We’ve found a new beekeeper, Hergen, who builds his own hives based on Layens hives, and over the last few months he has gradually reinstated the native Irish Honey Bee population in our Cloudforest One forest, a designated NIHBS conservation area.

One of the few evergreen trees native to Ireland, the Yew is planted in our first Gift Tree Grove at Cloudforest One in Lahinch.

Our fabulous beekeepers were delighted at the recent arrival of the various equipment needed for the establishment of two "National" hive sets on our Cloudforest Five site in Mountoven, Co. Kerry. They have been busy assembling the boxes, and the hive stands have been made up…