Why isn’t more being done to save our bees ? Neonicotinoids are believed to result in a decline of the queen bees’ life span in colonies. This causes stress on worker bees to almost constantly raise a queen bee, leading them to try and forage while too young and to often die from this dangerous task.
The truth is that without the bee to pollinate our flowers , trees and crops we will starve .
What makes things worse is it’s all our fault Pesticides!
So the only thing we can do is ,
do our bit . Planting bee friendly plants as in my previous blog . But also reduce or stop the use of chemicals .
If you have got a medium sized garden try to loosen up on the weeding as these are a vital natural food source . Or maybe dedicate one small section of your garden to allow those ugly weeds that the bees need to feed well .
Oh and please leave some water out even just a small dishful can make all the difference!