Bees’ needs: is planting for pollinators enough?

Описание: The UK has over 250 bee species, and insects from many other groups are also important pollinators, yet the discussions around their needs are often dominated by honeybees and bumblebees.

Bee-friendly schemes are seeing new meadows, road verges and other colourful flowering displays springing up – but do these provide plant species that really benefit bees, and do they target the species that need help the most?

This talk looks at bees’ interactions with plants and their environment and considers what changes are really needed to ensure pollination into the future.

Dr Sarah E J Arnold FHEA, Senior Lecturer – Insect Behaviour and Ecology,
Deputy Programme Leader, BSc Biology/MBiol/BSc Biology (Extended)Agriculture, Health and Environment Department, Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Kent, UK.

Sarah gave this talk for the SLBI on 18 March 2021 as part of our month-long programme of events to celebrate International Women's Day.





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