{"id":63381,"date":"2015-10-28T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=8b5183931d0ebb3caf31d4611da646a3"},"modified":"2015-10-28T13:16:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T13:16:00","slug":"press-release-environment-secretary-collects-first-whitehall-honey-during-national-honey-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=63381","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Environment Secretary collects first \u2018Whitehall Honey\u2019 during National Honey Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first jars of honey produced from Defra\u2019s beehives have been collected today by Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss together with apprentice beekeeper, Lara Manton. <\/p>\n

Defra\u2019s first yield of 6.5 kilograms have been bottled with the label \u2018Whitehall Honey\u2019 \u2013 just in time for National Honey Week<\/p>\n

Defra installed beehives on the roof of its building in Westminster to demonstrate the government\u2019s commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of pollinators.<\/p>\n

Environment Secretary, Elizabeth Truss said:<\/p>\n

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Pollinators like bees and butterflies are integral to our natural environment, play a vital role in our food industry and have incredibly deep roots in British culture.<\/p>\n

Defra has joined thousands of other urban beekeepers across the country by providing a home for the honeybee \u2013 and now we have been rewarded with our very own Whitehall Honey.<\/p>\n

We may not all be beekeepers, but we can all do our bit to help these insects flourish, like planting more pollinator-friendly flowers and cutting grass less often.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The government\u2019s National Pollinator Strategy<\/a>, which was launched last year, aims to raise awareness of what pollinators need to thrive.<\/p>\n

As part of the strategy, Defra launched the Bees\u2019 Needs<\/a> campaign, which consists of 5 simple actions:<\/p>\n