Lancashire Photographer
A bee busy on a Lupin
The bee's knees
Gardens are vital for urban and suburban bees, with the right planting they can give a boost to early emerging bees and be hotspots for these insects throughout the year
Over 250 species
We have around 267 species of bee in the UK! These include 1 species of honey bee and 25 bumblebee species, the rest (around 90%) are solitary bees.
Bees provide an important service, they pollinate our crops allowing us to grow plants such as tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries and green beans.
Bees and other pollinators have seen dramatic declines over the past 80 years as a result of habitat loss, disease and the overuse of pesticides. Gardens have therefore become even more important for bees.
A bee busy on a Lupin
The bee's knees
Gardens are vital for urban and suburban bees, with the right planting they can give a boost to early emerging bees and be hotspots for these insects throughout the year
Over 250 species
We have around 267 species of bee in the UK! These include 1 species of honey bee and 25 bumblebee species, the rest (around 90%) are solitary bees.
Bees provide an important service, they pollinate our crops allowing us to grow plants such as tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries and green beans.
Bees and other pollinators have seen dramatic declines over the past 80 years as a result of habitat loss, disease and the overuse of pesticides. Gardens have therefore become even more important for bees.