The Decline of Bees

BenDover

Interesting article in Telegraph suggesting the decline of the bee population is down to gardeners.  Right, I'll beat myself with a stick right now.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/05/31/gardeners-fueling-bee-decline-by-using-weedkillers-and-pesticide/

Buttercupdays

Only those gardeners who choose to use them.

Some of us plead not guilty

nutcutlet

I never touch pesticides, never have. and haven't used herbicides for years.

all goes along very well here without them

ecokid

I think there's more than one reason to be honest. Agriculture plays a massive role, but so does the paving over of gardens and loss of habitat as well as small use pesticide amongst gardeners. I don't like a fussy garden and prefer  the natural chaos of a cottage/wildlife garden and I also never use pesticides. Although, slugs and snails are proving to be a massive problem this year (stripped my honesty - leaves, flowers and pods and all!), but  I still haven't succumbed to slug pellets. 

I had lots of bees last year, but less this year. I think the really wet spring hasn't helped (except for the slug problem!)

Last edited: 01 June 2016 11:12:11