We're Saving Our Native Wild Bees.

About Us

The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland is the only dedicated native wild bee sanctuary on the planet.

No hives. No honey. Just Wild!

55 acres – the size of 31 football pitches – of mixed habitat which we have been returning to nature since 2012.

Nestled in the foothills of the Wicklow mountains we are a pause in the chaos of modern life.

We advocate for and educate about our endangered wild bee populations and are real life real time proof of the simple measures we can all take to address this serious issue.

When it comes to bees, nature and the planet it’s time to start giving and stop taking.

Here on THE BEE SANCTUARY OF IRELAND we give everything.

We’re all in.

Action

Bees need immediate urgent help now. Right now. Today.

We all have a role to play in making sure bees survive.

We know what is causing the dramatic declines in bee and insect populations.

We know the solutions:

Provide safe habitat, provide ample food and stop poisoning them.

The time for talk and good intentions is over – what bees need is for us to take real action now.

Bees

Bees have been around for about 130 million years.

There are currently 99 species of bee in Ireland.

98 of these species are our native wild bees.

21 of these are Bumblebees. 77 are Solitary bees.

The Honeybee is only 1 of these 99 species.

1 in 3 of our bee species is threatened with extinction.

40% of bee species world wide are in serious trouble.

Bees need us to care now.

So let’s care together. We’ll show you how.

Flowers

Flowers are vital to bees which means they’re vital to us.

You see flowers are bee food.

Bees need a constant and close supply of food during their active period which is generally from February to October.

Native wild flowers and ‘weeds’ are the best food for bees.

Flowers treated with chemicals kill and harm bees.

To save the bees – Feed the bees. It really is that simple!

BECOME
A FRIEND OF THE BEES

SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE BEES, DO WHAT WE DO AND HAVE THE IMPACT THAT IS SO URGENTLY REQUIRED

 

We do need your help

WE OFFER A NUMBER OF OPTIONS FOR YOU TO BECOME AN OFFICIAL

FRIEND OF THE BEES

Thank you for caring

MAKE SOMEONE
A FRIEND OF THE BEES

GIVE THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE THAT  SPECIAL  FEELING OF BEING A PART OF SOMETHING GOOD. THE GENUINELY GREEN AND TRULY UNIQUE 

 

 Eco cool gift

OF JOINING THE COMMUNITY OF PLANET SAVING PEOPLE BECOMING

OFFICIAL FRIENDS OF THE BEES

Thank you for sharing

YOUR BUSINESS WORKING WITH US TO HAVE REAL POSITIVE IMPACT FOR BEES RIGHT NOW

Make saving bees part of your business mission.

WORK WITH THE BEST TO SAVE THE REST 

MAKE YOUR CSR

CREATIVE SIMPLE AND REAL

Explore how you can GET INVOLVED.

Image Gallery

Every image on our site has been captured by us on The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland.

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© The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland 2022

All images are available for sale for use and all funds will help us with our mission. Contact us for details.

CLIMATE

We can’t talk about saving bees and saving nature without talking about climate. 

So lets talk about climate…

To tackle climate we need to tackle the ongoing destruction of nature.

Check out and join 

bigNature

An initiative of The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland.

www.big-nature.org

Let’s do this!

Supported by The Organic Trust