Posts Tagged ‘Biodiversity’
August Sunday 12.08.2012
November 3rd, 2011
Beekeeping in the city:
Start time: 1pm-3pm
Tutor: Paul Romley
Location: to be confirmed (Mt Eden or Parnell)
Please rsvp to: Judith Holtebrinck
Beekeeping in the city:
Bees provide us with two main things; pollination, and honey. They fly to nectar and pollen sources in the wider urban environment, and in the process of visiting flowers, gather nectar (which becomes honey) and pollen (which becomes a food source for them in addition to the honey). The city due to its numerous gardens, reserves and parks provides year round sources of these for the urban bee. Any person of discipline & learnt understanding of bee behaviour & their needs can maintain a healthy & very successful hive. Bees can be kept in the city environment, depending on the local bylaws (which the super-city will be ‘harmonizing’, creating one bylaw governing beekeeping in Auckland City in 2012) and depending on your neighbours.
What to expect:
You can expect to learn about bees, their life-cycle, how a hive works, and the necessary maintenance required to keep your hive healthy & happy. You will learn about where to get bees from, and the different kinds of equipment you will need. Beehives are required to be registered so you will learn about what is required from MAF. You will be given details about the Auckland Beekeepers Club. Finally, expect to get stung at least several times when managing your own hive, and bee amazed at the intricacies of nature and the beehive.
About Paul Romley:
Paul is an ex-commercial beekeeper of six years experience working for Comvita, in the BOP. He developed a passion for landscape design, but has recently re-discovered his passion for bees. He is only interested in small domestic beekeeping situations, and manages his own beehive (on a balcony four stories up in Parnell), and two other beehives at his sister-in-law’s place in St Heliers. He also has assisted several friends set up their own beehives.
Tags: Biodiversity, Community, Gardening, Mount Eden, Mount Eden Village People, Sustainability
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Call for volunteers for ecological restoration on Maungawhau
March 5th, 2010
News from the friends of Maungawhau
“The members and volunteers of Friends of Maungawhau are active in ecological restoration on Maungawhau as well as advocating more professional management and care for these heritage parks and volcanic cones in greater Auckland. For the last 8 years volunteers have been reestablishing native vegetation doing a small part in this part of the planet for biodiversity.
The United Nations has declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity:
“The world is facing a global extinction crisis which threatens not only the natural environment but mankind itself. All life on earth depends upon species, ecosystems and natural resources. The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species˙ showed that 22 percent of all known mammals, 30 percent of all known amphibians, 12 percent of all known birds, and 28 percent of reptiles, 37 percent of freshwater fish species, 70 percent of plants, 35 percent of invertebrates, assessed so far, are under threat.”
The great issue is biodiversity in urban areas with the majority of humans now living in cities and relying on rural areas for their wants.
This is your chance this year to help restore Maungawhau Mt Eden to be part of a biodiversity protected area. Volunteers meet each Tues at 9.30 pm at the end of Batger Rd to undertake restoration work. More volunteers are needed in both work on the ground: in advocacy with the new Auckland Council and Nga Mana Whenua o Tamaki Makaurau [ will be the new governing organization of these icons of Auckland]: promoting a ranger service and increasing awareness of the importance of parks like Maungawhau.”
Contact : Kit Telephone: 027 667 1059 , Email: info@maungawhau.co.nz, www.maungawhau.co.nz
Tags: Biodiversity, Maungawhau, Mount Eden, Volunteers
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