Bee Festival in a Laois town this coming weekend
The festival is taking place on Saturday and Sunday 21 and 22 June
THE TOWN of Abbeyleix will be a hive of activity this weekend as it hosts the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan’s 2025 Wild Bee Festival.
The Wild Bee Festival, which takes place Saturday and Sunday 21 and 22 June, is an annual event for local community groups. It raises awareness of Ireland’s pollinators and how to help them.
This year’s festival in Heritage House, Abbeyleix is coordinated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre along with Laois County Council and Abbeyleix Tidy Towns.
The festival will feature a series of walks and talks led by biodiversity experts and community groups on pollinators and the simple actions we can take to help them.
The talks include: ‘How Communities can Help Pollinators’ - ‘Collecting Wildflower Seeds’ as well as guided walks of biodiversity areas led by members from Abbeyleix Tidy Towns.
Communities and Engagement Pollinator Officer for the National Biodiversity Data Centre Kate Chandler said: “This is the fourth annual Wild Bee Festival, and the first one to be held in Laois. Every year the festival is a chance for community groups to come together and learn how to help biodiversity in their towns and villages.”
Admission is free, with more information, including a full programme of talks available on the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan website - https://pollinators.ie/wild-bee-festival/
