There are plenty of estimates about the economic value of the honey bee as a honey producer, and as a pollinator. Also, the benefits that we get from honeybees and bumblebees as pollinators for wildflowers are tangible, but impossible to quantify. For example in the UK, the honeybee’s worth is over £15 million as a honey producer, and about £200 million as a pollinator for the horticulture and agriculture industries.

However the health of honey bees all over the world, and of the 250 species in the UK, is under compromise. All farming economies have the responsibility of taking care of bee health as well.

“Bee Safe Bee Careful” is a booklet on safe use of pesticides in farms, with the ultimate aim of protecting bee health. Read the rest of this entry »