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Agricultural and Farming News: Bees Suffer Under Hose Pipe Ban

by Rachel on Sep 1, 2010

Despite devastating floods less than a year ago, following a long period of dry weather the UK is currently facing a hose pipe ban and water restrictions. Various agricultural news publications carried farming news stories about how a period of drought could lead to a further decline in the bee population.

Everyone knows that bees taken pollen from flowers and plants back to their hives and produce honey. However, bees also need water and many farming news and
smallholder news publications are carrying stories asking beekeepers and gardeners to provide shallow water for bees.

It was reported in one agricultural news publication that one beekeeper who kept his bees in hives on the edge of fields, was horrified to find that his bees had all died, probably through lack of water.

Various smallholder news publications suggest placing a few bowls of water with large pebbles or small rocks in them at various sites around the garden or...Read More >>