“The careful insect 'midst his works I view, Now from the flowers exhaust the fragrant dew, With golden treasures load his little thighs, And steer his distant journey through the skies.” - John Gay, Rural Sports (canto I, l. 82)
Bees: creatures that play a crucial role in supporting our ecosystems.
Bees provide food for us in the form of honey and the fruit trees that they pollinate, and pollinate many other plants that wild creatures rely on for food and habitat.
Bees: creatures whose future hangs in the balance.
Bees are declining for a variety of reasons, from disease to loss of habitat.
The Wildlife Trusts manage wildflower meadows across the UK, which are rich in native flower species, to help provide the food and shelter bees need to survive.
Download our 'More Bees Please' pdf factsheet and find out more about our native bee species.
We want to help you help bees too!
Here are our five top tips for doing your bit for bees:
- Join your local Wildlife Trust. They need your support to manage and expand their nature reserves.
- Go to a Wildlife Trust event. Learn more about bees and what you can do for them.
- Plant native wildflowers in your garden. You can download a factsheet about this here.
- Create a bee home in your garden. You can download a factsheet about this here.
- Sponsor a wildflower meadow habitat, through one of The Wildlife Trusts’ sponsorship schemes.