Bees in hive (Pixabay).

Buzz around Alexandra Park greenhouse events in May

Practical advice on encouraging bees and other pollinators in your garden, and the use of herbs in skincare, are the order of the day at the Alexandra Park Greenhouse community hub during May. Press officer Lynda Foy details what lies in store.

Consultant Stella Cubison will be talking about the importance of bees and other pollinators when she visits Hastings again in May.

The expert, who works for the biotechnology company Koppert UK, will bring a live demonstration hive to Alexandra Park Greenhouse on Saturday 17 May, to illustrate her talk between 2 and 3pm, after the regular plant sales there.  Visitors are invited to give a £5 donation.

In April Stella visited the greenhouse, off St Helens Road, to talk about natural ways to control pests in greenhouses and gardens.

Her latest talk coincides with International Bee Day on 20 May, a global event to highlight the importance of beekeeping, sympathetic farming methods,  and how to provide habitats for bees. 20 May is the baptismal day of Anton Jansa (1734-1773), the pioneer of beekeeping.

Doorstep Herbs will be at the greenhouse on Saturday 10 May, from 2 to 3pm, to hold a Skincare Workshop.

Practitioners from the Bexhill-based company, which offers natural, herb-based beauty products, will tell visitors about the medicinal properties of herbs. There will be a chance to make an infused herbal oil with one of the herbs.

The workshop, with a maximum of eight people, will cost £25 each, plus booking fee, from Eventbrite. Tea and coffee will be available.

Finally Still Life Assembly is holding a banquet at the greenhouse on Sunday 25 May, from 1 to 4pm.

Smash Kitchen will serve a three-course feast, with curated wines from the Wedding Wine Company. Full details and tickets at £60 each from Ticket Tailor.

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