bumblebee species and over 250 solitary bee species <\/a>and two of the bumblebee species have gone extinct since 1940.<\/p>\n<p>A report by Buglife Cymru has revealed that seven of the Welsh bees have gone extinct and a further five are close to extinction.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theyworkforyou.com\/whall\/?id=2019-03-20a.364.3&amp;p=24853\">distress call<\/a> was made in the UK parliament on 20 March, 2019, by the Labour MP, Alex Sobel, where he raised the issue of declining insect population due to human-led activities and referred to the situation as the \u2018Insect Armageddon\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Sobel said, \u201cInsects are the canary in the coalmine of animal life on the planet: if insects go, all other species will follow. We are experiencing a climate emergency and insects are on the frontline of the battlefield, and our actions are causing the disruption to their ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pollinators in the UK face various threats and their extinction could cost the government approximately \u00a31.8bn annually.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42727\" style=\"width: 596px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-42727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/3-e1554386757903.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/3-e1554386757903.jpg 596w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/3-e1554386757903-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/3-e1554386757903-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/3-e1554386757903.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/3-e1554386757903.jpg 596w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/3-e1554386757903-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/3-e1554386757903-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/noscript> A honey bee on Buddleja globosa. Photo by: Dinah Sweet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clare Dinham, the Wales Manager of Buglife Cymru outlined several threats that the pollinators including bees face, including habitat fragmentation, agricultural intensification, pesticides, climate change, disease, light pollution and electromagnetic radiation, along with other factors.<\/p>\n<p>To address habitat fragmentation, Buglife Cymru\u2019s Wales <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buglife.org.uk\/news-and-events\/news\/wales-is-the-first-country-to-have-a-complete-b-lines-map\">B-Lines initiative<\/a>\u00a0aims to tackle the problem of loss of flowers and pollinators in Wales by restoring and connecting wildflower-rich areas across the country to create a wildflower-rich network.<\/p>\n<p>Dinham also made special reference to the <a href=\"https:\/\/futuregenerations.wales\/aotp\/resilience\/\">\u201cResilient Wales\u201d<\/a> goal of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, which urges public bodies in Wales to focus on maintaining and enhancing a biodiverse natural environment with healthy functioning ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>A latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiff.ac.uk\/news\/view\/1417134-cities-could-play-a-key-role-in-pollinator-conservation\">research<\/a> carried out in collaboration with Cardiff University, has revealed that cities could serve as pollinator \u2018hotspots,\u2019 as gardens offer a favourable habitat for bees due to their high pollinator diversity.<\/p>\n<p>The research recommends effective management of public green spaces by increasing flowers, better garden management, expanding allotments in towns and cities and empowering communities to protect bees and pollinators.<\/p>\n<p>The presence of pollinator hotspots in Cardiff was also acknowledged by Dinah Sweet, the Secretary of Cardiff, Vale and Valleys Beekeepers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoneybees in Cardiff are everywhere, from the university\u2019s roofs to various hotel roofs and in many of allotments and parks around the city centre,\u201d Sweet said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42726\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-42726 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/2-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42726 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/2-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> A honey bee on a Nasturtium flower. Photo by: Dinah Sweet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She drew attention to the fact that other pollinators are under pressure and stated some of the factors behind it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimate change, more buildings going up on vacant rough land and more cars with homeowners covering gardens with hard standing for their cars,\u201d Sweet said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildren are much more aware of conservation now and a few schools in and around Cardiff have a hive of bees with a specific environmental teacher trained to look after them, enthusing their pupils with facts about many pollinating insects, birds etc,\u201d said Sweet, explaining how children are being taught about the importance of bees.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42729\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42729\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-42729 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/5-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-42729 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/04\/5-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> Flowers in Bute park offer diverse habitat for bees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To further promote bee conservation in Cardiff, there are certain steps the Cardiff Council can take. Dr. Ian Vaughan from the Biosciences School of Cardiff University suggests, \u201cProtecting allotments from development and maybe increasing the area of allotments within cities, and also enhancing amenity grasslands (green spaces): this can include planting annual or perennial flower species, and mowing less frequently so that plants have the opportunity to flower.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To underscore the importance of pollinators, Pete Frost, Senior Urban Advisor from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said, \u201cPollinators are essential to our everyday lives and we need them to grow the food we love such as apples, pears and strawberries. Every third mouthful of food we eat has been created by pollination\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Frost also urged Cardiffians to contribute towards making their gardens pollinator-friendly by not using pesticides, less mowing of lawns and growing pollinator-friendly plants.<\/p>\n<p>The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science at Cardiff University up-scaled the project to various areas in Cardiff including the Students Union, around Redwood Building and on the roof of St David&#8217;s shopping centre.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiff.ac.uk\/news\/view\/276693-creating-a-bee-friendly-city\">Pollinator gardens<\/a> have been created in Cardiff, comprised of plants which are preferred by bees and can help to produce antibacterial honey. This antibacterial honey is aimed to treat antibiotic resistant superbugs found in hospitals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustainable cities offer a favourable habitat for bees and Cardiff is leading by example by creating a bee-friendly city<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":482,"featured_media":42805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[34,110],"coauthors":[723],"class_list":["post-42593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science-environment","tag-activism","tag-cardiff-university"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hope for bees as Cardiff offers a safe haven - 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