Presentation by Lam Devany at the 2009 Apimondia conference in Montpellier.

1. INTRO Approaches to successful integration of bees into the urban environment as part of local food initiatives Liam Devany PhD Researcher University of Glamorgan GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER

2. CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS OVER TIME GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS OVER TIME Increased Temperature & Precipitation

3. POPULATION / TRANSPORT COSTS GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY POPULATION / TRANSPORT COSTS Developing Nations Fuel / Transport Costs Some Typical Supermarket Food Miles Green Beans 3,600 miles from Kenya Apples 4,700 miles from the USA Onions 12,000 miles from Australia Carrots - 51,000 miles from South Africa Richer economies demand more food

4. FUEL CROPS / CLIMATE GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY FUEL CROPS & CLIMATE Responsible for 30% loss of crops per year currently Biofuel Acreage Climate Change Food vs Fuel Yield Reductions By 2010, 30% corn and 23% soybeans will be fuel Yields fall 3-5% every 1ºF increase Average temp. rise 1.8ºF by 2030

5. PEAK OIL EFFECTS GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY PEAK OIL - SHARP SUDDEN DECLINE! 95% of the food we eat in UK is oil-dependent 81% of our food came from outside the UK last year

6. CURRENT UK AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY MONOCROPPING HABITAT DESTRUCTION CURRENT UK AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES LARGE-SCALE PESTICIDE SPRAYING

7. IMPORTANCE OF POLLINATION IN FOOD CHAIN GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY THE IMPORTANCE OF POLLINATION IN FOOD CHAIN Bees are responsible for 80% of our food via pollination

10. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION MODEL GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION MODEL

11. BUMBLE BEES=HONEY GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY Media Equates Bumble Bees with Honey Wrong associations are established at an early age

12. MEDIA INFLUENCE=CONFUSION GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY MEDIA INFLUENCE = CONFUSION HONEY BEE? WASP? Public has difficulty distinguishing honey bees from wasps

13. MEDIA INFLUENCE=FEAR GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY AFRICAN KILLER BEE’S STINGS = DEATH MEDIA INFLUENCE = FEAR

14. FEAR=ANGER GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY PROBLEMS WITH URBAN INTEGRATION FEAR = ANGER

15. VANDALISM OF HIVES GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY PROBLEMS WITH URBAN INTEGRATION LEADING TO DIRECT VANDALISM OF INDIVIDUAL HIVES

16. INFORM YOUR COMMUNITY GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY INFORM YOUR COMMUNITY DOOR POST NEIGHBOURS MEET & EXPLAIN APICULTURE

17. DISCUSS POTENTIAL HIVE SITES GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION DISCUSS POTENTIAL HIVE SITES

18. ENLISTING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY ENLISTING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK

19. RIVER ISLAND EFFECT GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY RIVER ISLAND EFFECT ASSISTS IN EARLY BLOOMS & HONEY YIELDS?

20. ALL VACANT SPACE UTILISED GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY ALL VACANT SPACE UTILISED Recycle any containers for growing Nectar rich plants

21. PLACING IDIVIDUAL HIVES GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY PLACING INDIVIDUAL HIVES Garage & Patio Roofs City Parks & Allotments

22. INTEGRATING URBAN APIARIES GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY INTEGRATING URBAN APIARIES Part of a sustainable biodiversity plan Greening Cities Converting flat roofs

23. CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A SITE GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A SITE Protected from public by fence Sheltered from elements by large trees E asy bee visibility of hive entrances Surrounding environment lacks prime pollinators

26. CREATION OF A BIODIVERSITY ENGINE GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY CREATION OF A BIODIVERSITY ENGINE

28. INDIVIDUAL HIVE IDENTIFICATION GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY I ND I V I DUAL H I VE I DENT I F I CAT I ON Adjustable Hive Entrance Hive Entrance Colours & Shapes

30. A NEW GENERATION OF BEEKEEPERS GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY A NEW GENERATION OF BEEKEEPERS TRAINING COVERS AGES 10 – 18 YEARS

31. A SENSE OF PURPOSE GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY A SENSE OF PURPOSE Youth have positive roles Genders have equal status Children learn young

32. ACKNOWLEDGING ACHIEVEMENTS GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACKNOWLEDGING ACHIEVEMENTS

33. LOCAL HIVE PRODUCE GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY LOCAL HIVE PRODUCE HONEY CUT COMB MEADS CANDLES POLISHES POLLEN PROPOLIS

34. SALES = INCENTIVISATION GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY SALES = INCENTIVISATION Local Community Events Minimum Transport Costs Wider area Farmer’s Markets Cheaper Prices

35. COMMUNITY ROOF APICULTURE GLAMORGAN U K APIMONDIA 2009 MONTPELIER LIAM DEVANY COMMUNITY ROOF APICULTURE A Green Oasis on our Urban Rooftop s