by Richard Rickitt.

This talk will answer a variety of questions about bees such as: Do you know how many eyes a bee has (it's not two!), or which part of a bee's body is used to taste (not the tongue?) Or how many hundreds of miles of flying is required to make one teaspoon of honey? The speaker, Richard Rickitt, Beekeeper and author, will give a fascinating and entertaining talk all about bees and beekeeping including facts about the extraordinary lifecycle of honeybees, how they live, breed, communicate, and, perhaps most importantly, make honey! Richard Rickitt - the Bee Man had a career in movie special effects, but now spends most of his time writing, talking, and thinking about bees. He is the editor of BeeCraft, the national beekeeping magazine (established in 1919, and the World's oldest beekeeping journal) and author of Beekeeping for Gardeners (Bloomsbury, 2023). He keeps around 30 hives and is the beekeeper at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, where he teaches beekeeping courses. Richard will be bringing some honey with him priced at €5 a jar. Cash only.