Hear from one of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Parks Conservation Officers on why supporting bee habitats is so important …..
‘In the UK, we have approximately 270 different bee species but many of them have suffered widespread declines in recent decades, mostly due to the loss of wildflower-rich habitats across our countryside. Habitats such as meadows, marshy grasslands and heathery health-land provide bees’ needs in the form of nesting space, pollen and nectar. In turn the bees pollinate many of our wildflowers and underpin the production of many food crops in our farmland. Protecting and restoring suitable habitats and importantly, creating new ones, including habitat ‘pockets’ in our farms, towns and gardens is critical to securing a healthy future for our beautiful bumblebees, super solitary bees and other wonderful pollinating insects.’
Clare Flynn; PCNPA Conservation Officer
