Bees
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Bees in danger of becoming extinct in UK cities: how the public can help in their garden
Ahead of Don’t Step on a Bee Day on Friday 10th July, experts advise what is best to plant now for bees and reveal the correct way to save a struggling bee! In the UK alone 35 species of bees…
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Five ways you can help protect the bees
We’ve all heard the rhetoric of ‘Save the bees’ time and time again over the years and that statement is as important now as it’s ever been. They may not be everyone’s favourite critter, but they play an undeniably important…
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New UN research highlights bee friendly nations
New data reveals which countries are performing well and which are not in the race to save our honey bees Ethical online florist Arena Flowers has looked at new UN data to discover which countries around the world have seen…
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Plants and bees – a 100 million-year-old love affair…
All gardeners love and appreciate the flowers in their gardens… …but few realise that almost all plants, shrubs and trees, are entirely dependent on pollinating insects for their ability to reproduce and thrive. In fact, plants evolved flowers purely as…
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Bee more friendly to pollinators!
In our latest KG Subs Club news, specially for subscribers, we look at bees, beaches, some smashing pumpkins, and lots more… Gove’s £60,000 boost for bees Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced a £60,000 fund for pollinators. This will be…
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Glyphosate harms honey bees, says new study
For subscribers to Kitchen Garden only, this article outlines new research from the US. Top image: Texas bee research. Picture: Marc Airhart/University of Texas at Austin The world’s most widely used weedkiller may also be killing bees, according to new research.…
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Bees ‘get hooked’ on neonicotinoids
A new study has shown that bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food – a behaviour showing possible symptoms of addiction A team from Imperial College London and Queen Mary University of London showed that while bees initially avoid neonicotinoid-treated…
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To bee or not to bee…
This isn’t ‘much ado about nothing’… the bee population is vital for the future of the planet, say nature campaigners There really is no question about it, bees are one of the most vital components of the eco-system and in…
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Councils urged to adopt pollinator action plans
Friends of the Earth and Buglife are urging councils to do more to help Britain’s bees Friends of the Earth and Buglife are urging councils to do more to help Britain’s bees, after a survey found that only two English…
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Gardeners ID best plants for bees
The three flowers most visited by bees are viper’s bugloss, teasel and toadflax, according to gardeners using the new Blooms for Bees app The app, created by scientists from Coventry University, is the only bumblebee-surveying app to record the flower…
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New study shows EU pesticide ban is failing to protect suburban bees
Bees living in suburban habitats are still being exposed to significant levels of neonicotinoid pesticides despite the EU ban say scientists Bees living in suburban habitats are still being exposed to significant levels of pesticides despite the EU ban on…
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BEE AND WASP STINGS CAN BE FATAL
Gardening expert Chris Beardshaw launches campaign to raise awareness of potentially fatal bee and wasp sting anaphylaxis Chris Beardshaw has taken on a new role as the inaugural ambassador for ‘Bee Resistant 2018’, a national campaign that runs annually to…
