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Urban residents urged to keep bees - 05/08/09
The country's main conservation body is calling on people living in urban areas to consider keeping bees in their gardens, rooftops or balconies in a bid to protect the declining number of honeybees in the UK.
Natural England, is backing the ethical living campaign and giving its support to the launch of new easy-to-use design of beehive. The body is also encouraging urban householders to plant insect-friendly plants in order to support wild bee species such as bumblebees.
Tom Tew, the agency's chief scientist, said people should identify the plants liked by bees in the local area and add these to their gardens.
He explained that if more people keep honeybees the population would grow and make the insects more resilient to threats such as pests and disease.
The very first easy-use `beehaus` will be placed on the roof of Natural England's central London offices, and Dr Tew said the bees would be foraging in nearby areas such as St James' Park and Buckingham Palace gardens.
He added that bees generally fly at around 5 metres above ground level and therefore would not come in contact with people on the streets.
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