January 2017

ByCarol Drinkwater
  • If you live in the UK you might want to sign up for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. They do sterling work in creating awareness for the bee communities. Many of which are being put on endangered species lists, which is very concerning indeed.
    Here are their details:
    Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Registered Charity No:1115634 / Scottish Charity No: SC042830.
    Bumblebee Conservation Trust on Twitter:@BumblebeeTrust
    Bumblebee Conservation Trust on Facebook: Bumblebee Conservation Trust
    Bumblebee Conservation Trust on Instagram: bumblebeeconservationtrust
  • I don’t know this magazine but this makes for very worrying reading
    http://gizmodo.com/after-population-plunge-once-common-bumble-bee-officia-1791051365

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