BEEKEEPERS in the Bay have boosted the ShelterBox honey pot of funds with a £500 donation.

Torbay honey collectors were so impressed with a talk given by South Devon-based ShelterBox coordinator Linda Dewis that, after the meeting, they voted to donate money to the cause.

Jim Mogridge, chairman of the Torbay branch of the Devon Beekeepers Association, said: "We always have a speaker at the annual meeting and this year we invited Linda Dewis.

"We were so impressed we voted to give them the cost of a box."

The group are looking to start beekeeping courses in January to introduce the practice to members of the public.