Roadside help for Caithness busy bees
A NEW initiative to help bees across Caithness has been launched by Caithness Biodiversity Group and the Highland Council.
The scheme, managed by former countryside ranger Mary Legg, will see 13 short stretches of rural single-track roadside verges throughout the county being left uncut or only periodically cut throughout the summer months so that bees and butterflies have more access to an abundance of food.
Landward Caithness councillor Willie Mackay said he was impressed with the initiative.
"This is a great opportunity to help the busy bees as there are dozens of wild flowers around our roadside verges and the short stretches that are to be managed are single-track roads which don’t involve a lot of traffic movement."