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Our Plan Bee campaign aims to address the decline in pollinators such as bees, butterflies and moths.

Bees don’t just make honey, they pollinate a third of the food we eat! Unfortunately, honeybee numbers have fallen by up to 30% in recent years, which is why we launched Plan Bee in 2009 to help address this alarming decline.

In 2011, as part of our revolutionary Ethical Plan, the campaign was extended to address the decline of other ‘at risk’ pollinators such as bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies and moths. For instance, two species of bumblebee have become nationally extinct in the last 70 years and there are currently six at risk bumblebees including the shrill and red-shanked carder bees. In addition, 72% of butterfly species are also in decline. Read more about our plan to address this and how you can get involved.

'The Pollinator', our brand new platform game for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, is available to download now and allows you to become 'The Pollinator' - a bee sent back from the future to save other bees from extinction. Find out more here.


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Plan Bee research results released today

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Today we have released the results of research to map locations of the native British black honeybee.

18/04/2012 by 3Add comment

Attend a FREE event on gardening for pollinators

Plan Bee

The Co-operative Membership teams are holding gardening for pollinator events this summer across the UK. Come along and find out how to help bees, butterflies and moths in your garden.

16/04/2012 by Plan Bee admin 1Add comment

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Get your FREE packet of wildflower seeds!

Plan Bee

Look out for a FREE wildflower seed giveaway in Co-operative Food stores on Saturday 21 April to celebrate the re-launch of our Plan Bee campaign for 2012!

30/03/2012 by Plan Bee admin 24Add comment

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BeeWalk events

Plan Bee

Read our first blog to find out about the different bees our members found across the UK last summer as part of our BeeWalk events.

01/03/2012 by Plan Bee admin 1Add comment

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