BeeUrban-Keeper's Lodge

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Location: Kennington Park, St Agnes Place, Kennington Park Place, Lambeth
Members: 52
Latest Activity: Mar 15

The Keeper's Lodge Project is a wonderful new community project on the site of Kennington Park Keeper's Lodge. We are working with the Friends of Kennington Park.

We are currently constructing a large timber out building which will provide a space to facilitate our beekeeping operations. This structure will be used as an educational resource, providing a space to hold Beekeeping demonstrations and training sessions for the Capital Bee project. The site will also be open to the public for events and information.

We have around 5 beehives currently on the site. We have already held open days where we have hosted beekeeping demonstrations, these events were attended by over 70 people. We have held a similar workshop for a local SEN School (Kennington Park Children’s Centre). This group have also been using the Bee Lodge garden for a growing project.

The building will be constructed with an eco dimension - it will have a living roof, sustainable materials and in the long term we will install renewable energy sources.

We have already started the works and have removed the old dilapidated garage and a hard standing which was for another out building. We have also layed the concrete foundation, next stage is to erected the free standing timber structure of the building.

This environmental community project is staffed voluntarily and is under resourced. We need as much support as possible.

If you would like to volunteer and pass on your skills or develop new skill then please get in touch.

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Volunteer Possibilities 2 Replies

We are going to become a Time Bank shortly!This will give members the opportunity o bring ad share skill and be more involve at Bee Urban and the Keeper's Lodge. There will be Time Banking day every Thursday and special Challenges held over two…Continue

Started by Barnaby Shaw. Last reply by Barnaby Shaw Feb 28.

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Comment by Barnaby Shaw on February 28, 2012 at 18:56: This warmer wheather has brought out the early flowers, crocus on our the roof of the eco building...is spring arriving?

Comment by Barnaby Shaw on January 16, 2012 at 19:27: Big Thanks to All @ Burt's Bee, for all there help on their CSR Day. All the hard work the team did on the day; gardens, planters, insulation packers, grinders and mulcher's.

Comment by Barnaby Shaw on December 6, 2011 at 23:54: Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out on the 27th, most of lefted feeling like it was winter and having come out of a blizzard.

Comment by Garden Museum on November 2, 2011 at 15:14: We have just posted an event that we thought you all might be interested in.

http://projectdirt.com/events/beegate-insect-hotel-building We are looking for a couple of volunteers to help us finish the project and get it erected. E-mail jade@gardenmuseum.org.uk for more information.