Bees' Needs Week

Bees’ Needs Week is an opportunity to recognise the role bees, and other pollinating insects, play as an essential part of our environment, including in food production. This annual event, run by Defra, aims to raise awareness about the importance of bees and other pollinators, and to share actions and activities that everyone can do to help them thrive. The BBKA encourage everyone to garden for pollinators. Top tips include planting a variety of flowers, avoiding pesticides, allowing lawn ‘weeds’ to flower, providing a water source for insects and setting up nest sites for wild bees.