Nature - Series 2 - Pollination

Paul Evans asks if enough is being done to conserve honeybees, their habitats and the flowers which provide them with pollen and nectar. The modern threats to honeybees, which include varroa mites and colony collapse disorder, are being widely publicised. But the honeybee in the UK is just a single species - there are over 260 species of solitary bees and bumblebees in the British Isles, all of which perform a free and efficient pollination service.