Beekeepers want Government to stop ‘disaster’

Beekeepers have called on politicians to help them prevent an “economic and ecological disaster in the making”.

The British Beekeepers’ Association (BBKA) said new research was essential to ward off threats to the health of the nation’s honey bees.

Numbers have been falling for several years but bees, which pollinate plants as well as producing honey, are critical to the UK food supply.


Numbers have been falling for several years but bees, which pollinate plants as well as producing honey, are critical to the UK food supply.

The BBKA called on the Government to spend