Woodland Trust response to Liz Truss National Pollinator Strategy
The Woodland Trust has welcomed the new National Pollinator Strategy (NPS), launched yesterday by the Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs. It is encouraged to hear Ms Truss talk of a healthy natural environment and economic growth being interdependent. However, the Trust believes the decline in bees and other pollinators is just one […]
Kate Humble to launch Bee Friendly Monmouthshire
Kate Humble will launch the Bee Friendly Initiative at 11am on Friday 10 October. Kate will sign up to the Bee Friendly Monmouthshire pledge – to make the Humble by Nature farm favourable for pollinating insects, and will become the first organisation in Monmouthshire eligible to display the Bee Friendly Monmouthshire logo. Kate Humble has […]
Adam Hart becomes patron of Bees Abroad
Professor Adam Hart, co-presenter of the recent Hive Alive series on BBC2, has agreed to become a patron of Bees Abroad, the charity seeking to reduce poverty in developing countries through beekeeping. Adam Hart is Professor of Science Communication at the University of Gloucestershire and an enthusiast of ‘social insects’ – those insects that live […]
Preference for built-up habitats could explain rapid spread of the Tree Bumblebee in the UK
The strikingly rapid spread of the Tree Bumblebee in Britain could be occurring because the bees readily live alongside humans in towns and villages – according to research from the University of East Anglia. A new study published today shows that Tree Bumblebees are associated with built-up areas and that these areas form a large part […]
NFU says only an evidence-based strategy will help protect bees
The NFU has strongly disagreed with the new Environment Audit Committee report on the National Pollinator Strategy which has called for a refocus to deliver a precautionary, hazard-based approach to pesticide use to help protect bees. NFU Vice President Guy Smith stressed that farmers above all were concerned with and understood the need to protect […]
Public urged to help support our bees’ needs
Five simple actions to help pollinators such as planting more bee-friendly flowers and cutting grass less often were promoted today to protect the vital contribution these insects make to our economy. The five actions form part of a call to action launched by Environment Minister Lord de Mauley today at the Plant Life Conference, […]
Celebrities create a buzz for local bee charity
BBC bee lovers including Sophie Raworth, Kirsty Wark, Jeremy Paxman, James Naughtie and Bill Turnbull will be attending an exclusive bee garden party on July 1st hosted by Martha Kearney from Radio Four, presenter of The Wonder of Bees and Hive Alive. The sold out charity event is being held in the beautiful gardens of Lambeth […]
First Minister of Wales to visit Monmouth headquarters of international development charity Bees For Development
Carwyn Jones, the First Minister of Wales, will open Bees for Development’s newly renovated offices and celebrate the launch of the Monmouthshire Honey Hub. Bees for Development’s Director, Dr Nicola Bradbear says: “We are delighted to welcome Carwyn Jones to launch our newly renovated offices and the Monmouthshire Honey Hub. Support from the Rural Grants […]
Role of pesticides in bee decline: scientists call for evidence-driven debate
An international panel of scientists is today calling for an evidence-driven debate over whether a widely used type of insecticide is to blame for declines in bees and other insect pollinators. An EU ban on certain neonicotinoid insecticides was introduced in December 2013 because of fears they are harming pollinating insects. Pollination by insects is critical for many crops and […]
