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Bees in danger of becoming extinct in UK cities: how the public can help in their garden

8th July 2020 Steve Ott News

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 are under threat of extinction. This is especially true in our urban areas, where every time a new building development…

Five ways you can help protect the bees

20th May 2020 Steve Ott News

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 role to our ecosystems. Unfortunately, many of our vital bee colonies have been dying out; the decline starting as far…

New UN research highlights bee friendly nations

21st February 2020 Steve Ott News

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 the largest increase in beehive populations, thanks to their beekeeping efforts. They’ve also provided some top tips that we can…

Plants and bees – a 100 million-year-old love affair…

6th December 2018 Steve Ott Advertising Features, Reviews

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 a means of attracting pollinating insects, offering food for them in the form of carb-rich nectar for energy, and pollen…

Bee more friendly to pollinators!

6th November 2018 Steve Ott News

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 used to develop and test pollinator habitat mapping, to identify where new habitats will provide the greatest benefit for bees…

Glyphosate harms honey bees, says new study

12th October 2018 Steve Ott News

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. A study conducted at the University of Texas at Austin shows that honey bees exposed to glyphosate lose some of…