Bee Badge

£5.00 from the sale of each badge goes directly towards supporting our pollinators research. 

The UK is home to around 270 bee species - including 24 bumblebees and around 250 solitary bees, often mistaken for flies or flying ants. Wild bees are vital pollinators, each adapted to specific flowers depending on tongue length and habitat. Long-tongued bees prefer bell-shaped flowers, while short-tongued species favour flat, open ones. Unlike honeybees, which hold onto pollen to make honey, wild bees like bumblebees pollinate more effectively by readily dropping pollen between flowers.

To support bees, it's crucial to ensure a continuous supply of flowers throughout the season. GWCT research has helped develop seed mixes to optimise farmland habitat for bees, including key species such as dandelion, wild carrot, hedgerow cranesbill, smooth hawksbeard, rough hawkbit and spear thistle.

By buying a badge today you are helping us to continue this vital work.