Bee populations are rapidly declining around the world due to habitat loss, pollution and the use of pesticides.

A world without bees would look very different and would change our lives enormously. Bees are the world’s most important pollinators, fertilising a third of the food we eat and 80% of flowering plants. 

In fact, bees and other pollinating insects are estimated to have a global economic value of around £120bn and contribute around £690m to the UK economy every year, according to a study by the University of Reading!