Rare bumble bee sighted in Wales. State of emergency for Australian honey bees. A third of Brits have no idea why bees are so important.
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A species of bumble bee thought to have disappeared from Wales has been recorded in Carmarthenshire for the first time since 1973. "We found nine queens. It's really incredible to find several on farm tracks and among upland pasture, areas where you just don't find rare bees normally. It says a lot about the farmers here, farming low intensity, low stocking density which allows wildflowers to grow."
Rare bumble bee sighted in Wales. State of emergency for Australian honey bees. A third of Brits have no idea why bees are so important.
Rare bumble bee sighted in Wales. State of…
Rare bumble bee sighted in Wales. State of emergency for Australian honey bees. A third of Brits have no idea why bees are so important.
A species of bumble bee thought to have disappeared from Wales has been recorded in Carmarthenshire for the first time since 1973. "We found nine queens. It's really incredible to find several on farm tracks and among upland pasture, areas where you just don't find rare bees normally. It says a lot about the farmers here, farming low intensity, low stocking density which allows wildflowers to grow."