Welcome to the Isle of Wight
Welcome to the honey bee conservation project in place at The Garlic Farm, The Wildheart Sanctuary, Ventnor Botanic Gardens, and Oakfield School. Our four hives on the Isle of Wight support the urban rewilding project that is being developed across the UK. Learn more about the project and the four Isle of Wight hives below.
The Four Locations on IOW
Locations
There is a BeesMAX honey bee hive at each of the four Isle of Wight locations: The Garlic Farm, The Wildheart Sanctuary, Ventnor Botanic Gardens, and Oakfield School.
The Four Hive Sites
Oakfield Primary School
Pupils learning about the bees and conservation.
The Garlic Farm
Nesting bees build onwards and upwards at the farm.
Ventnor Botanic Gardens
Honey bees enjoying a remarkable microclimate.
Wildheart Sanctuary
Supporting our crucial honey bee rehoming programmes.
Urban Rewilding
The hives on the Isle of Wight support the BeesMAX Urban Rewilding Project by hosting our urban honey bee hotels enabling bees to be rehomed in the wild where they can thrive, grow and replenish the depleted bee colonies.
Latest news from the Isle of Wight Hives
Nesting Bees Build Onwards and Upwards at the Garlic Farm, Isle of Wight
Review the video and look for the leading edge and see how the cell shape [...]
More...Aug
Oakfield School’s hive is just so well behaved.
Do not attempt this unless you are sure you know the bees you are dealing [...]
More...Aug
The first look into the Oakfield Beehive in April 2020
Wow they have survived well! 6 frames of bees eating ravenously. See the remains of [...]
More...Apr