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Gardeners have a role to play in helping bees, no matter how small the growing space available. Read on for five tips to make your green patch more pollinator-friendly

Five bee-lovers tell us why they are so passionate about these fascinating insects

By taking part in the Great British Bee Count, you will help experts build their understanding of how bees are coping with threats – and there’s a free app to help

Countries across the European Union – including the UK – vote to ban the outdoor use of three bee-harming pesticides

The UK will support a total ban on insect-harming pesticides being used across Europe, environment secretary Michael Gove has announced

MEPs have overwhelmingly rejected an attempt by a UK Conservative MEP to oppose a full ban on neonicotinoid pesticides which have been linked to the decline of bees

The UK's bee population is in trouble, having nearly halved over the last 25 years. Bee the Change, a social enterprise based in Bristol, is working to tackle the decline with a combination [...]

Scientists believe the discovery could provide a bee-friendly alternative to neonicotinoid pesticides

Once extinct in the UK, short-haired bumblebees are thriving in Kent thanks to a three-year-long project

Nanoparticles containing a toxin found in bee venom can destroy HIV without harming healthy cells, scientists at the Washington University School of Medicine have discovered

A new strategy aims to protect bees and by extension our food, countryside and economy

The push for a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides – believed to be linked to a dramatic decline in the populations of bees and other pollinators – mobilised millions of European citizens, some of [...]

Following a citizens’ campaign, a Europe-wide ban on pesticides posing a danger to bees is being considered, as B&Q and other retailers remove products from sale that contain the chemicals

Pollinators such as bees and hover flies, which are vital for the environment and economy, will receive new protection under plans announced by the Welsh government

A Suffolk town has set up England's first community supported agriculture scheme specifically for beekeeping, where members share the honey harvest

IBRA is encouraging gardeners to help bumblebees by building nests where queens, emerging from hibernation, can establish new colonies.