Pollinator project ‘already showing results’
That was revealed by project leader Paul Leighton at the latest meeting of Kilcullen Community Action, when he said that a gardener in Bridge Camphill had told him ‘he had never seen so many bees in the orchard’ at the community.
The two beehives and bee colonies which comprise the project so far were recently installed in a secure location off Main Street, well within the flight range of the Bridge Camphill orchard, and the bees are obviously already taking advantage of that.
In a discussion about planning for Sunday’s event, which is open to everybody and starts at midday in the Heritage Centre, Paul said a table will be set up in the heritage section with examples of frames and honeycombs. There will also be samples of honey from his own beehives for people to taste. “It will be ivy honey, which has a very distinctive flavour,” he told the meeting.
The presentation part of the event will be in the Town Hall auditorium, and will focus on the detail behind the project as well as promoting pollinator friendly planting throughout the area.
On the suggestion of Noel Clare, it was decided to produce a simple flyer illustrating the basic aspects of planting for pollinators.
The meeting also discussed the application in progress for the Pollinator Competition within the Tidy Towns Competition. This will be the first year that Kilcullen has entered this section.
Ann Cashman, who chaired the meeting in the absence of Ray Kelly — on ‘thespian duty’ in the final rehearsals for the ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’ play, on stage tonight and Saturday — said the application form is ‘very detailed’ and includes a requirement for information on relevant planting. “If we keep a planting log, it will be easier to fill it out next year,” she added.
Paul Leighton agreed, and said the group should ‘get a good mention’ this year, which will be the baseline to improve from in further years.
Ann Cashman noted that KCA are involved in four new competitive areas this year. These include the pollinator project, one on Pinkeen Stream for Waterways Ireland, and initiatives on dog waste awareness, and ‘leave no trace’.
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