b'SUSTAINABILITYWelcome to the HiveKelly Group is passionate and fully committedland. They were delighted with the idea andAvery area and built a gravel surface for easy tocarryingoutourcorporatesocialby the end of the month two bee-keepersand safe maintenance with slabs laid to house responsibilities throughout our operation. Asvisited our Dunstable site. During the visit,the hives. At first, three hives were installed the Group embarks on a new SustainabilitytheyidentifiedaduringDecember,oncethetemperature Plan honey bee hives have been installed insuitablelocationdropped and the bees had clustered to survive ourDunstabledepottosupportourlocalforthehives,colder days. The small fourth hive is currently communitiesbiodiversity.OurDunstableaway from theempty however, if the trial is successful depotwasidentifiedastheidealtrialsitemore hives will be added. The Dunstable due to the sites sufficient land and thehives are currently maintained by local relativelyfewpeopleworkinginthebee-keepers every couple of weeks. external depot area. The Installation ofThePositiveEffectsofour Beehives at KellyBeehivesGroups Dunstable Aspartofthesustainablestrategy, Depot volunteers are also developing a pollen mainbuildingsrich and bee friendly flower bed to allow EarlyJuly2021,theGroupslocalteamwheretheyeasy access to local food for the hives. The reached out to the Bedfordshire Bee-keepersareexposedtoprojectisalsobeneficialforourvolunteers Association proposing the idea of supportingsunshineduringas it is the perfect opportunity to create a a local bee-keeper by hosting hives on oursummer. Only the bee- socialgroupofemployeeswhilegardening keepersareallowedtovisitthehivesand spending time outside can support many due to health and safety procedures.aspects of mental health.EnsuringthesafetyofourlocalTaking on knowledge from bee-keepers, Kezia workforce additional informationis looking to expand the creation of bee and on health and safety has beenwildlife habitats to other locations nationwide. communicated.Sheiscurrentlyassessingotherlocations AteamofKellyGroupfor suitability and reaching out to local bee-volunteers led by Stuartkeepers associations where potential sites are Shorterpreparedtheidentified.44 .The Networker Spring 2022'