Building Beehives at Shirley GC

Shirley GC in Warwickshire have started a new project on their path to sustainability and the ladies have started building their own Warré Beehives. “The hives are really expensive to buy, as it’s a more unusual hive type – not as readily available as some of the conventional hives. So we thought, perhaps we could build our own and save some money,” Wenke Gold explains.

The Greenest of Greenkeepers

When I started green keeping 18 years ago I didn’t know anything about nature, or golf for that matter, I just wanted to work outside. Over that time, more and more focus has been put onto sustainability and working in ways to benefit nature, and rightly so.

Sustainable Greenkeeping – Reducing Inputs and Chemical Usage

The world is changing around us and we are expected to become more sustainable and greener. But what does that mean for golf courses? Are they not all ready green?