How You Can , Help Save Declining, Bee Populations.<br />For decades, bee populations have <br />declined due to modern farming methods, <br />urban spread and expanding infrastructure.<br />Bee populations have been <br />reduced by 60% since 2004. .<br />'The Independent' reports that part of this <br />dramatic loss is due to the struggle bees face in <br />finding and traveling to other habitable areas.<br />Buglife, an invertebrate conservation charity, <br />has created the B-Lines project to develop a series <br />of 'insect pathways' through countrysides and towns.<br />According to Paul Hetherington, a campaigner <br />at Buglife, planting bee-friendly flowers <br />can help bees find suitable habitats.<br />Anyone can get involved, <br />even if it’s just a window box. <br />If you have more land you can<br />turn your lawn into a meadow, Paul Hetherington, campaigner at Buglife, via 'The Independent'.<br />The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) website <br />offers advice on the best flowers to plant <br />to help sustain bee populations.<br />In January, a global study found <br />that a quarter of all bee species <br />have not been seen since 1990. .<br />We’re looking at a very bleak picture. <br />They are trapped in isolated pockets <br />which puts them at risk if <br />something catastrophic happens, Paul Hetherington, campaigner at Buglife, via 'The Independent'.<br />In 2022, the U.K. government approved <br />the usage of neonicotinoid pesticides.<br />These pesticides have been linked to the collapse <br />of pollinator populations and are already <br />banned in the European Union
