AROUND 5000 “ Buckfast bees” have been killed – after mindless vandals targeted their hives. The yobs discovered hives set up by a community project involving schoolkids, housing bees first ...

By Jo Irving The bees of Buckfast Abbey are in safe hands with Dr Dharfer Behnam. He's been looking after these creatures for the past five years - but he insists it's just a hobby. It's been a ...

It was 1915, and he was a 16-year-old novice at Buckfast Abbey in southwest England. Rapid bee die-offs have been recorded for centuries, but the catastrophe that confronted the young monk was ...

Thousands of ‘Buckfast bees’ were targeted by vandals – hours after hives were set up. The Avondale Community Beekeepers set up 20 hives across the area populated by 60,000 ‘Buckfast Bees ...

The Buckfast Bees - which take their name from the abbey where the tonic wine is made - are being housed in Holyrood's own hives. The variety is known for its calm temperament and productivity and ...