Bees are dying in their billions!

In the UK around 1/5 of honeybee hives were lost in the Winter of 2008-2009. Bees pollinate a third of the food we eat, contributing £200 million a year to the UK economy.

The co-operative has made a film documenting the vanishing of bees in the UK and why its happening. The film is 90 mins and takes in the beekeepers point of view, aswell as farmers and scientists.

You can buy the film from Amazon by following this link:

I have to say Im very worried. Never in all my life have I seen such a shortage of bees. So far this year I have only seen 2 honey bees!!

That was only a few weeks ago. Years ago they would be out in force in early spring, not this year though.

Admittedly I work indoors so may not have the chance to see a lot of bees buzzing around. Yesterday however, my partner and I enjoyed a relaxing stroll around a small loch in Fife. The loch is a nature reserve with a lot of breeding birds. Skirting…