Plant flowers for Bumblebees
It is hard to imagine a summer's day in Britain without the buzzing of bumblebees in the background. But as well making us smile, they are very important for pollinating many rare plants and crops. Without them our countryside would lose its colour.
Worryingly, the number of bees in the wild has been going down for many years. A big reason for this is that every year there are fewer flowers in the countryside which they can feed from. Hedges have been dug up, marshes have been drained and much of the rough ground covered in wildflowers has been changed into farmland.
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust works to encourage wild and native species of flowers, hoping that in turn it will help all types of bumblebee to thrive. Since feeding all the bees in a nest needs a large area of flower-rich habitat, relying on nature reserves alone is not enough. The Trust extends its conservation to farmland, gardens, wasteland and roadsides.
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The Trust aims to work with farmers and garden owners all across the country, and make large areas of land bee-friendly through advocacy work, education and management agreements.
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