London Bee Summit 2010

The Capital Bee campaign was launched on 16th of December with the London Bee Summit at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre.

The event was a great success and heavily over-subscribed. On this page you can see pictures of the event and download the meeting notes, speakers’ presentations and speeches, where we have them.

We are also delighted to announce the winners of the People’s Prize at the London Honey Tasting! There were a total of 17 delicious entries in every hue from almost-white to treacle-coloured. David Perkins at Roots and Shoots, in Kennington, took home first place for their floral honey. Second place went to Clive Cohen from North London Beekeepers for his dark Holloway honey. The champagne, honey ale and chocolates were generously donated by the Co-operative Membership’s Plan Bee.

Myles Bremner, CEO of leading growing charity Garden Organic, chaired the summit.

Download the notes from the London Bee Summit 2010.

Speakers included:

Lord Henley, under secretary of state for the environment gave the opening address
Dr Opi Outhwaite, Greenwich University: ‘Honey Bee Health and the Role of Regulation’ (Download presentation)
Nick Mole, PAN UK: ‘Bees and pesticides’ (Download presentation)
Steve Benbow, London Honey Company: ‘Bees in the city’ (Download presentation)
Tim Baker, Charton Manor Primary School, Greenwich: ‘Bees in School: teaching, learning and safety’ (Download presentation)
Elinor McDowall, Bungay Community Bees: a business model for community beekeeping (Download presentation)
Tim Lovett, British Beekeepers Association
Karin Courtman, London Beekeepers Association
Heidi Herrmann, Natural Beekeeping Trust
Nick Fraser, National Trust
Mike Brown, National Bee Unit