Windy Harbour Holiday Park Creating A Buzz For World Bee Day

After spending the colder months hidden away in their custom-built hives, the bees are finally waking up and getting about again.

The Buckfast and Durham Brown colonies are looked after by Partington’s in-house beekeeper, Dan Jefferson, who picked up beekeeping from his dad – a hugely experienced master beekeeper from the North East who’s been working with bees for more than 50 years.

World Bee Day (20 May), which was introduced by the United Nations back in 2017, is all about shining a spotlight on just how important bees are to the planet.

From helping crops grow to keeping ecosystems healthy, pollinators do a massive job – and the day encourages people everywhere to protect bee habitats, support local beekeepers and think more sustainably when it comes to farming and the environment.