Nicky Boyette – City Council voted Monday to approve Resolution #678, which establishes Eureka Springs as the first city in Arkansas that “accepts the designation and commits to the standards of Bee City USA.”
Beekeeper Ken Trimble gave council a brief tutorial on bees and their benefit to the economy by being pollinators. He said bees pollinate 85 percent of all flowers, some that are becoming endangered.
Trimble said a committee has formed under the auspices of the Parks Commission to follow through with requirements of Bee City USA, and Parks commissioner Steven Foster agreed to be the media contact for the group. Trimble envisioned the Bee City designation as a platform for educating the public.
After perusing the proposed resolution, alderman Terry McClung commented, “I don’t see anything that would set us up for a sting.”
Vote to approve the resolution was unanimous.