Sustainability

WORLD BEE DAY MAY 20TH

Did you know why bees are so important?

Bee numbers are affected by pesticides, habitat loss and climate change. They are essential for biodiversity.

Many fruits, flowers and plants reproduce through bee pollination. Humans and animals depend on them for food.

Bees can travel up to fourteen kilometres to find nectar. They will perform a ‘circle dance’ or ‘waggle dance’ to communicate to others in the hive where to find a pollen area. 

You can look after bees at home by making a simple water fountain. Put out a shallow bowl of water, fill with rocks or shells to give the bees a place to rest their wings and have a drink. Brightly coloured flowers in colours of blue, pink, and yellow also attract bees into your garden.