Buzzing with Solar Honey
Ray Valley Solar isn’t just generating clean electricity – it’s also home to a thriving colony of Buckfast bees, busy producing our very own Solar Honey.
A bustling network of hives housing hundreds of thousands of bees has been established on site, with the colonies growing stronger each season. Their hive is managed by our Asset Management sub-contractor, who’s introduced similar bee projects at other solar parks to support pollination and create local honey.
This is all part of our commitment to making space for nature alongside renewable energy. We’re also working with an expert ecologist to protect and increase the number of Great Crested Newts found at the site.
To support even more wildlife, we’ve planted a wildflower meadow on the solar park – giving bees, butterflies and other pollinators a richer habitat to thrive in.
We’re really excited about these eco-projects, helping our site be greener and demonstrating how we can co-habit a solar park with nature.
Here is a photo of our freshly jarred Solar Honey, made right here at Ray Valley Solar – a sweet result of clean energy and biodiversity working hand in hand.