Future Forests
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Future Forests has very kindly offered each IBA clg association two holly trees.
In return the IBA clg will be supplying two decorative hives for a bee friendly area in Bantry that Future Forests and the tidy towns will be planting. Thank you Matt from Future Forests. Thank you to Michael o Neill from West Cork Beekeepers' Association for the hives. 
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Holly tree planting
Kildorrery Community Council were delighted when David Lee presented them with a number of Holly Trees for there garden, they were a gift to the Beekeepers of Ireland CLG from Future Forest Bantry who distributed them trough Donal Kelleher Dunmanway . Kildorrery have won a number of awards for there garden and recently won healthy village award for the second time from Muintir na Tire’s pride in our Community award.
They are very aware of the need to look after the environment and are always planting shrubs and trees that are suitable for bees and birds. for the past 10 years they have increased there marks on the tidy towns competition nationally and on the eastern side of the Village they have developed a wild flower meadow approx. 1 ha and last summer it was in full bloom visit it on a weekly basis and it is wonderful to see a buddleia covered in butterflies it has winter flowering heathers which provide nectar and pollen at a time when food is very scarce. In early spring it has a large variety of plants such as berberis darwinii, crocus, and flowering currant, later it has herbs such as thyme and sage, clover and apple blossom.
They are very aware of the need to look after the environment and are always planting shrubs and trees that are suitable for bees and birds. for the past 10 years they have increased there marks on the tidy towns competition nationally and on the eastern side of the Village they have developed a wild flower meadow approx. 1 ha and last summer it was in full bloom visit it on a weekly basis and it is wonderful to see a buddleia covered in butterflies it has winter flowering heathers which provide nectar and pollen at a time when food is very scarce. In early spring it has a large variety of plants such as berberis darwinii, crocus, and flowering currant, later it has herbs such as thyme and sage, clover and apple blossom.
