Pollinator Garden – Worcester Community Garden

One of the biggest challenges we face on the community garden is flooding. In 2021, a particularly bad year, the floodwaters reached a height of one and a half metres (4 feet 11 inches) in the concrete area of the garden (and even deeper in the orchard garden).

In order to protect our beehives, we have invested in a small floating pontoon thanks to grant funding from Worcester City Council. When our site floods, the pontoon ensures our beehives rise slowly and majestically above the surrounding mayhem. The hives are located in an area of the garden which is being turned into a native wildflower area.

The idea is to provide a haven for all pollinators, not simply our honey bees (which in fact compete for food with our wild bees and other insects). To that end, the garden includes a wonderful insect hotel donated by our friends at Worcester Environmental Group as well as smaller insect hotels, bird and bat boxes.