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Honey bees make up around half of all London's pollinators

Honey bees make up around half of all London's pollinators

Update: 2025-08-22
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Dr Heather Barrett-Mold OBE talks to Ken about bee populations in London and encourages people to take part in protecting pollinators with Pollinating London Together action group.

Normally in any survey of pollinators honey bees would make up around 11 percent of all the insects surveyed, but in London last year's Pollinating London Together survey found nearly 57 percent of those insects surveyed were honey bees.

Find out more here: https://bit.ly/4oQFjGj

#bees #pollination #honey #wasps #hoverflies
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Honey bees make up around half of all London's pollinators

Honey bees make up around half of all London's pollinators

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