THIRD Ashton Scouts had a ‘buzzing’ time helping with a litter pick and discovering the beehives at King George V Playing Fields.
Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from the group joined Alan Fish, chair of Friends of King George V Playing Fields (FoKGVPF), who explained the event and provided litter pickers and plastic bags.
Susan Beddows, 3rd Ashton Beaver Scout Leader, explained the safety rules before the youngsters went off in different directions to litter pick.
They came back with six full bags of rubbish and Alan thanked them for cleaning the park and making it a better place for everyone.
As a thank you, FoKGVPF bee manager Kevin Haynes gave a talk about the hives and how the bees collect pollen and make honey.
One of the questions that came up was if you eaten bananas, do bees sting you. Apparently, bees send out an alarm pheromone when they are under threat and sting someone and that smells a bit like bananas which would attract more angry bees – but there have been no studies to prove this.
There is an indoor observation hive in Georgie Porgies where normally you can see the bees in action behind glass. There were no bees at this time as the swarm had moved on.
Following the litter pick and bees talk, the Scouts had lunch at Georgie Porgies cafe then went out to play in the clean park.
If you would like to be a volunteer in the FoKGVPF group, in the cafe or park or in Scouts contact Alan Fish by email alan.fish@ntscouts or call 07931 765120.
