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What bee have you found? Read the best guide to identifying solitary bees that can be found in the UK. Here are a few you may have spotted!
The Government has again put bees at risk by permitting the use of the banned pesticide thiamethoxam on sugar beet in England in 2022.
Bees are among our most important pollinators, playing a vital role in ecosystems and helping many of the plants around us to reproduce.
The familiar sight of bees buzzing around and feeding on flowers disappears from view in the winter. But what do they do? And where do they go in the winter months? Bee expert Ryan Clark…
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Today’s announcement that a banned neonicotinoid will not be used on sugar beet is good news – but does not halt the risk to wildlife in future years
Much has been said in recent years about the decline of our wild bee populations - and for good reason.
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…
Rescue rivers, wildlife and climate faster say three largest nature charities
Honey bees are famous for the honey they produce! These easily recognisable little bees are hard workers, living in large hives made of wax honeycombs.
Today, the UK Government has announced its intention to bring forward a “complete ban on bee killing pesticides” with “legislative options that would legally prevent the future use of three…
