Bees are vital to our survival. With being one of the main pollinators of plants, we have bees to thank for what is thought to be 1 out of every 3 or 4 bites of food we eat, due to them pollinating around 80% of plants, visiting around 1,500 a day. 

But the honeybee is in danger. We have lost one-third of the bee population in the UK within the last decade.  This is due to a combination of habitat loss, pesticides, climate change and disease. 

Bee are in decline, and without them, so are we. Without them, it is estimated to cost UK farmers £1.8 billion per year to pollinate our crops. I visited a handful small-scale of beekeepers in Norfolk, doing their bit to help the humble honeybee.

References:

The Independent

Friends of the Earth

Honey Love