A honey bee
Join Dima and Rebecca as they discuss beekeeping and find out what exactly is the main problem with bees in the UK.
This week's question: What do you reckon that main problem might be? Is it
a) that there are too many bees in the UK
b) that the number of bees is growing slower than expected, or
c) that the number of bees is in fact falling?
Listen out for the answer in the programme!
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Beekeeping
Listen to Dima and Rebecca chatting after the programme
Fancy indulging in a little bit of eavesdropping? Click below to hear what Dima and Rebecca talked about once they've finished recording!
Vocabulary from the programme
- to be on the decline
to get smaller, to shrink, to dwindle
- pest
an insect or small animal which is harmful to other species or which damages crops
- the lack of habitat
when there is not enough land that provides natural conditions for a species to thrive, or sometimes even to survive
- to pollinate
to carry pollen grains and fertilise plants
- to fertilise
to make a plant grow or produce crops
- beehive
a box-like container in which bees are kept so that their honey can be collected
