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A wee ditty about the bee

29 01 2011

I liked this. Another quick and entertaining look at why bees are important, why they’re crashing, and what people can do about it (at least, on a very fine scale). And it’s all done in Scottish.

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Tags: bees, biodiversity, pollination
Categories : conservation, ecosystem function, ecosystem services, environmental policy, pollination


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