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The Dublin Honey Bee Project aims to support the conservation of our native Irish Honey Bees around Dublin city.
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The Dublin Honey Project aims to support the recovery of our Native Irish Irish Black Honey Bees and educate honey fans about the amazing properties of raw local honey from our capital. The founders of The Dublin Honey Project are Dublin natives Kieran Harnett and Gearóid Carvill. Kieran, a photographer and architect Gearóid first met through their involvement in South Studios, a creative space in Dublin’s Blackpitts. This collaborative environment motivated them to work together as beekeepers and to form the Dublin Honey Project as a means of educating the public about the extraordinary health boosting benefits of raw local honey, and the need to improve the plight of our honey bees and the enviroment for pollinators in general. Raw honey contains over 80 known beneficial natural ingredients such as amino acids, proteins, anti-oxidants enzymes and complex carbohydrates. As well as apiculture Kieran has a passionate interest in ecology and local food production growing and foraging. He also sits on the committee of the County Dublin Beekeepers Association. Gearóid, a Director of abgc architects, has a passion for our city, bees and honey. He was inspired to take up bee keeping by his grandfather who kept hives at the end of his Sandyford garden. Together they understand the role of bee keepers as educators and are committed to raising awareness of the plight of the humble honey bee - the world’s most important pollinator. Through their work with their millions of bees Kieran and Gearoid believe they are directly supporting the environment and biodiversity by helping these tiny, yet industrious, creatures. They want to encourage others to understand the value of beekeeping as an ancient indigenous craft. About Dublin Honey Urban honey is highly prized for its flavour as the nectar is sourced from a significantly broader range of plants than its rural equivalent. Dublin’s temperate climate and its citizens love of gardening, provides an amazing diversity of nectar for bees to forage.