Bee

Two more facts why bees are important:

Bees contribute around 13% of the UK’s total agricultural value, the equivalent to £440 million per year. With the demand for more British-produced foods and bio fuels Dr Potts said our reliance on bees’ activity was only likely to increase.

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“these changes would hinder the ability for the UK to produce its own food and mean we’d have to rely more on imported goods.”

Dr Simon Potts from Reading University research discussing with the UK Government.