Welcome back to the Sunflower Allotment Podcast! It's April and the bees are out so it is a perfect time to be joined by beekeeper Ken Hayes for this special episode on bees! In this fascinating discussion we explore a range of  topics from bees and the envrionment, pollinators, flowers to attract bees, the advantages and disadvantages of beekeeping, how bees swarm, the difference between workers and drone bees, honey harvesting and much, much more!As a guest we also take Ken to our Desert Island Allotment! To find out more on bees, visit the British Beekeeping Society here: https://www.bbka.org.uk/Please do get in touch as we love to hear your feedback, opinions or anecdotes! We are planning an episode on listener questions so please so write in if you have any.Email: sunflowerallotmentpodcast@gmail.comInstagram / Twitter: @sunflowerpod1Have a buzzing week on the plot busy bees!