Its high-pitched hum may catch your attention before you see it. This is the most common bee-fly species in the UK. It is widespread across England, Wales and Scotland, occurring in urban gardens and ...

They work as hard as bees to pollinate our plants, often look and sound like bees but have no sting – yet hoverflies remain ...

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions There are over 250 species of bee in the UK, of which 178 species have been recorded in Wales. The majority of these are solitary bees, but some ...

This means the bee focuses on one species of flower during a foraging bout and thus acts as an important pollinator.' Marmalade hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) can be found across the UK in gardens, ...

Our free Trees for Bees trail runs at Wakehurst from March to September, and you can take part all day, every day! It's a great activity for children, to get budding ecologists engaged with and ...

Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.