A day is being held all about the joys of beekeeping in Devizes later this month.

Questions about the best way to keep bees and how to get started with them are being addressed by specialist speakers – just some of the attractions at the Wiltshire Bee & Honey Day on October 8 at the Corn Exchange, Devizes.

Bob Smith, one of the UK’s leading bee experts, will be exploring flowers from the bees’ point of view, with an emphasis on what they look for from plants in your garden.

Show organiser Sophie Butcher said: “Richard Rickitt, a Melksham beekeeper and co-editor of Bee Craft magazine, will outline some of the issues to consider when keeping bees, such as where you might site your hive, what kit you need to get started, how to keep your bees healthy and strong, and highlights of the beekeeper’s year.

“The event is sponsored by Marlborough-based Eden Renewables.

“Dr Guy Parker of Wychwood Biodiversity, who oversees the ecological management plans at all their solar farms, including creating pollinator-friendly wildflower meadows, will explain the threats bumblebees are facing and show what can be done at the garden and field scale to help them.”